US, China agreement set to spur global climate action
SINGAPORE, Apr 19, 2021, AFP/NYT. The United States and China will work together to tackle…
Philippine authorities seize fossilized giant clam shells worth $25M
MANILA, Apr 19, 2021, CNN. The Philippines is shell-ebrating after it seized more than 150…
Tokyo 2021: Olympic chief to visit Japan to approve safety amid Covid cases surge
TOKYO, Apr 18, 2021, The Guardian. The head of the Olympic movement will visit Japan…
Australia’s federal govt and South Australia sign $851M deal to curb carbon emissions
CANBERRA, Apr 18, 2021, Reuters. Australia’s federal government and the state of South Australia have…
’Dire need of beds, oxygen’: India’s capital under siege from Covid-19
NEW DELHI, Apr 18, 2021, Reuters. India’s capital New Delhi recorded 25,500 coronavirus cases in…
Australia in ‘no hurry’ to open borders to visitors
CANBERRA, Apr 18, 2021, CNN. Australia is in “no hurry” to open its international borders…
[Analytics] How a Hong Kong protester became one of the territory’s youngest exiles
For more than a year, the teenager’s weekends were dominated by marches, during which she…
US pressures Taiwan to address undervalued currency
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 17, 2021, WSJ. The Treasury Department put pressure on Taiwan to address…
China ready to invest $1.38B in Indonesia: Envoy
PONTIANAK, Apr 17, 2021, ANTARA. China has confirmed plans to invest US$1.38 billion in Indonesia,…
[Analytics] India’s shadow looms over revived China-Bhutan border talks
After years of delay, Beijing and Thimphu have agreed to resume discussions on their disputed…
Russia unveils array of countermeasures to US sanctions
MOSCOW, Apr 17, 2021, Xinhua. The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday announced a series of…
Police identified gunman who killed 8 people at an Indianapolis FedEx facility
INDIANAPOLIS, Apr 17, 2021, CNN. Police arrived “to a very chaotic scene, with victims and…