[Analytics] Singapore’s sweet solution
Singapore’s decision to ban advertisements of certain fizzy drinks and juices might just change the…
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Thousands in Papua New Guinea capital to petition UN on West Papua visit
PORT MORESBY, Oct 13, 2019, RNZ. Thousands of people in Papua New Guinea’s capital are…
[Analytics] Chinese support gives Laos an edge over powerful neighbor Vietnam
A Mekong River hydropower dam scheduled to open this month worries Vietnam because the country…
Second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge to open Oct 30
BANGKOK, Oct 13, 2019, Bangkok Post. The second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge across the Moei River…
Book on China’s BRI, its implications for Cambodia’s development launched
PHNOM PENH, Oct 13, 2019, Xinhua. A 190-page book titled “The Belt and Road Initiative…
More HK property investors turning to Malaysia, Singapore amid unrest
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13, 2019, AFP. From luxury Singapore apartments to Malaysian seafront condos, Hong…
Laos’s major telecom operators gear up for 5G network
VIENTIANE, Oct 13, 2019, The Laotian Times. Laos is gearing up to roll out a…
On his first day in Kathmandu, Xi announces Rs 56 billion in economic assistance over the next two years
KATHMANDU, Oct 13, 2019, The Kathmandu Post. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Kathmandu on…
[Analytics] Players split in Pakistan’s political battle
As the political temperature rises in Pakistan, the players on the power chessboard are feeling…
Petrol bombs thrown in MTR station as demonstrators take to streets again in HK
HONG KONG, Oct 13, 2019, SCMP. Hundreds of black-clad demonstrators took to the streets of…
[Analytics] Thailand’s children are gambling
Early this month, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation hosted a meeting in order to discuss…
End of the road: Dyson quits race to make electric cars
SINGAPORE, Oct 12, 2019, AFP. British inventor James Dyson has dropped out of the race…