China, Cambodia hold first-ever joint maritime military exercises
BEIJING, Mar 20, 2023, Reuters. China and Cambodia held military naval exercises for the first…
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Suicide bombing in southwest Pakistan kills nine policemen
QUETTA, Pakistan, Mar 6, 2023, Reuters. A suicide bomber rammed a motorcycle into a police…
A.P. Moller Capital plans $750M infrastructure deals in South, Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE, Feb 20, 2023, Reuters. A.P. Moller Capital, the asset management unit of Danish transportation…
Asia-Pacific markets rise as China reopens borders with Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Jan 9, 2023, CNBC. Asia-Pacific markets traded higher as Hong Kong and mainland…
China stages ‘strike drills’ around Taiwan, citing provocation
BEIJING, Dec 26, 2022, Reuters. China’s military said it had conducted “strike drills” in the…
Thai warship sinks in severe weather, leaving 33 crew missing
BANGKOK, Dec 19, 2022, CNN. A Royal Thai Navy warship sank in severe weather early…
iPhone maker Foxconn reports slump in revenue after unrest and Covid outbreak at key China plant
ZHENGZHOU, Dec 5, 2022, CNBC. Foxconn said November revenue totaled 551.1 billion new Taiwan dollars…
Hong Kong stocks lead losses in Asia on China unrest, oil at lowest in 2022
HONG KONG, Nov 28, 2022, CNBC. Hong Kong stocks led losses in a negative Asia-Pacific…
US VP Harris to visit Philippine island near China-claimed waters
PUERTO PRINCESA, Nov 22, 2022, AFP. US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel today to…
Stable geopolitical environment needed: PM Lee
PHNOM PENH, Nov 14, 2022, ST. A stable geopolitical environment is important for the region…
Vietnam’s sugar industry targets to restore cane output
HANOI, Nov 2, 2022, VNS/VNA. The domestic sugarcane and sugar industry expects to continue output…
Malaysia’s Melaka flood evacuees up to 250
MELAKA, Oct 28, 2022, Malay Mail. The number of people evacuated to relief centres (PPS)…