Hanoi proposes fourth ring road at $5.9B
HANOI, May 8, 2021, VN Express. Hanoi has proposed building a fourth ring road with…
India’s Tamil Nadu announces 14-day complete lockdown from May 10 till 24
NEW DELHI, May 8, 2021, India Today. Acomplete lockdown for 14 days will be imposed…
Singapore stops accepting new work pass holders
SINGAPORE, May 8, 2021, ST. Singapore has stopped accepting new entry applications for work pass…
[Analytics] China-US tensions move to space as rocket debris heads for Earth
Finger-pointing over the growing problem of space junk is only going to get worse as…
Out-of-control Chinese rocket expected to crash back to Earth around May 8
BEIJING, May 7, 2021, CNet. It sounds like the plot of a Bruce Willis movie:…
[Analytics] Why the Taiwan Covid model works
The threat that emerging infectious diseases pose to global health and economy never ceases. As…
Anti-Olympic petition in Japan gains tens of thousands of signatures
TOKYO, May 7, 2021, AP. An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be…
Modi presses ahead with $1.8B parliament renovation even as Covid-19 ravages India
NEW DELHI, May 7, 2021, CNN. While hospitals plead for life-saving oxygen and Covid-19 patients…
Chinese officials on suspension of all activities under framework of China-Australia dialogue
BEIJING, May 7, 2021, Xinhua. China said Thursday (May 6) that Australia has been for…
China’s foreign trade up 28.5 per cent in Jan-Apr
BEIJING, May 7, 2021, Xinhua. China’s total imports and exports expanded 28.5 percent year on…
Terrorist tag in West Papua could worsen racism: Rights group
JAKARTA, May 7, 2021, RNZ. Human Rights Watch is urging the Indonesian government to rethink…
Chinese travel bookings triple during ‘hottest’ public holiday since the pandemic
BEIJING, May 6, 2021, CNBC. Millions of Chinese rushed to travel during the five-day Labor…