Vietnam to buy more American, European pork
HANOI, Jan 9, 2020, Vn Express. Fifty more pork producers in the U.S., France and…
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Bangladeshis attack Indian border outpost; 1 BSF jawan injured
MEGHALAYA, Jan 9, 2020, India Today. Suspected Bangladeshi nationals have attacked a border outpost in…
Pakistan launches diplomatic efforts to de-escalate Mideast tensions
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9, 2020, Pakistan Today. Amid tensions brewing in the region, Pakistan has launched…
Be serious about climate change act: Malaysia’s experts
PETALING JAYA, Jan 9, 2020, FMT. A climate change expert has urged the government to…
Myanmar authorities worry over fake news in social media
NAY PYI TAW, Jan 8, 2020, Myanmar Times. For months now stories have been circulating…
Laos links 195MW power to Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Jan 8, 2020, The Khmer Times. Nearly 200 megawatts (MW) of electricity from…
[Analytics] A resilient year in Vietnam’s economy
Once again, the Vietnamese economy has shown itself to be resilient in the face of…
Oil, gold and stocks whipsawed as Iran strikes spark Mideast war fears
SHANGHAI, Jan 8, 2020, Reuters. Asian shares tumbled on Wednesday (Jan 8), while oil and…
[Analytics] SE Asia slowly but surely sinking into the sea
Ho Chi Minh City is constantly flooded, while Bangkok continues to sink below sea level….
India asks refiners to stop buying Malaysian palm oil after political row: Sources
NEW DELHI, Jan 8, 2020, Reuters. India has informally asked palm oil refiners and traders…
Samsung ‘Neon’ artificial human announced at CES 2020
SEOUL, Jan 7, 2020, CNBC. Samsung’s Neon, a venture from Star Labs, introduced the new…
Indonesia mobilises fishermen in stand-off with China
JAKARTA, Jan 7, 2020, Bangkok Post. Indonesia will mobilise fishermen to join warships in the…