{"id":2942,"date":"2014-04-23T07:41:55","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T22:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.irken.jp\/gn\/?p=2942"},"modified":"2014-05-28T20:02:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T11:02:27","slug":"423-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.irken.jp\/gn\/?p=2942","title":{"rendered":"4\/23 Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

With President Obama\u2019s visit approaching, Asia was much in the news. The New York Times<\/em><\/a> suggested the President should use the chance to clarify that America\u2019s strategic tilt will not make Asia its only priority, but rather a top priority. Other parts of the world will continue to demand attention.<\/p>\n

The Financial Times<\/a> observes that the security alliance between Japan and the U.S. has provided the \u201cbedrock of Asian security.\u201d With the alliance showing signs of strain, his trip to Japan \u201ccould help determine\u201d its future.<\/p>\n

The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a> notes that Japan has surpassed the rest of the world in aging, with over a quarter of its population now over 65. At 21%, however, Germany and Italy, are not so far behind.<\/p>\n

Countries throughout ASEAN look much more resilient today, having taken the lessons of the late 1990s crisis to heart. Investor confidence in the region shows and Institutional Investor<\/em><\/a> observes that over 42% of Japan\u2019s foreign direct investment (FDI) is now in Southeast Asia, surpassing even China\u2019s footprint in the region.<\/p>\n

While the financial system throughout the ASEAN region appears much more stable, Euromoney<\/em> <\/a>notes that continuing massive investment in infrastructure will be needed. Based on estimates from the Asian Development Bank, necessary investment could total $60 billion annually through 2020.<\/p>\n

Not only in Asia, but around the world, coal will remain a fuel of choice. Despite its drawbacks, the Economist<\/em> <\/a>asserts that dirty coal will regrettably \u201cbe the fuel of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

And despite tilt to Asia, Russia and Ukraine did not escape notice. The Washington Post<\/em><\/a> points out that the Russians instigating invasion and insurrection are \u201centirely flexible\u201d in the short-term though their eye is firmly fixed on annexing eastern and southern Ukraine in the long term.<\/p>\n

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Links are provided to the original source so you can get further detail, but please note these are frequently updated and links that were valid at publication may later be broken. To see the media\u2019s takes on these and other developments from around the globe, you can browse Global News highlights below and also at http:\/\/www.irken.jp\/gn\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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