Trump says he will ban short video hit TikTok amid pressure on Chinese owner to sell
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 1, 2020, Reuters. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would sign…
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Mongolia to deliver 30 thousand sheep to China from September
ULAANBAATAR, Jul 31, 2020, News.mn. Mongolian President Kh.Battulga donated 30,000 sheep to China as a…
Two-star Marine Corps general to be relieved of command over N. Korea defector’s border crossing
SEOUL, Jul 31, 2020, Yonhap. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) decided to relieve a…
China’s factory activity beats expectations in July and expands for the fifth month, official PMI shows
BEIJING, Jul 31, 2020, CNBC. China’s factory activity expanded in July for the fifth month…
[Analytics] China takes Bangladesh into its embrace now as Delhi-Dhaka ties go downhill
India is concerned that China, which has been “targeting all of India’s friendly neighbours” such…
Japan, UK begin talks with view to scrapping tariffs on Japanese cars around 2026: Jiji
TOKYO, Jul 31, 2020, Jiji/Reuters. Japan and Britain began talks with a view to scrapping…
Japan women, men’s life expectancy in 2019 stays in world top-3
TOKYO, Jul 31, 2020, Kyodo. Japanese women and men retained second and third places, respectively,…
[Analytics] The case for an East Asian ‘climate club’ led by Australia
The Nobel Prize-winning US economist William Nordhaus fired a salvo recently when he published an…
China slams Fiji opposition’s Covid-19 claims
SUVA, Jul 31, 2020, RNZ. The Chinese Embassy in Fiji has condemned claims made by…
China-US relationship needs a ‘reset’: China’s envoy
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 31, 2020, China Daily. The China-US relationship can have a future only…
Macao refutes Malaysia’s claim Jho Low is hiding in territory
SINGAPORE, Jul 31, 2020, Bloomberg. Macau has disputed Malaysian authorities’ claim that Low Taek Jho…
[Analytics] Myanmar’s Covid-19 response banks on Aung San Suu Kyi
With an official total of 351 cases and six deaths four months after the first…