Thai govt agrees on Phuket plan
BANGKOK, Jun 8, 2021, Bangkok Post. The cabinet on Tuesday agreed in principle on the…
ASEAN, China pledge to exercise restraint in South China Sea, gloss over Myanmar crisis
BEIJING, Jun 8, 2021, ST. Asean and China on Tuesday (June 8) pledged to exercise…
[Analytics] Why Donald Trump doesn’t need Facebook
Last week, Donald Trump got another slap in the face: Facebook announced it was extending…
Websites begin to work again after major breakage
LONDON, Jun 8, 2021, BBC. A major outage has affected a number of high profile…
IOC reallocates North Korea’s qualification spots for Tokyo Games
TOKYO, Jun 8, 2021, Reuters. North Korea’s qualification places for next month’s Tokyo Olympics were…
Global chip shortage to last until at least mid-2022: Manufacturer
SINGAPORE, Jun 7, 2021, Financial Times. The global chip shortage disrupting the car industry and…
S. Korea court dismisses wartime labor case against 16 Japan firms
SEOUL, Jun 7, 2021, Kyodo. A South Korean district court on Monday dismissed a wartime…
Trial of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash to start hearing evidence in the Netherlands
BADHOEVEDORP, Jun 7, 2021, AFP. Dutch judges will on Monday (June 7) start hearing evidence…
Two trains crash killing at least 25 in Pakistan
MULTAN, Jun 7, 2021, Fox News. Two express trains collided in southern Pakistan early Monday…
China’s imports grow at fastest pace in decade as materials prices surge
BEIJING, Jun 7, 2021, CNBC. China’s imports grew at their fastest pace in 10 years…
Russia and Saudi Arabia reject calls to end oil and gas spending
ST. PETERSBURG, Jun 7, 2021, CNBC. Two of the world’s largest oil-producing countries plan to…
S. Korea to accelerate space program, expand US cooperation
SEOUL, Jun 6, 2021, Bloomberg. South Korea plans to accelerate its space development program including…