Six more Hong Kong patients taken to hospital over Wuhan pneumonia fears as number of cases in city rises to 14
HONG KONG, Jan 5, 2019, SCMP. Six more patients have been identified with fever and…
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Rescue operation ends with 36 deaths in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Jan 5, 2020, The Khmer Times. The death toll in the collapse of…
Protesters slam Chinese traders in Hong Kong border town
HONG KONG, Jan 5, 2020, Reuters. Over a thousand protesters in Hong Kong gathered in…
Over 270,000 trees planted nationwide in past year after jungles cleared: Malaysia’s minister
KLANG, Jan 5, 2020, Malay Mail. The government has replanted roughly 277,000 trees covering a…
[Analytics] East vs West battle for SE Asia’s 5G rollout
Chinese telecom giant Huawei predicted in late December that the number of 5G connections worldwide…
Wuhan pneumonia outbreak: Hong Kong steps up response as more cases reported
HONG KONG/KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4, 2020, AP, The Star/Asia New Network. Hong Kong authorities activated…
Vietnam begins presidency of UN Security Council
NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2020, VNA. Vietnam began activities in its capacity as President of…
Dates of India-Japan summit will be finalized ‘very soon’: MEA
NEW DELHI, Jan 4, 2020, PTI. India and Japan are in touch through diplomatic channels…
Imran questions world’s silence over pogrom of Muslims in India
ISLAMABAD, Jan 4, 2020, Pakistan Today. Expressing severe concerns over state-sponsored violence against the Muslim…
US food regulator bans Malaysian shrimp exporters over illegal antibiotics use
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4, 2020, Malay Mail. The United States’ Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)…
Japan, China, S. Korea step up banking cooperation with ASEAN
TOKYO, Jan 4, 2020, Kyodo. Government-backed development banks of Japan, China and South Korea have…
Ten dead in Cambodia building collapse
PHNOM PENH, Jan 4, 2020, Bangkok Post. At least 10 people were killed and 23…