Wuhan pneumonia outbreak: Hong Kong steps up response as more cases reported
HONG KONG/KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4, 2020, AP, The Star/Asia New Network. Hong Kong authorities activated…
Month: January 2020
Vietnam begins presidency of UN Security Council
NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2020, VNA. Vietnam began activities in its capacity as President of…
Dates of India-Japan summit will be finalized ‘very soon’: MEA
NEW DELHI, Jan 4, 2020, PTI. India and Japan are in touch through diplomatic channels…
Imran questions world’s silence over pogrom of Muslims in India
ISLAMABAD, Jan 4, 2020, Pakistan Today. Expressing severe concerns over state-sponsored violence against the Muslim…
China insists arbitral ruling is ‘illegal’ amid Indonesia’s protest
MANILA, Jan 4, 2020, PhilStar. China continues to reject the July 2016 ruling of a…
Australia PM defers visits to India, Japan amid bushfire emergency
MELBOURNE, Jan 4, 2020, Reuters. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cancelled official trips to…
US food regulator bans Malaysian shrimp exporters over illegal antibiotics use
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4, 2020, Malay Mail. The United States’ Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)…
Japan, China, S. Korea step up banking cooperation with ASEAN
TOKYO, Jan 4, 2020, Kyodo. Government-backed development banks of Japan, China and South Korea have…
N. Korea’s official newspaper calls for self-reliance amid international sanctions
SEOUL, Jan 4, 2020, Yonhap. North Korea’s official newspaper said Saturday that the communist state…
Palau first in the world bans sunscreens harmful to the coral reefs
NGERULMUD, Jan 4, 2020, RNZ. Palau became the first nation in the world on 1…
Ten dead in Cambodia building collapse
PHNOM PENH, Jan 4, 2020, Bangkok Post. At least 10 people were killed and 23…
Saltwater intrusion to enter deeper in Mekong Delta
BẾN TRE, Jan 4, 2020, VNS. Saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta during the dry…