Vietnamese PM meets with leaders on sidelines of 34th ASEAN Summit
BANGKOK, Jun 23, 2019, VNA. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had separate meetings with…
Month: June 2019
No locus standi: India rejects US global religious freedom report
NEW DELHI, Jun 23, 2019, India Today. MEA official Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, “India is…
Canada ‘will join US’ in speaking out for rules-based global order against China
OTTAWA, Jun 23, 2019, SCMP. Canada will join the United States in seeking to uphold…
Proposed amendments could push euthanasia bill well into next year in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, Jun 23, 2019, NZ Herald. MPs opposing a bill that would legalise euthanasia are…
Eleven dead in Hawaii plane crash
OAHU, Jun 23, 2019, AAP. Eleven people died when a twin engine aircraft carrying skydivers…
Tax online businesses: Malaysia’s PM to ASEAN members
BANGKOK, Jun 23, 2019, FMT. Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad proposed that Asean member…
[Analytics] Mongolia: Bridge or Buffer in Northeast Asia?
What if you held a big party for 200 people and one of the guests…
Russia has no plans to “pull down the flag” over the South Kurils – Putin
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Jun 22, 2019, TASS. The Russian authorities intend to develop the Far East, including…
‘Bus driver attacker was hallucinating’, police say over fatal accident in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Jun 22, 2019, The Jakarta Post. Anshor, the suspect behind the fatal bus accident…
Foxconn chief stands down to run for presidency of Taiwan
TAIPEI, Jun 22, 2019, AFP. Taiwan’s richest man Terry Gou said on Friday he would…
[Analytics] ASEAN masses behind China as it pushes world’s biggest free trade pact
Southeast Asian leaders look determined to make progress on the world’s largest commercial pact, the…
Trump blacklists more China tech firms days before meeting Xi
WASHINGTON, Jun 22, 2019, Bloomberg. The US put five more Chinese tech entities on a…