Vietnam wants to cooperate with Japan in developing e-government: PM
HANOI, Jan 10, 2020, VNA. Vietnam is developing an e-government and cyber security, hence the…
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SoftBank chief wants to help Indonesia build a new smart capital
JAKARTA, Jan 10, 2020, Bloomberg. SoftBank Group has joined a growing list of global investors…
[Analytics] 2019: Year of rough seas for Philippines in the face of belligerent China
Yes, the Chinese have been sneaking in and around the West Philippine Sea before, but…
[Analytics] Malaysia to play mediator role on Mideast tensions?
Aweek into 2020 and we are already witnessing a possible war in the Middle East,…
Schools close, hospitals turn patients away as flu outbreak gets worse in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10, 2020, The Straits Times. The growing number of cases of influenza…
[Analytics] Kuomintang’s fight goes far beyond Han Kuo-yu’s presidential bid in Taiwan
Incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen is hot favourite for re-election but the race is still very…
[Analytics] The 97kms that frustrate China’s mastery of the Mekong
Ninety-seven kilometres of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong,…
Chinese president to make first China state visit to Myanmar in 19 years
BEIJING, Jan 10, 2020, Bloomberg. Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Myanmar on January…
First pure-play digital bank in SE Asia receives bank licence approval to operate in the Philippines
MANILA, Jan 9, 2020, The Business Times. TONIK Financial’s subsidiary in the Philippines, TONIK Digital…
Vietnam named most promising Asian investment destination in 2020 for Japanese firms
HANOI, Jan 9, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Vietnam’s potential as a growing market, large supply…
China praises Laos as good friend and neighbor
BEIJING, Jan 9, 2020, The Laotian Times. President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China…
Fifth Chinese visitor in Thai found with mystery virus
BANGKOK, Jan 9, 2020, Bangkok Post. Another Chinese traveller arriving in Bangkok from the pneumonia-hit…