Hisense LED TV manufacturing opens in Pakistan
KARACHI, Apr 30, 2019, The Financial Daily. Tri-Angels Electronics, which started off with a small-scale…
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More Malaysian property will sell in 2019: finance minister
KAJANG, Apr 30, 2019, MalayMail. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng is optimistic that more people…
[Analytics] What if mainland Chinese tourists stop coming in Hong Kong?
Number of travellers visiting the city continues to rise, but with nearly four in five…
China, Pakistan sign deal on peaceful use of space
BEIJING, Apr 30, 2019, Global Times. A newly signed space exploration agreement between China and…
Easter bombings: 140 suspects arrested yesterday in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Apr 29, 2019, News 1st. Several search operations were carried out across the island,…
Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak fails to have corruption charges overturned
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 29, 2019, AP. Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak has failed in…
[Analytics] From the Ruins of the Caliphate: Sri Lanka’s Bloody Easter
No sooner had the news of the serial bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday…
Singapore, China ink deals on trade, Belt and Road projects
BEIJING, Apr 29, 2019, The Straits Times. Singapore and China signed five agreements on Monday…
Upgrade of the Penang Airport will be led by the Singaporean consortium
GEORGE TOWN, Apr 29, 2019, FMT. The long-awaited expansion and upgrade of the Penang International…
[Analytics] Beijing’s maritime militia, the scourge of South China Sea
China uses hundreds of fishing trawlers, manned by military-trained sailors and modified for ramming and…
[Analytics] CPTPP: Will opportunities open up for Vietnam’s footwear in second half of 2019?
Vietnamese garment makers expect the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to exert…
Duterte pushes peaceful use of seas
BEIJING, Apr 28, 2019, PhilStar. President Duterte yesterday urged other heads of state, including Chinese…