After six months, pandemic accelerates arrival of contactless future in S. Korea
SEOUL, Jul 16, 2020, Yonhap. Six months after the first COVID-19 case was reported in…
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Taiwan holds live-fire drill during war games as tensions rise
TAIPEI, Jul 16, 2020, Al Jazeera. Taiwan’s army is carrying out a live-fire drill in…
China’s GDP up 3.2 per cent in Q2
BEIJING, Jul 16, 2020, China Daily. China’s GDP grew by 3.2 percent year-on-year in the…
India and Bhutan open new trade route to boost trade
THIMPHU, Jul 16, 2020, WION. With an aim to increase trade and connectivity, India and…
Business is treating Hong Kong as mainland China
HONG KONG, JUl 16, 2020, CNN Business. The relationship between China and the West is…
Japan’s domestic tourism campaign faces scrutiny as coronavirus spikes in Tokyo
TOKYO, Jul 16, 2020, Reuters. A multi-billion dollar Japanese campaign to boost domestic tourism faced…
China plans to start using coronavirus vaccine by end of year even if trials have not been completed
BEIJING, Jul 16, 2020, SCMP. China is working on a plan to give some groups…
China firmly opposes US signing Hong Kong-related act into law
BEIJING, Jul 16, 2020, Xinhua. China firmly opposes and strongly condemns the move of the…
At India, EU summit high-level dialogue set up to address trade issues
NEW DELHI, Jul 15, 2020, One India. India and the 27-nation European Union on Wednesday…
Asian markets are trading with a weak bias amid the resurgence of US-China tensions
HONG KONG, Jul 14, 2020, Asia Times. Asian markets are trading with a weak bias…
PM Imran Khan a danger to democracy, economy and nation: Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party
KARACHI, Jul 14, 2020, The Nation. PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto on Monday termed Prime Minister…
[Analytics] Singapore’s PAP’s self-inflicted election losses
On 10 July, Singapore’s People’s Action Party (PAP) suffered one of its worst electoral results:…