Vietnam’s PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc elected state president
HANOI, Apr 5, 2021, Hanoi Times. Phuc is Vietnam’s 11th State President since 1945 and…
India critical part of solution to climate crisis: US
NEW DELHI, Apr 5, 2021, India Today. Ahead of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John…
Singapore Airlines rolling out IATA Travel Pass
SINGAPORE, Apr 5, 2021, Asian Aviation. Singapore Airlines announced on Monday (5 April) that passengers…
Bangladesh enforcing weeklong lockdown amid virus surge
DHAKA, Apr 5, 2021, AP. Bangladesh is enforcing a lockdown for a week from Monday,…
Russia drops threat to block Twitter
MOSCOW, Apr 5, 2021, Bloomberg. Russia backed off a threat to block Twitter Inc., saying…
ASEAN leaders to meet over Myanmar’s crisis
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 5, 2021, Reuters. Brunei, the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian…
Malaysia accepts 14 per cent cost increase in China-led rail project
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 5, 2021, Reuters. Malaysia said on Monday that it had accepted an…
Carrie Lam expects more prosperous Hong Kong with improved electoral system
HONG KONG, Apr 4, 2021, Xinhua. With legislative changes on improving Hong Kong’s electoral system…
US not prepared to compete in AI era: Experts
TAIPEI, Apr 4, 2021, Taiwan News. The U.S. is in danger of losing its technological…
Russian Cabinet approves extension of agreement on cooperation in outer space with US
MOSCOW, Apr 4, 2021, TASS. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has approved the proposal to…
Plan to relax Australian rules for chemicals and pesticides attacked by environment groups
CANBERRA, Apr 4, 2021, The Guardian. Environment and health groups have fiercely criticised proposals to…
[Analytics] Europe is torn over whether to take Putin’s help on vaccines
Europe’s lackluster vaccination program has presented one of the continent’s greatest foes with a golden…