S. Korea’s govt plans to install 41,000 free public Wi-Fi access points by 2022
SEOUL, Aug 21, 2020, ZDNet. The South Korea government will install an additional 10,000 free…
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Alibaba tells Trump we ‘support American brands’
BEIJING, Aug 21, 2020, BBC. Alibaba has moved to ease tensions with Donald Trump, as…
Majority of Japanese firms are against holding Olympics next summer: Survey
TOKYO, Aug 21, 2020, Reuters. More than half of Japanese companies believe the Tokyo Olympics,…
Moon lander startup ispace raises $28M and launches a new lunar data platform
TOKYO, Aug 21, 2020, TechCrunch. Ispace, one of the startups working on putting a private…
In US-China tech war, investors bet on China’s localisation push
SHANGHAI, Aug 20, 2020, Reuters. As the US-China “tech war” widens, investors are betting on…
Delhi govt allows hotels, restaurants to serve liquor after a five months
NEW DELHI, Aug 20, 2020, India Today. After a period of five months, the Delhi…
China faces questions over ‘vaccinated’ workers sent at a mine in Papua New Guinea
PORT MORESBY, Aug 20, 2020, IBT. China faced demands on Thursday to explain why a…
[Analytics] Politics and prosecution reform in South Korea
‘Protect Cho Kuk, reform the prosecution’ was the chant from tens of thousands of South…
Vietnam says Chinese bomber at disputed islands ‘jeopardises peace’
HANOI, Aug 20, 2020, Reuters. The presence of Chinese bombers in the disputed Paracel islands…
India’s silver imports could tumble as scrap supplies surge, importers say
MUMBAI, Aug 20, 2020, Reuters. India’s silver imports are likely to fall by more than…
Beijing dismisses potential US sanctions against Russia and China over Iran as ‘illegal’
BEIJING, Aug 20, 2020, TASS. Washington’s potential sanctions against Russia and China if obstacles are…
China, US to hold phase one trade deal talks ‘in the coming days’: Official
BEIJING, Aug 20, 2020, SCMP. China and the United States will hold trade talks in…