S. Korea’s trade in the first half of the year surplus with India nearly halves on pandemic
NEW DELHI/SEOUL, Jul 18, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea’s trade surplus with India in the first…
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China steps up shipbuilding with two more aircraft carriers under construction towards 2035 navy goal
BEIJING, Jul 18, 2020, SCMP. China is expected to launch its next-generation aircraft carrier within…
Counties in East China’s Zhejiang province to pioneer national rural e-commerce project
BEIJING, Jul 18, 2020, Zhejiang govt. A total of 13 counties or county-level cities in…
PM’s blunders, weak foreign policy made China act against India: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI, Jul 18, 2020, The Hindu. Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s blunders, a fragile economy,…
Hong Kong may need to extend social distancing: Expert
HONG KONG, Jul 18, 2020, RTHK. Chinese University infectious disease expert David Hui says the…
Japan’s Abe faces anger over tourism subsidy as Tokyo Covid-19 cases hit record
TOKYO, Jul 17, 2020, Reuters. The Japanese government is facing potentially damaging blowback after excluding…
Some VPN firms shut down Hong Kong servers over security law concerns
HONG KONG, Jul 17, 2020, CNBC. A number of virtual private network (VPN) providers in…
Papua New Guinea may let Barrick reopen mine if court case dropped
MELBOURNE, Jul 17, 2020, Reuters. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said his government…
S. Korea plans to launch first military communications satellite Sunday
ORLANDO, Jul 17, 2020, UPI. South Korea is poised to launch its first dedicated military…
[Analytics] As Trump and China trade hostilities, Southeast Asia is thrust onto the front line
The Trump administration’s assertive new policy in the South China Sea is putting Southeast Asian…
S. Korean lawsuit filed against Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong-un’s sister
SEOUL, Jul 17, 2020, NYT. After North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on…
China, ASEAN agree to collaborate on transport, logistics
BEIJING, Ju 17, 2020, Xinhua. China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should…