Europe’s leaders disagree on Russia talks despite Biden-Putin meeting
LONDON, Jun 27, 2021, CNBC. France and Germany’s plans to restart talks with Russia have…
Sydney to enter two-week lockdown as it scrambles to contain delta variant
SYDNEY, Jun 27, 2021, CNBC. Sydney will enter a hard two-week lockdown on Saturday night…
Laos to join meetings on rail link between Thailand and China
BANGKOK, Jun 27, 2021, Bangkok Post. Thailand and China have agreed to seek to hold…
China’s industrial profit growth slows amid high raw material prices
BEIJING, Jun 27, 2021, Reuters. Profits at China’s industrial firms rose 36.4% in May from…
Rice from S. Korea boosts emergency reserves during economic woes: Laos
VIENTIANE, Jun 27, 2021, Vientiane Times/ANN. South Korea has donated 1, 320 metric tonnes of…
Malaysia to stay in Phase One of recovery plan: PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 27, 2021, Malay Mail. The first phase of the National Recovery Plan…
Myanmar torches drugs worth $670M
YANGON, Jun 26, 2021, Bangkok Post. Myanmar authorities torched $670 million worth of narcotics across…
Vietnam to trial vaccine passport program in July
HANOI, Jun 26, 2021, VN Express. Vietnam will trial its vaccine passport program in July…
[Analytics] Is there room for China in Australia’s travel bubble?
While Australia has managed the COVID-19 pandemic exceptionally well, hard border closures led to substantial…
Malaysia encourages selective investments into the country
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 26, 2021, Bernama. To achieve a high-income nation status, a new national…
East Asia was hit by another coronavirus epidemic 20,000 years ago: Study
CANBERRA, Jun 26, 2021, CNN. Over the past 20 years, people have faced a series…
Chinese leader Xi to hold video talks with Russian president
BEIJING, Jun 26, 2021, China Daily. President Xi Jinping will hold talks with his Russian…