[Analytics] Errors raise questions about Sri Lankan response to bombing
Time after time, Sri Lankan authorities have botched the effort first to head off and…
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Death toll in Sri Lankan attacks around 250, not 359: media
MOSCOW, Apr 26, 2019, TASS. The death toll in Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri…
Vietnam’s PM Phuc meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing
BEIJING, Apr 26, 2019, VNA. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with General Secretary of…
Magnitude 5.5-quake rocks Philippines
MANILA, Apr 26, 2019, PhilStar. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted Surigao del Norte Friday afternoon,…
Belt-Road plan is good but must be open to all: Malaysian PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 26, 2019, MalayMail. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad expressed Malaysia’s full…
Philippines mulls declaring Pag-asa Island, Eastern Kalayaan marine protected areas
MANILA, Apr 25, 2019, PhilStar. The Philippine government might declare Pag-asa (Thitu) Island and Eastern…
HK’s opens Subaru car assembly factory in Thailand
BANGKOK, Apr 25, 2019, Bangkok Post. Hong Kong-listed Tan Chong International Ltd (TCIL) plans to…
Vietnam braces for hottest summer in history
HANOI, Apr 25, 2019, VN Express. With the mercury soaring to record highs, Vietnam is…
Blast in Sri Lankan town Pugoda, no casualties
COLOMBO, Apr 25, 2019, Reuters. A blast was heard behind the magistrates court in Pugoda,…
China to increase Myanmar’s rice export quota to 400,000 tonnes
NAYPYITAW, Apr 25, 2019, The Myanmar Times. China has agreed to import 400,000 tonnes of…
Grab takes strategic stake in Ninja Van
SINGAPORE, Apr 25, 2019, The Business Times. RIDE-hailing unicorn Grab has made a strategic investment…
[Analytics] China’s Belt and Road may accelerate exit of manufacturing to Vietnam and India
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is China’s plan to grow global trade, but coupled…