Vietnam government aims for 2021 economic growth of 6.5 per cent
HANOI, Dec 28, 2020, Bloomberg. Vietnam will strive for 2021 economic growth of 6.5%, Bangkok…
US, China and Australia evacuate expeditioner from Antarctica in 5-day mission
An Australian expeditioner has been medically evacuated from Antarctica, following a multinational effort by land,…
Farmers to hold meet day after PM Modi’s fresh appeal: 10 points
NEW DELHI, Dec 26, 2020, NDTV. Forty farm unions will hold a meeting today at…
China to become world’s No. 1 economy by 2028 due to Covid-19, 5 years earlier than estimated
LONDON, Dec 26, 2020, Reuters. China will overtake the United States to become the world’s…
Anti-Myanmar hate speech flares in Thailand over spread of Covid-19
BANGKOK, Dec 24, 2020, Reuters. “Wherever you see Myanmar people, shoot them down,” read one…
Has Donald Trump finally split the Republican party?
WASHINGTON D.C., Dec 24, 2020, The Guardian. After four years of norm-shattering rule, Donald Trump…
Bangladesh to finalise first bilateral rice deal with India in three years
DHAKA, Dec 24, 2020, Reuters. Bangladesh is finalising a purchase of 150,000 tonnes of rice…
[Analytics] Halal meat scandal in Malaysia: Blockchain technology to the rescue?
The damning expose of the domestic halal meat industry revolving around systemic and institutional corruption…
Alibaba shares sink in Hong Kong as China launches antitrust probe
BEIJING, Dec 24, 2020, Market Watch. Chinese regulators on Thursday announced an anti-monopoly investigation of…
Brazil institute says vaccine from China’s Sinovac has efficacy above 50 per cent
BRASILIA, Dec 24, 2020, CNBC. Brazilian researchers said on Wednesday the Covid-19 vaccine developed by…
[Analytics] Why N. Korea’s Mount Kumgang resort will be ‘envied by the world’
North Korea is not shy when it comes to hyperbole – its leaders are “supreme”,…
Russian president signs law reinforcing former presidents’ immunity
MOSCOW, Dec 23, 2020, TASS. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that reinforces the…