CPTPP pressurizes Vietnam to speed up institutional reforms
HANOI, Feb 19, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Whether Vietnam could take advantage of the CPTPP…
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Hong Kong reports second coronavirus fatality
HONG KONG, Feb 19, 2020, AFP. An elderly Hong Kong man who contracted the new…
Cambodia’s PM orders officials to prevent entry of bird flu
PHNOM PENH, Feb 19, 2020, The Khmer Times. Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday advised relevant…
Malaysian workers ‘most dissatisfied’ with pay in Asia: Survey
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19, 2020, Malay Mail. Malaysian employees are the least satisfied with their…
Joint statement by ASEAN Defence Ministers on defence cooperation against disease outbreaks
HANOI, Feb 19, 2020, VNA. The Defence Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
Hong Kong, Macau travel ban lifted in the Philippines
MANILA, Feb 19, 2020, PhilStar. Filipino workers were allowed to return to their jobs in…
Vietnam faces potential state budget loss of $1.82B on coronavirus
HANOI, Feb 18, 2020, The Hanoi Times. In case the epidemic persists for around four…
Suicide bombing at protest rally kills 8 in Pakistan
QUETTA, Feb 18, 2020, Pakistan Today. Three policemen were among eight persons killed in a…
[Analytics] Trump’s trade deal poses new dangers to Southeast Asia
After two years of alternating between tense escalation and fleeting periods of calm, the United…
Russia’s Aeroflot to cut flights to China by the end of March
MOSCOW, Feb 18, 2020, TASS. Aeroflot will reduce the number of flights to China in…
Malaysia to choose 5G partners based on own security standards: Minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18, 2020, Reuters. Malaysia’s own security standards will dictate which companies take…
Malaysia bars entry of MS Westerdam cruise passengers after American tests positive for virus
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18, 2020, CNBC. Malaysia has barred the entry of remaining passengers from…