Singapore’s Grand Hyatt Hotel goes up in smoke, forcing 500 people to be evacuated
SINGAPORE, Mar 27, 2019, SCMP. About 500 people were evacuated on Wednesday after a fire…
Japan enacts record ¥101 tril budget for FY2019
TOKYO, Mar 27, 2019, Kyodo. The Diet on Wednesday enacted a record 101.46 trillion yen…
Belt and Road not limited to China: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
HAINAN, Mar 27, 2019, China Daily. The Belt and Road Initiative is set to promote…
Sayonara Heisei: Over 70% in Japan view 1989-2019 era positively
Over 70 percent of respondents to a Kyodo News poll said the Heisei era from…
[Analytics] Modi playing China card to win election
Not long before India’s general elections scheduled from April 11 to May 19, the standoff…
Memorandum of understanding paves way for work in Japan for Cambodians
TOKYO, Mar 27, 2019, The Phnom Penh Post. A memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which would…
[Analytics] Can Nepal’s government translate the hype around the Investment Summit to actual investments?
Nepal’s business community is cautiously optimistic about the upcoming mega-summit that the government says will…
Fears Thai election results could plunge the country into deeper climate of censorship
Thailand has held its first election since the 2014 coup, and with the military poised…
French Polynesia moots redeveloping Makatea
PAPEETE, Mar 27, 2019, RNZ. The French Polynesian government says Makatea Atoll could be rehabilitated,…
NZ dollar’s ‘savage’ fall as Reserve Bank adopts gloomy outlook
WELLINGTON, Mar 27, 2019, NZ Herald. The Reserve Bank has kept its official cash rate…
[Analytics] Myanmar: New export strategy launched, but barriers remain
With export revenues having only increased by around US$2 billion over the past five years,…
Colombia clashes with UN over registered increase in violence
UN, Mar 27, 2019, Colombia Reports. Colombia’s defense minister has clashed with the United Nations…