Vietnam detects a suspected new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of the UK and India strains
HANOI, May 31, 2021, CNN. Vietnam’s health ministry has detected a suspected new coronavirus variant…
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China completes another part of its own space station paving the way for astronauts to live there
GUANGZHOU, May 31, 2021, CNBC. China has completed another major part of its own space…
7 years in power: India’s Congress releases ‘chargesheet’ against PM Modi
NEW DELHI, May 30, 2021, The Hindu. The Congress on Sunday released a seven-point ‘chargesheet’…
[Analytics] Can Chinese military’s hip new propaganda strike chord with Generation Z?
With the armed forces now full of people born after 1995, propaganda is being designed…
‘Hokkaido Spaceport’ to be built in small northern Japan town
TAIKI, May 30, 2021, The Mainichi. The municipal government of this small town in northern…
Survey shows China as best international partner for Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, May 30, 2021, Xinhua. China is viewed as Cambodia’s best international partner in…
US soldier apprehended for assaulting 3 Koreans
SEOUL, May 30, 2021, Yonhap. A U.S. Forces Korea service member is under investigation for…
[Analytics] Will resurgent misogyny undo South Korea’s progress on gender equality?
South Korea’s by-elections on 7 April resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition People…
[Analytics] Twin challenges loom over Scott Morrison’s visit to New Zealand
Despite Mr Morrison’s assertion that “Australia and New Zealand are family”, the vexed questions of…
Japanese cargo ship collides with foreign vessel off Ehime, 3 missing
MATSUYAMA, May 28, 2021, Kyodo. Three people are missing after a Japanese cargo ship sank…
China calls for a US lab probe on the Covid-19 origins
BEIJING, May 28, 2021, CNN. US President Joe Biden’s call for a renewed investigation into…
US-China phase-one trade deal benefits both countries: Chinese ministry
BEIJING, May 27, 2021, Xinhua. The China-U.S. phase-one economic and trade agreement is beneficial to…