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…
Laos thanks Vietnam for its invaluable assistance in country’s Covid-19 containment effort
VIENTIANE, May 6, 2021, Vientiane Times/ANN. Invaluable assistance provided by the government of Vietnam has…
S. Korea sees growing economic momentum toward full recovery
SEOUL, May 6, 2021, Bloomberg. South Korea sees growing momentum for a faster-than-expected economic recovery…
China suspends economic dialogue with Australia as relations curdle
BEIJING, May 6, 2021, Reuters. China “indefinitely” suspended on Thursday all activity under a China-Australia…
Brunei’s largest telco company DST launches mobile app jointly developed by MultiSys
MANILA, May 6, 2021, PhilStar. MyDST, the mobile app and website that leading software developer…
New Covid-19 movement restrictions may threaten Malaysia’s recovery: Moody’s Analytic
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6, 2021, Bernama. Malaysia’s trade and industrial production both paint an optimistic…
Ex-comfort women to appeal S. Korea court ruling dismissing case
SEOUL, May 5, 2021, Kyodo. A group of former “comfort women” in South Korea are…
Colombia protests escalate as police stations focus of growing unrest
BOGOTA, May 5, 2021, Newsweek. Police stations in Colombia are the focus of spiraling unrest…