[Analytics] Power concentration under President Xi Jinping of China: Deng Xiaoping warned against this
Deng Xiaoping radically altered China from a tainted one-party-state based on power concentration under an…
President Tsai praises success of Oceans of Democracy state visit
TAIPEI, Apr 1, 2019, Taiwan Today. President Tsai Ing-wen said that her Oceans of Democracy…
Japan names new era Reiwa
TOKYO, Apr 1, 2019, Kyodo. Japan’s new era beginning May 1 will be named Reiwa,…
Gov’t of Myanmar and armed ethnic groups to hold talks in April
NAYPYITAW, Apr 1, 2019, Myanmar Times. The government and the Tatmadaw (military) will hold talks…
Solomons’ poll could have ‘domino effect’ for China: academic
HONIARA, Apr 1, 2019, RNZ. The caretaker Prime Minister, Rick Hou, has promised to review…
Vietnamese woman in Kim Jong-nam murder case accepts new charge, likely to walk free
SHAH ALAM, Apr 1, 2019, AFP. A Vietnamese woman suspected of assassinating the North Korean…
Ukrainian election frontrunner Zelensky vows not to call for protests in case of defeat
KIEV, Apr 1, 2019, TASS. Ukrainian presidential candidate Vladimir Zelensky, who leads the first round…
China launches new data relay satellite
BEIJING, Apr 1, 2019, Xinhua. China sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from…
IAF’s MiG 27 aircraft on routine mission crashes near Rajasthan’s Jodhpur
NEW DELHI, Mar 31, 2019, The Indian Express. A MiG 27 aircraft of the Indian…
[Analytics] Pacific value of ‘one family’ lost on Indonesian government
Last Thursday, The Jakarta Post published an opinion article by the Indonesian Foreign Affair Minister,…
Japanese refiners halt Iran oil imports as waiver expiry looms
TOKYO, Mar 31, 2019, Reuters. Japanese refineries have put a halt on imports of Iranian…
Duterte puts retired colonel to anti-communist insurgency task force
MANILA, Mar 31, 2019, PhilStar. President Rodrigo Duterte appointed a retired colonel who was previously…