[Analytics] Himalayan blunders: Is India losing Nepal?
After months of old-fashioned border disputes and relatively familiar counter-claims of geopolitical bad faith, India-Nepal…
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Singapore’s non-oil exports jump by 16.1 per cent in June
SINGAPORE, Jul 17, 2020, BT. exports bounced back in June after a dip in May,…
Pakistani govt ready for debate debate on increase in prices of petroleum products
ISLAMABAD, Jul 17, 2020, Pakistan Today. Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Thursday said that the…
12 Bangladeshi nationals, including 7 children, stranded on Indo-Bangla border for six days
AGARTALA, Jul 17, 2020, HT. A stand-off between the Border Security Force (BSF) and the…
Philippines to let in foreigners with long-term visas from August
MANILA, Jul 17, 2020, Kyodo. The Philippines will allow foreigners who hold long-term visas to…
A coronavirus resurgence is threatening Asia’s hopes for reopening economies
SINGAPORE, Jul 16, 2020, ST. Asia’s coronavirus resurgence is sending chills across the region. Countries…
Sino-US tensions create anxiety for Hong Kong: HKEX chief executive
SINGAPORE, Jul 16, 2020, Reuters. The rising tensions between China and the United States are…
Indonesian coal plant taints South Korea’s green pledge
SURALAYA, Lul 16, 2020, Reuters. Indonesian fisherman Ramidin says he used to catch stingray by…
Lao Airlines to resume flights on Vientiane-Hanoi route
VIENTIANE, Jul 16, 2020, Vientiane Times. State-run Lao Airlines plans to soon resume its international…
Vietnam’s capital city trains 58 people to drive first metro trains
HO CHI MINH CITY, Jul 16, 2020, VN Express. 58 candidates have begun a 15-month…
ASEAN senior officials discuss comprehensive recovery framework
MANILA, Jul 16, 2020, PNA. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states buckled down…
Philippine police deployed as cases forced into quarantine
MANILA, Jul 16, 2020, AFP. Philippine police are being deployed to ensure people who test…