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…
Russia ready to assist in resolving border conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
MOSCOW, May 2, 2021, TASS. Moscow is ready to continue to assist in resolving the…
[Analytics] Building resilient, sustainable and secure cities for a post-COVID-19 world
Around 55 per cent of the world’s population live in cities and by 2050 this…
South-east Asian economy gets lift from US-China tensions
JAKARTA, May 2, 2021, ST. When the United States Commerce Department signalled in late 2019…
Philippine govt kicks off jobs recovery strategy
MANILA, May 2, 2021, The Manila Times. government kicked off its employment recovery strategy on…
India records highest single-day toll of 3,689 Covid deaths
NEW DELHI, May 2, 2021, India Today. India on Sunday reported its highest single-day toll…
Honey exports set for anti-dumping probe in US
HANOI, May 1, 2021, VN Express. The U.S. Department of Commerce has received demands for…
New US Indo-Pacific commander vows to avoid great power conflict
WASHINGTON D.C., May 1, 2021, Kyodo. New U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. John Aquilino pledged…