Xi wants more China, Brazil space cooperation
BEIJING, Dec 21, 2019, China Daily. President Xi Jinping called on China and Brazil to…
Month: December 2019
No nation, including Malaysia, safe from sanctions: PM after Iran, Qatar hit
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21, 2019, Malay Mail. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad cautioned a gathering of…
Thai-Myanmar border trade sees sharp decline in 2019
BANGKOK, Dec 21, 2019, The Nation. Trade on the Thai-Myanmar border has seen a steep…
Bangladeshi PM for measures to stop cheating workers abroad
DHAKA, Dec 21, 2019, The Bangladesh Today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged foreign countries…
At least 80 Hong Kong teachers have been arrested over anti-government protests
HONG KONG, Dec 21, 2019, SCMP. About 80 teachers in Hong Kong have been arrested…
UK lawmakers back Boris Johnson’s withdrawal bill in major step toward Brexit
LONDON, Dec 20, 2019, CNBC. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson successfully tested his new parliamentary…
Malaysia’s former PM Najib Razak takes Islamic oath to deny claims he ordered model’s killing
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20, 2019, SCMP. Disgraced former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, 66, on…
Support for the unification with China at new low in Taiwan: Survey
TAIPEI, Dec 20, 2019, Taiwan News. Support for the Kuomintang (KMT) party and unification with…
‘I wanted to die too’: Sole survivor of Seventeen band carries scars of deadly Indonesia tsunami
JAKARTA, Dec 20, 2019, CNA. It had been raining heavily for hours on Tuesday (Dec…
Anti-fake news Act in Malaysia scrapped
PETALING JAYA, Dec 20, 2019, The Star/Asia News Network. Malaysia has scrapped the Anti-Fake News…
China’s trading partners wary of phase one deal, while analysts puzzle over $200B import figure
BEIJING, Dec 20, 2019, SCMP. Economists continue to puzzle over the details of the US-China…
E-business tax bill on the cards for next year in Thailand
BANGKOK, Dec 20, 2019, Bangkok Post. A draft bill on e-business tax, a levy on…