Grab snags $200M from S. Korean private equity firm
SINGAPORE, Aug 3, 2020, Bloomberg. South-east Asian ride-hailing leader Grab Holdings is raising US$200 million…
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US moves against TikTok reflect a pushback against China’s rise as a tech power
BEIJING, Aug 3, 2020, CNBC. TikTok is owned by Chinese tech firm ByteDance and has…
Bangladesh alignment with China could impact neighbourhood policies
NEW DELHI, Aug 3, 2020, NDT. China’s credibility is exposed after the Hambantota and Gwadar…
Pakistan news channel Dawn hacked, screen shows Indian tricolour
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3, 2020, The Indian Express. Leading Pakistani news channel Dawn TV said it…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has talked to Donald Trump about buying TikTok
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 3, 2020, GadgetsNow. Microsoft confirmed it is in talks with Chinese company…
Malaysia’s govt still finalising ECRL alignment: Transport minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3, 2020, Malay Mail. The government is in the midst of finalising…
Creditors warn of Asiana Airlines deal collapse
SEOUL, Aug 3, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) on Monday warned…
South Korean boycott hammers sales of Japanese consumer goods
TOKYO, Aug 3, 2020, Nikkei. Japanese brands from beer to clothes were walloped by a…
Abe to attend Hiroshima, Nagasaki events marking US atomic bombings
TOKYO, Aug 3, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he will take part…
Hong Kong police chief taken to court as man accuses officers of abuse of power over ID card request
HONG KONG, Aug 3, 2020, SCMP. A Hong Kong man has taken the city’s police…
Key components of China’s navigation satellite system Beidou 100-percent domestic
BEIJING, Aug 3, 2020, Xinhua. All key components of the Beidou-3 satellite are 100 percent…
[Analytics] The next US-China battleground: Chinese dams on the Mekong River?
Chinese dams on the Mekong have been blamed by some for the severe droughts suffered…