Russia’s Federation Council ratified a protocol to the Russian-Syrian agreement on the deployment of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ air group to Syria at its session on Wednesday.The protocol states that the agreement will be valid for 49 years and will be automatically extended for subsequent 25-year periods. Source: Tass
China and the Netherlands on Monday pledged to jointly safeguard multilateralism and free trade by carrying out more open and pragmatic cooperation, against the backdrop of a complicated international situation with increasing uncertainties. Source: Xinhuanet
Officials from South Korea, North Korea and the United Nations are scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss disarming the tensely guarded inter-Korea border as the two countries look for ways to ratchet down military tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Source: Bloomberg
China’s moves to boost liquidity in an effort to safeguard economic growth are eroding the country’s yield premium over the U.S., putting “renewed pressure” on the yuan, according to Citigroup Inc. Source: Bloomberg
