Hundreds of Vietnamese fishing boats intrude into Chinese waters: Beijing-based think tank
BEIJING, Mar 7, 2020, SCMP. More than 300 Vietnamese fishing boats ventured into Chinese waters…
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Thai PM launches new push for public input
BANGKOK, Mar 6, 2020, Bangkok Post. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha met representatives from the agriculture,…
PM Hun Sen calls on citizens to use Cambodian way of greeting instead of handshake
PHNOM PENH, Mar 6, 2020, Fresh News/Khmer Times. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has called…
Vietnamese financial market faces bigger challenges in 2020
HANOI, Mar 6, 2020, The Hanoi Times. It is projected that FDI and remittance inflows…
Helicopter carrying Philippine National Police chief crashed
SAN PEDRO, Mar 6, 2020, PhilStar. Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa,…
Vietnam among most sensitive to China supply shocks: Deutsche Bank
SINGAPORE, Mar 6, 2020, BT. Among Asian economies, Vietnam is the most vulnerable to China…
Covid-19 could mean $211B loss for Asia Pacific economies: S&P
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 6, 2020, The Star. Growth across Asia-Pacific will slow to 4.0% in…
Mega deals in the balance after Pakatan Harapan’s fall from power in Malaysia
PETALING JAYA, Mar 6, 2020, The Straits Times. The fate of several proposed billion-ringgit government…
Death toll from Papua 2019 protest month put at 59
WAMENA, Mar 6, 2020, RNZ. Researchers say 59 people died in a month of unrest…
Robot to deliver meals, medication to coronavirus patients in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Mar 5, 2020, Today. Some patients at Alexandra Hospital suspected or confirmed to have…
Malaysia’s stock exchange opens at lowest level since Nov 2011
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 2, 2020, Bernama. Bursa Malaysia extended its losses to open lower today…
[Analytics] Great Wall carries the weight in the Thai auto industry
Although General Motors’ business here was not a market leader, Thailand was an important production…