El Niño agri damage tops P2.67 billion in Philippines
MANILA, Mar 27, 2019, PhilStar. Agricultural damage caused by the weak El Niño has reached…
[Analytics] EU leaders hold out olive branch to Chinese ‘rival’ by saying they want active role in Belt and Road Initiative
European and Chinese leaders sought to reassure each other over economic cooperation on Tuesday despite…
[Analytics] China, France sign US$45 billion of deals including Airbus order
French President Emmanuel Macron calls for a ‘strong Europe-China partnership’ despite his criticism of Italy…
Facebook removes over 2,600 fake pages “connected to Iran, Russia, Macedonia and Kosovo”
MOSCOW, Mar 26, 2019, TASS. Facebook removed more than 2,600 pages, in particular those allegedly…
[Analytics] How bad is it?
US and European markets picked through the rubble of Friday’s sharp decline. Major equity indices…
Police agrees with Duterte that Philippine drug situation has worsened
MANILA, Mar 26, 2019, Inquirer. The Philippine National Police (PNP) agrees with President Rodrigo Duterte…
N. Korean staff return to inter-Korean liaison office
SEOUL, Mar 26, 2019, Yonhap. North Korea restored some personnel to an inter-Korean liaison office…
Japan to accept online applications for some visas from July
TOKYO, Mar 26, 2019, Kyodo. Japan will move some visa application procedures online in July…
Japan to lift evacuation order in town hosting Fukushima plant
TOKYO, Mar 26, 2019, AFP. Japan will for the first time next month lift an…
Exiled former premier Thaksin says Thailand’s election ‘rigged’ by junta
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 26, 2019, The Straits Times. There is a lot of evidence that…
Life as one of China’s 13 million ‘deadbeats’ means slow trains, special ring tones
Individuals on a national list of ‘discredited individuals’ are barred from taking aeroplanes and high-speed…
[Analytics] Mueller’s report, finding no Russia collusion or conspiracy, is a major indictment of US media
The Mueller investigation has finally come to an end and, while Donald Trump was not…