China admits to deploying troops, weapons to South China Sea islands
MANILA, Jun 3, 2019, PhilStar. China has every right to deploy troops and build weapons…
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Ex-top Japan’s farm ministry official says Kawasaki attack prompted his murder of son
TOKYO, Jun 3, 2019, Kyodo. A former top bureaucrat of the farm ministry arrested on…
Seoul, Manila announce free trade agreement negotiations
SEOUL, Jun 3, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea officially announced the start of free trade agreement…
[Analytics] An free trade agreement with Beijing can facilitate Modi’s economic goals
US President Donald Trump’s decision to end US preferential trade treatment for India as of…
[Analytics] What Duterte really sees in Abe
Philippine and Japanese leaders increasingly see eye-to-eye on the need to counterbalance China, including in…
Train travels in wrong direction, injuring about 20 in Yokohama
YOKOHAMA, Jun 2, 2019, Kyodo. An automated train operated by Yokohama Seaside Line Co. traveled…
[Analytics] Indonesia vs China in a fish fight at sea
Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti is going toe-to-toe with Chinese and other foreign poachers she claims…
India’s female skateboarders look to break with tradition, empower others, and shatter stereotypes
Highlighted in music video Alpha Female by English band Wild Beasts, the skateboarding craze is…
[Analytics] Will ‘Made in China’ come to an end?
Manufacturing is the foundation of an economy and has an important role in the history…
[Analytics] China has a head start in the new space race
The “Age of Apollo” is over and the Chang-e era has dawned. Namrata Goswami specially…
U.S. flew 2 reconnaissance planes over Seoul
SEOUL, Jun 1, 2019, Yonhap. Two U.S. reconnaissance planes recently flew over Seoul and its…
Indo-Pacific is our priority theatre, says top US defence official Shanahan
SINGAPORE, Jun 1, 2019, The Straits Times. In the midst of the United States’ escalating…