SCO’s authority grows due to Russia’s active role: Secretary-general
KUNMING, Dec 2, 2019, TASS. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s authority is constantly growing mainly thanks…
Month: December 2019
China launches facial recognition for mobile phone users
BEIJING, Dec 2, 2019, SCMP. China on Sunday introduced a new rule that requires people…
Jokowi hopes infrastructure in five “new Balis” to be completed in 2020
JAKARTA, Dec 2, 2019, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed his hope that the…
Japan’s cherry blossom scandal starts to drag down PM Shinzo Abe’s support
TOKYO, Dec 2, 2019, Bloomberg. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saw his support rating slide…
[Analytics] South China Sea tensions hot and getting hotter
The United States and China have doubled down on their struggle for dominance of the…
Severe warning for damaging winds to fan more than 120 fires burning state-wide
SYDNEY, Dec 2, 2019, AAP, 9News. A severe weather warning has been issued for large…
Two Cambodia’s parties to merge this month under the leadership of the prince
PHNOM PENH, Dec 2, 2019, The Khmer Times. The royalist Funcinpec party and Khmer National…
Climate crisis has reached ‘point of no return’: UN chief
MADRID, Dec 2, 2019, AFP. The devastating impacts of global warming that threaten humanity are…
Number of flood evacuees in Malaysia rises to 2,387
KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 2, 2019, Bernama. The third day of flooding in Terengganu saw a…
Japan considers withholding tax system on casino winnings by foreigners
TOKYO, Dec 2, 2019, Kyodo. The government is considering a plan to withhold taxes on…
[Analytics] Why a tens of thousands return to Hong Kong’s streets after days of calm
Peaceful march in Hong Kong’s Kowloon descends into chaos, ending the near two-week hiatus of…
Typhoon Kammuri rumbling in from the Pacific forced Southeast Asian Games organizers to cancel or reschedule some events
MANILA, Dec 1, 2019, AFP. The Philippines has begun evacuating thousands of people, local officials…