[Analytics] Bhutan: Chasing development in the Dragon Kingdom
Two photographs encapsulate the complexity of Bhutan’s 11-year-old democracy. In the first, the King of…
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Myanmar takes steps to improve trade strategies in ASEAN
NAY PYI TAW, Feb 13, 2020, Myanmar Times. Myanmar will take measures to ensure that…
Govt approves new rules to regulate social media in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 13, 2020, Pakistan Today. In a bid to regulate social media, the federal…
Bangladesh PM reiterates to build technology-based nation
DHAKA, Feb 13, 2020, The Bangladesh Today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her government’s…
[Analytics] Impact of coronavirus epidemic to have widespread spillovers to the region and rest of the world
The escalation of the virus outbreak and slowdown in China would result in a deduction…
Vietnam’s 2020 GDP growth could fall to 7-year low
HANOI, Feb 13, 2020, VN Express. The severity of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic is…
Thai govt lifts scrap paper price
BANGKOK, Feb 13, 2020, Bangkok Post. The Commerce Ministry has ordered the minimum price of…
Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears arrives in Cambodia
HANOI, Feb 13, 2020, CNA. A cruise ship that had spent two weeks at sea…
Vietjet launches direct air routes to India
HANOI, Feb 13, 2020, VNA. Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air has launched a series of five…
[Analytics] No rights for the Rohingya?
When the 34th ASEAN Summit concluded in June 2019 in Bangkok, it came as no…
[Analytics] Duterte delivers deathblow to US-Philippine ties
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has effectively ended his country’s century-old alliance with the United States,…
Malaysia’s tourism ministry eyeing Middle East, Central Asia, Indian tourists
KOTA KINABALU, Feb 12, 2020, NST. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry will continue to…