[Analytics] How a Cambodian national park is being sold down the river
Botum Sakor National Park in southern Cambodia has lost at least 30,000 hectares of forest…
Myanmar violence could lead to civil war: China’s UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS, May 4, 2021, AP. China’s U.N. ambassador on Monday urged stronger diplomatic efforts…
UK and India announce $1.4B investment boost
NEW DELHI, May 4, 2021, Reuters. Britain and India announced 1 billion pounds ($1.39 billion)…
China’s push to cut carbon emissions boosts risks for part of the country
BEIJING, May 4, 2021, CNBC. China’s bond defaults are increasingly concentrated in a part of…
[Analytics] China’s debt-trap diplomacy
American statesman John Adams, who served as president from 1797 to 1801, famously said, “There…
Malaysia likely to impose fresh movement restrictions in Kuala Lumpur, other areas: Report
SINGAPORE, May 3, 2021, BT. Malaysia is likely to announce and enforce a two-week targeted…
Philippines slams China for ‘dangerous maneuver’ in disputed sea
MANILA, May 3, 2021, Bloomberg. The Philippines’ Foreign Affairs Department on Monday said it protested…
New Zealand’s differences with China becoming harder to reconcile: PM
WELLINGTON, May 3, 2021, Reuters. Differences between New Zealand and its top trading partner China…
Australia’s India ban criticised as ‘racist’ rights breach
CANBERRA, May 3, 2021, BBC. Australia’s threat to jail citizens returning home from India has…
25 killed in boat accident in Bangladesh: Police
DHAKA, May 3, 2021, NDTV. At least 25 people were killed in a collision between…
Protests grow in S. Korea over Japan’s Fukushima water plan
SEOUL, May 3, 2021, Al Jazeera. Lee Dong-ho, 73, has been fishing waters off South…
Northeast Asian countries guard against uneven economic recovery, downside risks
SEOUL, May 3, 2021, Yonhap. The top economic policymakers of South Korea, China and Japan…