Indonesian firm exports first 3 locomotives to the Philippines
SURABAYA, Dec 13, 2020, PNA. State-owned train manufacturer PT INKA for the first time shipped…
India farmers intensify protests as deadlock over new laws continue
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Dec 13, 2020, Reuters. Tens of thousands of Indian farmers on Sunday intensified…
Chinese capsule with moon rocks begins return to Earth
BEIJING, Dec 13, 2020, PTI. A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks…
Govt to order more Covid-19 vaccine to cover 60-70 per cent of Malaysians: PM
TANGKAK, Dec 13, 2020, Bernama. The government has plans to increase its purchase of the…
New Zealand, Cook Islands announce quarantine-free travel bubble
WELLINGTONE, Dec 12, 2020, RNZ. In a joint statement this morning the prime ministers of…
S. Korea’s award-winning filmmaker Kim Ki-duk dies from Covid-19 in Latvia
SEOUL, Dec 11, 2020, Yonhap. Kim Ki-duk, an internationally acclaimed filmmaker, died from COVID-19 complications…
Jokowi asks Elon Musk to study Indonesia as venue for SpaceX launch site
JAKARTA, Dec 12, 2020, Bloomberg. Indonesia invited SpaceX to assess the possibility of setting up…
US will not punish athletes for social justice protests at Olympics
TOKYO, Dec 12, 2020, Kyodo. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Thursday it will…
US FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for emergency use
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec 12,2020, CNBC. The Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer and BioNTech’s…
Farmers to block India’s railways if demands not met
NEW DELHI, Dec 11, 2020, The Asian Age. Not satisfied with the Centre’s offer to…
Thai protest leaders turn to ‘professional’ security guards
BANGKOK, Dec 11, 2020, Bangkok Post. Organisers of anti-government rallies have decided to stop using…
Jimmy Lai charged under national security law as Hong Kong crackdown worsens
HONG KONG, Dec 11, 2020, The Guardian. Hong Kong’s crackdown on dissent has escalated, with…