Number of international tourists to grow by 7% in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Nov 10, 2019, Taipei Times. Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) yesterday…
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[Analytics] Uphill battle for the Philippines new drug czar
One of Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte’s fiercest critics, Vice President Leni Robredo has frequently challenged…
Exiled Cambodian opposition figurehead in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10, 2019, AFP. Cambodia’s exiled opposition figurehead Sam Rainsy arrived in Malaysia…
Welcoming ceremony held in Busan for special summit with ASEAN
BUSAN, Nov 10, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea held a welcoming ceremony in the southeastern port…
4 million tourists expected at Water Festival in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Nov 10, 2019, The Khmer Times. Millions of tourists, both national and foreign,…
China committed to build CPEC’s projects as per international standard
BEIJING, Nov 10, 2019, INP. Chinese engineers and workers kept high the country’s image and…
6 dead as cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts
KHULNA, Nov 10, 2019, AFP. Six people have died and more than two million others…
[Analytics] South China Sea likely to be high on ASEAN agenda
Next year’s leading role in regional body may see Hanoi push for unified approach from…
Over 500 pilgrims visit Kartarpur as Modi inaugurates corridor, Sidhu sends PM hug from Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Nov 10, 2019, India Today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked his Pakistan counterpart…
[Analytics] Rivers delta changes threaten hundreds of millions
The world’s river deltas take up less than 0.5% of the global land area, but…
Philippine vice-president to discuss drug war with US, UN
MANILA, Nov 10, 2019, PhilStar. Vice President Leni Robredo will meet with officials of the…
Malaysia’s cities gone underwater by 2050? Rising sea levels study an ‘overestimation,’ authorities say
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10, 2019, Malay Mail. The National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (Nahrim)…