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John is a senior Asia Pacific analyst in the Current Developments team. He contributes regularly to The Daily Brief.

Ukraine’s President-elect Zelenskiy assumes office following landslide election
- Daily Brief
- May 20, 2019
President-elect of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, is due to be inaugurated into office today after easily defeating outgoing President Petro Poroshenko with
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India holds final phase of parliamentary voting as fake news continues to influence voters
- Daily Brief
- May 19, 2019
Today, Indians vote in 59 constituencies of 8 states, including the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, in the seventh
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Philippines midterm elections lay groundwork for expansion of presidential powers
- Daily Brief
- May 12, 2019
The controversial President, now at the halfway point of his six-year term, enjoys a 79% approval rating, according to an
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Leader of Bosnian multi-ethnic protests seeks political asylum in Austria
- Daily Brief
- May 12, 2019
A Bosnian anti-government protest leader, Davor Dragicevic, is seeking asylum in Austria. Mr Dragicevic claims that he fears for his
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NATO secretary general discuss Russian arms purchases with Turkish defence officials
- Daily Brief
- May 6, 2019
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Turkey today, where he will hold meetings in Ankara with senior officials, including Turkish
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North Macedonia name change remains main issue in second-round presidential vote
- Daily Brief
- May 5, 2019
North Macedonia goes back to the polls today for a run-off election between pro-EU and pro-name change Stevo Pendarovski and
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Afghanistan holds traditional peace talks to discuss deal with Taliban
- Daily Brief
- April 29, 2019
Today, over 2,500 Afghan politicians, ethnic, religious and tribal leaders will meet in Kabul to discuss possible peace talks with
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US sanctions on Venezuelan oil and gas exports formally enter into force
- Daily Brief
- April 28, 2019
As of today, sanctions will apply to Venezuela’s state oil and natural gas company, PDVSA, and any other company that
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China to agree to Pakistan terrorism designation in meeting with Indian foreign minister
- Daily Brief
- April 22, 2019
India’s Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale is in Beijing today to meet with Chinese counterparts. China is expected to remove its
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North Macedonia presidential elections test support for contentious Prespa Agreement
- Daily Brief
- April 21, 2019
Today, North Macedonia—formerly named Macedonia—will hold its first presidential election since last year’s contentious Prespa agreement. Incumbent President Gjorge Ivanov,
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Auto exports and surplus a major focus for US in Japan trade talks
- Daily Brief
- April 15, 2019
Trade representatives from Japan and the United States will kick off two days of trade talks in Washington today. The
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Finnish elections expected to see strong result from populist right
- Daily Brief
- April 14, 2019
Finland holds parliamentary elections today, with the established parties hoping to hold off a strong challenge from the populist Finns
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India’s BJP releases election for upcoming elections in bid to shore up voter support
- Daily Brief
- April 8, 2019
India’s ruling nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will release its manifesto today for the April 11-May 19 parliamentary elections, in
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Japan’s gubernatorial and prefectural elections test support for ruling coalition
- Daily Brief
- April 7, 2019
Japanese local gubernatorial and prefectural elections take place today, with a second phase set for April 21. Today’s vote will
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Chinese VAT and manufacturing tax cuts aim to bolster sluggish GDP growth
- Daily Brief
- April 1, 2019
Value-added tax (VAT) reforms will come into effect across China today, with manufacturing taxes to reduce from 16% to 13%
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Ukraine presidential election expected to result in run-off between frontrunners
- Daily Brief
- March 31, 2019
The first round of the Ukrainian presidential election will be held today, where incumbent President Petro Poroshenko’s strongest of 39
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Dutch government faces loss of upper house majority following regional elections
- Daily Brief
- March 25, 2019
Official results from Dutch provincial elections held on March 20 will be published today. The results are likely to show
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Thailand holds first post-coup elections in tentative return to democracy
- Daily Brief
- March 24, 2019
Today, Thailand goes to the polls in the long-awaited first democratic elections for 500 lower house seats since the 2014
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Germany opens bidding for 5G network contracts despite US pressure to ban Huawei
- Daily Brief
- March 19, 2019
Germany will open bidding today for firms to construct its 5G network amid pressure from the United States to ban
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India’s ruling BJP picks parliamentary candidates ahead of April elections
- Daily Brief
- March 18, 2019
Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will select candidates for the upcoming April 9 parliamentary elections. Candidates
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