Pro-democracy candidates qualify to run for Thailand prime minister in March 24 polls
BANGKOK, Feb 16, 2019, Bloomberg. Pro-democracy allies of exiled former leader Thaksin Shinawatra and the…
Month: February 2019
Malaysia’s cabinet to decide on tabling proposal to abolish death penalty next month
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Feb 16, 2019, NST. The Cabinet will make a decision on whether to…
Son Doong cave in Vietnam continues to dominate international media
HANOI, Feb 16, 2019, Nhan Dan. After making a big impression in the Quang Binh…
Venezuela’s Maduro will be ousted ‘within days’, claims Piñera
SANTIAGO, Feb 16, 2019, Santiago Times. Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has speculated that his Venezuelan…
Chinese president meets U.S. trade representative, treasury secretary, hailing “important progress”
BEIJING, Feb 16, 2019, Xinhua. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with U.S. Trade…
Vietnam increases its quota for Cambodia’s rice to 300K tonnes
PHNOM PENH, Feb 16, 2019, Phnom Penh Post. After the EU decided to impose tariffs…
US State Dept. considers waiving sanctions and travel bans for humanitarian aid to N. Korea
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 16, 2019, Hankyoreh. The US State Department announced that it was considering…
Koreas to field joint teams in 4 sports at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
LAUSANNE, Feb 16, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea and North Korea will organize unified teams in…
Abe nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, U.S. leader reveals
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 16, 2019, Kyodo. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated U.S. President Donald…
US President Donald Trump declares national emergency
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 16, 2019, CNN. President Donald Trump is well aware that his national…
Malaysian PM will head to China to discuss ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15, 2019, MalayMail. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he will…
Peru President rules out water privatization
LIMA, Feb 15, 2019, ANDINA. Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Thursday affirmed his administration will…