US health chief arrives in Taiwan on trip condemned by China
TAIPEI, Aug 9, 2020, Bangkok Post. US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar…
Voting kicks off in Belarusian presidential election
MINSK, Aug 9, 2020, TASS. More than 5,700 polling stations opened on Sunday in the…
China, Pakistan push ahead with $6.8B rail project in region disputed with India
China and Pakistan have increased their cooperation on infrastructure development in Kashmir, where the two…
Abe says Japan must avoid declaring coronavirus emergency to help economy
TOKYO, Aug 9, 2020, Bloomberg. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the country must try…
Takeda to supply Novavax’s coronavirus vaccine candidate in Japan
TOKYO, Aug 8, 2020, Kyodo. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday it will produce and sell…
Foreign ministry needs to do more to support economic rehabilitation: Thai PM
BANGKOK, Aug 8, 2020, Bangkok Post. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says he has named Foreign…
China risks paying ‘high cost’ for South China Sea intimidation: Japan defense chief
BEIJING, Aug 8, 2020, CNN. China’s attempts to change the status quo in the South…
Cambodia-China FTA to boost bilateral trade, investment ties: Cambodian minister
PHNOM PENH, Aug 8, 2020, Xinhua. The free trade agreement (FTA) between Cambodia and China…
Alrosa unearths Russia’s largest color diamond
MOSCOW, Aug 8, 2020, TASS. Alrosa found a 236-carat color rough diamond in North Yakutia….
US businesses in China face uncertainty as White House bans WeChat
HONG KONG, Aug 8, 2020, Reuters. As Tencent assesses how its business might be impacted…
Dr Mahathir says his new party won’t be tied to any Malaysia’s ruling coalition
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8, 2020, Malay Mail. Langkawi MP Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today declared…
Google removes 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels
TAIPEI, Aug 8, 2020, Taiwan News. Google has removed more than 2,500 channels from its…
Queensland’s border closes on millions of Aussies
SYDNEY, Aug 8, 2020, 9News. Millions of Australians are now locked out of Queensland. Hard…
US intelligence report on Trump-Biden election meddling reveals who Russia, China and Iran want to win
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 8, 2020, CNBC. Russia is trying to “undermine” presumptive Democratic nominee Joe…
Indonesia to transfer $82 to the accounts of 13.8M workers every other month
JAKARTA, Aug 8, 2020, Jakarta Globe. The government would transfer a fixed amount of money…