[Analytics] As China celebrates, HK an island and people apart
With celebrations underway to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic…
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Residents flee after Papua New Guinea volcano erupts
KOKOPO, Oct 1, 2019, AFP. Papua New Guinea’s volatile Ulawun volcano erupted early Tuesday, October…
Chinese vice president meets Thai Princess Sirindhorn
BEIJING, Oct 1, 2019, Xinhua. Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan met with Thai Princess Maha…
Russian startups will present projects to investors with a capital of $100M to $1B from Korea, Japan and Singapore
MOSCOW, Sep 30, 2019, Pan Pacific Agency. Russian companies that offer technological solutions to enter…
[Analytics] Getting Indonesia 4.0-ready
In September last year, Cisco and Oxford Economics analysed 433 occupations across 21 industries. Looking…
Domestic investors face capital challenge for North-South Expressway project in Vietnam
HANOI, Sep 30, 2019, VN Express. Several domestic investors interested in working on the North-South…
UN Human Rights Council vote on Rohingya: Bangladesh’s diplomatic failure exposed yet again
DHAKA, Sep 30, 2019, Dhaka Tribune. The September 26 vote on a resolution titled “Situation…
Battered and bruised, Hong Kong cleans up for China’s Oct 1 National Day
HONG KONG, Sep 30, 2019, Reuters. Hong Kong’s metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday…
Fine dust levels breached the safety threshold in greater Bangkok
BANGKOK, Sep 30, 2019, Bangkok Post. Fine dust levels breached the safety threshold in greater…
Taiwan financial markets and schools close as Typhoon Mitag nears
TAIPEI, Sep 30, 2019, Reuters. A typhoon will hit northern Taiwan later on Monday, meteorologists…
Philippine president Duterte flies to Moscow on chartered flight
MANILA, Sep 30, 2019, PhilStar. President Duterte is taking a chartered flight to Moscow tomorrow…
103 new dengue cases surface in Pakistani Karachi
KARACHI, Sep 30, 2019, NNI. The number of dengue cases is on the rise in…