HK’s pro-democracy lawmakers fear proposed update on extradition law
HONG KONG, Feb 14, 2019, Macau Daily Times. Hong Kong’s Security Bureau has proposed to…
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New round of China-U.S. trade talks starts in Beijing
BEIJING, Feb 14, 2019, Xinhua. China and the United States started a new round of…
Illegal foreign fintech firms come to Indonesia from China, Russia, S Korea
JAKARTA, Feb 14, 2019, ANTARA News. Illegal foreign financial technology (fintech) services operating in Indonesia…
Vietnam requests UN permission for North Korean delegation’s visit
UN, Feb 13, 2019, TASS. Vietnam has requested a UN committee overseeing international sanctions against…
[Analytics] Palm oil firms seeing solid export trend
Regional palm oil plantation companies are seeing a solid export trend, with upbeat export performance…
Modi’s Rafale deal 2.8 per cent cheaper than what UPA negotiated
NEW DELHI, Feb 13, 2019, Asian Age. Amid the sparring contest between Congress and the…
Taiwan retains top-20 ranking in global IP environment survey
TAIPEI, Feb 13, 2019, Taiwan Today. Taiwan boasts the 20th-best intellectual property environment in the…
Visitors to Sapporo Snow Festival hit record-high 2.74 million
SAPPORO, Feb 13, 2019, Kyodo News. The annual Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan’s largest…
S. Korea pursues inter-Korean “international peace station” for Demilitarized Zone
SEOUL, Feb 13, 2019, Hankyoreh. An “inter-Korean international peace station” providing integrated customs, immigration, and…
Russian, Japanese foreign ministers may meet in Munich
TOKYO, Feb 12, 2019, TASS. Japan’s government started the final stage of the coordination of…
Vietnam’s top diplomat en route to Pyongyang
HANOI/BEIJING/SEOUL, Feb 12, 2019, Yonhap. Vietnam’s top diplomat was on his way to North Korea…
China to lift another ten million people out of poverty in 2019
BEIJING, Feb 12, 2019, Xinhua. China will continue to work vigorously to reduce poverty and…