Chinese President Xi arrives in Hong Kong for handover anniversary
HONG KONG, Jun 30, 2022, AFP/Bloomberg/Reuters. Hong Kong has overcome its challenges and “risen from…
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Chinese investment in Australia plunges to lowest level since at least 2007
SYDNEY, Jun 28, 2022, ST. A diplomatic falling out between Australia and China has taken…
Jackie Chan attracts gets million ‘likes’ in his inaugural entry into ‘live streaming’
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 27, 2022, Malay Mail. Hong Kong super star Jackie Chan’s maiden entry…
EU, India relaunch talks for free trade agreement
BRUSSELS, Jun 18, 2022, Reuters. The European Union and India yesterday relaunched negotiations to forge…
S. Korea announces plan to launch space rocket on June 21 after replacing defective part
SEOUL, Jun 17, 2022, Yonhap. South Korea announced Friday it plans to launch its homegrown…
[Analytics] Sri Lanka’s struggle to bring down the Rajapaksas
When Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa banned chemical fertiliser, insecticides and herbicides in May 2021,…
US rebuffs China by calling Taiwan Strait an international waterway
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 15, 2022, Reuters. The United States on Tuesday backed Taiwan’s assertion that…
AirAsia X reboots with flights to Japan and Hawaii
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 15, 2022, Malay Mail. Today marked a new start for AirAsia X…
Korean shippers urge truckers to promptly end strike putting smaller traders at risk
SEOUL, Jun 14, 2022, Yonhap. South Korean shippers urged striking truckers Tuesday to end their…
South Korea eager to normalize intelligence-sharing pact with Japan
SEOUL/TOKYO, Jun 14, 2022, Kyodo. South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday expressed his…
S. Korea union truckers continue strike, talks at a standstill
SEOUL, Jun 12, 2022, Reuters. South Korean truckers were on strike for a sixth day…
Japan’s Q1 GDP revised up to 0.5 per cent annualised contraction
TOKYO, Jun 8, 2022, Reuters. Japan’s economy shrank an annualised 0.5% in the first quarter,…