China launches sanctions regime after US moves on TikTok, WeChat
BEIJING, Sep 20, 2020, AP. China on Saturday launched a mechanism that would allow it…
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India’s sugar factories continue to let down cane growers
NEW DELHI, Sep 20, 2020, The Hindu. During bifurcation, there were 29 factories in Andhra…
Hyundai Motor, KT, Incheon Airport partner for air taxi
SEOUL, Sep 20, 2020, The Korea Times. Hyundai Motor, KT, Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC)…
Russia has no intel suggesting impending N. Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile test
MOSCOW, Sep 20, 2020, Yonhap. Russia does not have any intelligence suggesting that North Korea…
Is China driving Taiwanese into Nationalist Party’s arms?
TAIPEI, Sep 20, 2020, New Blom. A political spat between high-ranking Nationalist Party (KMT) and…
[Analytics] Justice and the Rohingya people are the losers in Asia’s new cold war
The persecution, ethnic cleansing, and attempted genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is…
India’s PM likely to hold Covid-19 review meet with Chief Ministers on Sep 23
NEW DELHI, Sep 20, 2020, Zee News. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold…
Hong Kong’s first cannabidiol cafe opens its doors to customers
HONG KONG, Sep 20, 2020, AP. Cannabis may be illegal in Hong Kong, but a…
Taiwan president says has no plans to talk to Japan’s new PM
TAIPEI, Sep 20, 2020, Reuters. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday (Sep 20) that…
S. Korea keeps social distancing curbs ahead of major national holiday
SEOUL, Sep 20, 2020, Reuters. South Korea on Sunday extended level 2 social distancing for…
Hong Kong bans Cathay Dragon and Air India flying passengers to city from India
HONG KONG, Sep 20, 2020, SCMP. Hong Kong has temporarily barred two airlines, Cathay Dragon…
TikTok hopes three-party agreement between ByteDance, Oracle, Walmart to resolve US concerns
LOS ANGELES, Sep 20, 2020, China Daily. Video-sharing social networking platform TikTok on Saturday voiced…
Taiwan scrambles fighters as Chinese jets again menace island
TAIPEI, Sep 19, 2020, Reuters. Taiwan’s air force scrambled jets for a second consecutive day…
Bangladesh set to receive onions from India
DHAKA, Sep 19, 2020, The Hindu. Bangladesh will receive a large consignment of onions from…
Beijing says firms on ‘unreliable entities list’ will be banned from trading with, investing in China
BEIJING, Sep 19, 2020, SCMP. More than 15 months after its announcement, China has finally…