Bangladesh enforcing weeklong lockdown amid virus surge
DHAKA, Apr 5, 2021, AP. Bangladesh is enforcing a lockdown for a week from Monday,…
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ASEAN leaders to meet over Myanmar’s crisis
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 5, 2021, Reuters. Brunei, the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian…
Malaysia accepts 14 per cent cost increase in China-led rail project
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 5, 2021, Reuters. Malaysia said on Monday that it had accepted an…
Carrie Lam expects more prosperous Hong Kong with improved electoral system
HONG KONG, Apr 4, 2021, Xinhua. With legislative changes on improving Hong Kong’s electoral system…
Hong Kong, Singapore seen benefiting from US-listed Chinese companies’ secondary listings
BEIJING, Apr 3, 2021, China Daily. The wave of US-listed Chinese companies seeking a secondary…
Site boss bailed amid grief over 50 deaths in Taiwan train crash
Officials investigating a train crash in Taiwan that killed at least 50 people are focusing…
China projects in Philippines found riddled with secretive conditions
MANILA, Apr 2, 2021, PhilStar. Contracts for three China-funded projects under the Duterte administration’s infrastructure…
Myanmar protesters urge ‘guerrilla strikes’ as internet blackout widens
YANGON, Apr 2, 2021, Reuters. People in Myanmar opposed to the military junta marched, observed…
Malaysia, China ready for post Covid-19 cooperation
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 2, 2021, Bernama. Malaysia and China have signed the Memorandum of Understanding…
At least 48 dead and dozens injured after train derails in eastern Taiwan
TAIPEI, Apr 2, 2021, CNN. A busy passenger train carrying 490 people has derailed in…
US, Philippines discuss Chinese ‘swarming’ in South China Sea
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 1, 2021, Al Jazeera. Senior officials from United States and the Philippines…
S. Korea expands cooperation in Brunei’s major projects like construction of a smart city
SEOUL, Apr 1, 2021, Yonhap. Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong spoke by phone Thursday with his…
US orders departure of non-essential diplomats from Myanmar
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 31, 2021, VOA. The U.S. State Department has ordered the departure of…
Malaysia permits import of US plastic waste shipment after it passes new UN treaty test
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 31, 2021, Reuters. Malaysia has allowed entry of a container of plastic…
Thailand pushes back thousands fleeing Myanmar as death toll surpasses 500
BANGKOK, Mar 30, 2021, CNN. Thailand has reportedly pushed back more than 2,000 people attempting…