Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers join anti-government rally
HONG KONG, Aug 18, 2019, MalayMail. Tens of thousands of protesters poured into one of…
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Cambodia, Japan bilateral trade reaches $1B in first half
PHNOM PENH, Aug 17, 2019, The Phnom Penh Post. Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Japan…
Tsai reaffirms commitment to expanding Taiwan-US trade ties
TAIPEI, Aug 17, 2019, Taiwan Today. President Tsai Ing-wen said Aug. 15 that Taiwan is…
Calls for foreign intervention at Hong Kong rally; city braces for 11th weekend of protests
HONG KONG, Aug 17, 2019, The Straits Times. Thousands of people on Friday (Aug 16)…
New US tariffs will test China’s ability to prop up its economy: J.P. Morgan
BEIJING, Aug 17, 2019, CNBC. New U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods could deal another blow…
South Korea to tighten inspections on waste imports from Japan and Russia
SEOUL, Aug 17, 2019, Kyodo. South Korea said Friday it will strengthen radiation checks on…
Kashmir is an internal matter: India at the UN Security Council meeting
NEW DELHI, Aug 17, 2019, India Today. India on Friday defended its decision to scrap…
North Korea fires projectiles, rejects South Korea’s dialogue pledge
SEOUL, Aug 16, 2019, Reuters. North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea…
[Analytics] Why does Beijing keep getting Hong Kong wrong?
In a series of in-depth articles on the unrest rocking Hong Kong, the SCMP goes…
Taiwan plans record defense spending as China threat increases
TAIPEI, Aug 16, 2019, Bloomberg. Taiwan plans to spend a record amount on national defense…
UN Security Council to hold rare meet on Kashmir today, first in 54 years
UN, Aug 16, 2019, Hindustan Times. The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold…
Japan-made K supercomputer to shut down; successor Fugaku to replace it around 2021
TOKYO, Aug 16, 2019, The Japan News. The Japan-made K supercomputer, one of the world’s…