China’s agriculture vice minister elected new head of UN food agency FAO
ROME, Jun 24, 2019, Xinhua. Chinese vice minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Qu Dongyu…
Month: June 2019
[Analytics] South East Asia’s tigers hit hard by tourism, captive breeding
Mainland Southeast Asia has a tiger problem. Numbers are going in completely the opposite direction…
China ‘won’t allow’ G20 discussion on Hong Kong
BEIJING, Jun 24, 2019, Rappler. China said on Monday, June 24, it will not allow…
[Analytics] G20 Osaka Agenda, June 28-29
Cross-border data transactions have become a widespread international business and are expected to serve as…
Speculation rife about Chinese DF-17 after video shows hypersonic vehicle
BEIJING, Jun 24, 2019, Global Times. China’s missile manufacturing giant showcased hypersonic boost-glide vehicles in…
Vietnam’s deputy FM highlights fruitful 34th ASEAN Summit
HANOI, Jun 24, 2019, VNA. Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of Vietnam’s ASEAN…
[Analytics] The resumption of Trump and Kim’s correspondence diplomacy
“Correspondence diplomacy” has resumed between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump….
Asia Pacific trade pact can go on without India ‘for the time being’: Malaysian PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 24, 2019, CNBC. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Saturday that…
Seven-Eleven Japan to offer rice balls in bioplastic wrappers
TOKYO, Jun 24, 2019, Kyodo. Convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said Monday it will…
Acute water crisis: 80 per cent reservoirs across India have below normal storage
NEW DELHI, Jun 24, 2019, Asian Age. With the progress of monsoon still remaining sluggish,…
[Analytics] Hong Kong teeters on edge of US sanctions
US legislation aims to penalize abuses committed in Hong Kong and could make the city’s…
[Analytics] Why India’s hypersonic missile could trigger a nuclear war
India’s test of a hypersonic missile signifies more than the advance of Indian weapons technology….