Hong Kong police start firing tear gas on universities
HONG KONG, Nov 12, 2019, SCMP. Hong Kong police fired tear gas in tertiary institutions…
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[Analytics] How immigration will change Japanese politics
The Japanese government has revised the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law that could expand…
Expert warns of the dark side of 5G
BANGKOK, Nov 12, 2019, Bangkok Post. Service providers are concerned about artificial intelligence (AI)-based cybercrimes,…
Buyers from China bought RM8.4B properties in 2018 in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11, 2019, FMT. Chinese buyers accounted for RM8.4 billion worth of property…
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy has never been barred from returning to Cambodia: minister
PHNOM PENH, Nov 11, 2019, The Khmer Times. Interior Minister Sar Kheng said that the…
US expects to export more agricultural products to Vietnam
HANOI, Nov 11, 2019, VNA. Under-Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted…
Indian Railways conduct trial run in Kashmir ahead of resuming services
NEW DELHI, Nov 11, 2019, India Today. Ahead of the resumption of train services in…
First combined fintech festival SWITCH kicks off in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Nov 11, 2019, BT. The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) x the Singapore Week of…
International vegetarian conference to kick off on Nov 15 in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nov 11, 2019, The Himalayan Times. The international vegetarian conference is taking place at…
Bhutanese textiles to be exhibited in Paris Trade Fair 2020
THIMPHU, Nov 11, 2019, Kuensel. A third generation weaver, Wangchuk Lhamo has never been this…
Myanmar hopes to be the next Asian winner of US-China trade war as Vietnam nears capacity
YANGON, Nov 11, 2019, Bloomberg. Vietnam pulled ahead in the race to lure producers, but…
Nearly 1,500 cases of open burning in Malaysia during haze season, says deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11, 2019, Malay Mail. Malaysia saw nearly 1,500 cases of open burning…