Vietnam cracking down on Chinese goods falsely labelled and shipped to US to avoid tariffs
HANOI, Jun 10, 2019, SCMP. Vietnam said it will impose higher penalties on Chinese goods…
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[Analytics] Why did Hongkongers join million-strong protest march? It’s in their DNA
March stirs memories of 2003 protest and invigorates pro-democracy camp. Both mass demonstrations show defiance…
Japan’s military says pilot vertigo likely cause of F-35 crash
TOKYO, Jun 10, 2019, Reuters. Japan’s air force said on Monday (June 10) that “spatial…
India authorities to pursue preacher Zakir Naik extradition from Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 10, 2019, MalayMail. India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) will seek Interpol’s cooperation to…
Flood affects over 1.42 mln people in east China province
NANCHANG, Jun 10, 2019, Xinhua. More than 1.42 million residents have been affected by torrential…
Indian PM visits Sri Lanka to pay tribute to Easter attack victims
COLOMBO, Jun 9, 2019, Xinhua. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Sri Lanka on…
[Analytics] Putin and Xi step up the strategic game
Russian and Chinese leaders have met almost 30 times since 2013 and have become tight…
[Analytics] Taiwan may lose another Pacific ally to Beijing as Solomon Islands begins 100-day assessment of priorities
Last month, after heated elections in the Solomon Islands, the Taiwanese combat support ship Pan…
[Analytics] China targeting Pacific isles for strategic bases
After decades as an unconsidered backwater, the South Pacific Islands have become a strategic frontline…
Aslam Sher Khan offers to replace Rahul Gandhi as the India’s Congress chief
BHOPAL, Jun 8, 2019, The Asian Age. Former union minister Aslam Sher Khan on Friday…
Abe becomes 3rd equal longest-serving Japanese PM with 2,720 days in office
TOKYO, Jun 8, 2019, Kyodo. Shinzo Abe became Japan’s third equal longest-serving prime minister on…
[Analytics] Is China and Russia’s ‘marriage of convenience’ Donald Trump’s worst strategic blunder?
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have ushered in a new era for bilateral ties, after…