President Moon calls for joint action with China to reduce fine dust
SEOUL, Mar 6, 2019, Yonhap. South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered his government Wednesday to…
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US will look at ramping up sanctions if North Korea doesn’t denuclearise
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 6, 2019, Reuters. US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mr John…
Court OKs bail request for ex-Nissan boss Ghosn, release likely soon
TOKYO, Mar 5, 2019, Kyodo. A Tokyo court approved a bail request Tuesday for former…
China’s national legislature starts annual session
BEIJING, Mar 5, 2019, Xinhua. The 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s national legislature, opened…
[Analytics] Tariff war cost US companies and consumers US$4.4 billion a month in 2018
Economists find those who were exposed to the duties overseas ‘paid none of the bill’…
China lowers growth target to 6-6.5%, the slowest pace in nearly three decades
BEIJING, Mar 5, 2019, The Straits Times. China will aim for a lower growth target…
[Analytics] China keeps lid on military spending for fourth year in a row
Defence budget’s annual increases have slowed to single digits since 2016 after cuts in personnel…
Kremlin hopes date of North Korean leader’s visit to Russia will be confirmed soon
MOSCOW, Mar 4, 2019, TASS. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov expects that the exact date of…
Daewoo starts assembling semi-knocked down buses in Myanmar from April
YANGON, Mar 4, 2019, Myanmar Times. Daewoo Bus Myanmar Company, a joint venture between Myanmar…
China to run driverless maglev trains at 200 kph in 2020
BEIJING, Mar 4, 2019, Xinhua. China will roll off a new generation of self-developed driverless…
Huawei CFO suing Canada, its border agency and the RCMP
TORONTO, Mar 4, 2019, AP. An executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei is suing the…
North China province launches new flight to Moscow
SHIJIAZHUANG, Mar 4, 2019, Xinhua. North China’s Hebei Province on Sunday opened its first direct…