Japan’s new submarine unveiled amid China’s assertiveness
KOBE, Oct 14, 2020, Kyodo. Japan’s newest submarine was unveiled Wednesday at a shipyard in…
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Nissan to pay $4M fine to settle wrongful vehicle repossession charges
TOKYO, Oct 14, 2020, The Hill. The financing arm of Nissan Motor Company will pay…
Bangladesh will not co-fund Sinovac’s vaccine trial: Health minister
DHAKA, Oct 13, 2020, Reuters. Bangladesh will not co-fund a late-stage domestic trial of a…
IMF sees less severe global contraction but trouble in emerging markets
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 13, 2020, Reuters. Forecasts for the global economy are “somewhat less dire”…
Russia should introduce Covid-19 contact tracing system like S. Korea does: Expert
MOSCOW, Oct 13, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. South Korea’s measures against the novel coronavirus pandemic…
South China Sea situation remains ‘volatile’: Philippine military chief
MANILA, Oct 13, 2020, PNA. The situation in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea)…
Chinese tourists set to lift Thai tourism hopes for turnaround
BANGKOK, Oct 13, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Despite postponements of tourist arrivals, Thailand hopes visitors…
Vietnamese leader hold phone talks with Japanese counterpart
HANOI, Oct 13, 2020, VNS. Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Monday congratulated his Japanese…
India out to link Kashmir struggle with terrorism: Pakistani FM
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13, 2020, The Nation. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi yesterday said that India…
Peru opens Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after almost 7-month wait
LIMA, Oct 13, 2020, Reuters. Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single…
One-third of Chinese city of 9 million swabbed for virus in two days
BEIJING, Oct 13, 2020, AFP. More than three million swabs have been taken in a…
S. Korea’s military forecast to experience troop shortage after 2032
SEOUL, Oct 13, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea’s military is expected to run short of troops…