PM Modi puts off Kerala visit after Sabarimala violence, 1,400 arrested
NEW DELHI, Jan 5, 2019, Hindustan Times. A day after Kerala witnessed widespread violence following…
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Japan, S Korea need to resolve radar issue swiftly: Kono
TOKYO, Jan 5, 2019, Kyodo. The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea agreed Friday…
Laos works out plans for Visit Laos-China Year 2019
VIENTIANE, Jan 5, 2019, Xinhua. Lao Minister for Information, Culture and Tourism Bosengkham Vongdara has…
Xi orders armed forces to enhance combat readiness
BEIJING, Jan 5, 2019, Xinhua. President Xi Jinping Friday ordered the Chinese armed forces to…
[Analytics] Can the Land of a Million Elephants Survive the Belt and Road?
BEIJING, Jan 4, 2019, The Diplomat. Chinese-funded projects in Laos could hasten the eradication of…
[Analytics] China’s population shrinks despite two-child policy
BEIJING, Jan 4, 2019, AFP. China’s population shrank last year for the first time in…
China’s new lunar rover leaves first “footprint” on moon’s far side
BEIJING, Jan 4, 2019, Xinhua. China’s lunar rover, Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, left the first…
Car attacker in Tokyo says he kept foot on gas pedal while hitting crowd
TOKYO, Jan 4, 2019, Kyodo. A man arrested for deliberately plowing a rented car into…
S. Korea to take back garbage from Philippines
SEOUL, Jan 4, 2019, The Korea Herald. Some 6,500 metric tons of South Korean plastic…
President Tsai affirms Taiwan will not accept ‘one country, two systems’
TAIPEI, Jan 4, 2019, Taiwan Today. President Tsai Ing-wen said Jan. 2 that Taiwan has…
[Analytics] Japan to focus on electronic warfare and cyber areas: Fresh approach to Russia?
TOKYO, Jan 4, 2019, Modern Tokyo Times. The government of Japan is focused on a…
[Analytics] Breaking down Kim Jong-un’s New Year commitments
SEOUL, Jan 4, 2019, Hankyoreh. Although North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made clear his commitment…