Australian tourism industry seeks urgent help as cost of bushfires grows
MELBOURNE, Jan 18, 2020, Reuters. Australia’s peak tourism body estimated the country’s bushfire crisis has…
Australia
Australia is an economy of 24 million people and is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. When it co-founded the forum in 1989, Australia’s real GDP was USD 590 billion. Its per capita GDP was USD 35,000. In 2016, its real GDP has risen to USD 1.3 trillion, while its per capita GDP stood at USD 55,600.
ASEAN, RCEP trade partners unlikely beneficiaries from US-China trade war
BEIJING, Jan 18, 2020, SCMP. An unexpected effect of the US-China trade war has been…
[Analytics] Is Singapore ready for malign foreign influence?
Singaporean politicians and commentators repeatedly emphasise the dangers of malign foreign interference. Attention has moved…
Rain hits Australian fires, but blazes still rage
SYDNEY, Jan 17, 2020, AFP. Heavy rain fell on bushfires in eastern Australia Friday for…
New wave of government funding to help bushfire victims in Australia
SYDNEY, Jan 15, 2020, AAP. Charities will get more government funding to hand out food…
First unit of 1320 MW Payra coal-fired power plant went into test operation in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Jan 14, 2020, The Bangladesh Today. The first unit of 1320 MW Payra coal-fired…
Melbourne smothered in smoke as Australian bushfires burn despite cool change
MELBOURNE, Jan 14, 2020, Reuters. Australia’s devastating bushfire season is far from over despite cooler…
Koalas could be classified ‘endangered’ after fires decimate population
SYDNEY, Jan 13, 2020, Bloomberg. Australia’s koala population has taken such an “extraordinary hit” from…
Firefighter dies as Australia works on long-term battle plan
BURRAGATE, Jan 12, 2020, Philippine Daily Inquirer. A firefighter was killed by a falling tree…
[Analytics] Why Australia is burning
Owing to the smoke from nearby wildfires, Canberra in December had the world’s worst air-quality…
[Analytics] Morrison, the political animal who missed the political opportunity to lead
The Australian Prime Minister’s actions during the bushfire crisis jar with what we’ve come to…
Iran admits shoting down Ukrainian passenger plane “unintentionally”
TEHRAN, Jan 11, 2020, News.com.au. Human error has been blamed for the downing of the…
