Chinese hackers stole Mekong river data from Cambodian ministry
PHNOM PENH/HANOI, Jul 22, 2021, Reuters. Buried in a long U.S. indictment accusing China of…
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Malaysia ranks among China’s top gasoline importers in June
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 21, 2021, S&P Global. China’s gasoline exports to Malaysia recovered to 204,200…
7 missing in ground collapse in northern Laos
VIENTIANE, Jul 21, 2021, Xinhua. Seven people are missing in northern Laos’ Xieng Khuang province…
China’s borders will likely remain shut for months
HONG KONG, Jul 21, 2021, CNN. Last week, the Biden administration warned American companies about…
China’s wild elephants seek room to roam as habitats shrink
NEW DELHI, Jul 20, 2021, Indian Express. Under a footbridge in southwest China’s Yunnan province,…
Two major storms form in East Asia, threatening China, Japan and Taiwan
HONG KONG, Jul 20, 2021, CNN. Two big storms have formed in the waters of…
Taiwan clears its own Medigen Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
TAIPEI, Jul 19, 2021, SCMP. Taiwan’s government on Monday approved the use and production of…
Pakistan sees rosy prospect in chili industry with China’s helping hand
ISLAMABAD, Jul 19, 2021, Xinhua. Chaudhry Javed, a farmer from Pakpattan district of Pakistan’s eastern…
Philippine car importers sustain sales growth but recovery an ‘uphill struggle’
MANILA, Jul 19, 2021, PhilStar. Car importers posted another month of sales growth in June,…
[Analytics] Muhyiddin keeps Malaysian politics in lockdown
Just over six months ago Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin talked the country’s monarch into…
Deaths of Chinese workers has underscored the security risks attached to China’s overseas projects
ISLAMABAD, Jul 19, 2021, CNN. The death of nine Chinese workers in a bus explosion…
[Analytics] How Singapore and the UK are planning to ‘live with Covid’
More than a year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s rich nations…