China’s new coal plants risk 2060 climate target: Researchers
BEIJING, Nov 20, 2020, AFP. China must stop building new coal power plants and ramp…
Australian sharemarket ends strong week on a bum note with late sell-off
CANBERRA, Nov 20, 2020, NCA NewsWire. The Australian sharemarket was on track for its fifth…
Indonesia’s govt to apply health protocols more stringently for umrah pilgrims
JAKARTA, Nov 20, 2020, ANTARA. The Indonesian government will tighten the implementation of health protocols…
Covid-19 vaccine can arrive in the Philippines before April 2021: Officials
MANILA, Nov 20, 2020, Rappler. With President Rodrigo Duterte set to issue an emergency use…
China’s foreign minister to visit Japan for talks on travel restart
TOKYO, Nov 20, 2020, Kyodo. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Japan from Tuesday…
Japan’s tourism promotion will continue despite virus resurgence: PM
TOKYO, Nov 20, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday the government will continue…
China defies Elon Musk’s warnings and pushes ahead with hydrogen
BEIJING, Nov 20, 2020, Bloomberg. Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has spent years…
India’s Ahmedabad curfew order triggers panic buying in city
AHMEDABAD, Nov 20, 2020, India Today. People started panic buying on Friday, following Ahmedabad Municipal…
Russian parliament given draft law enabling Moscow to block US social media giants
MOSCOW, Nov 19, 2020, Reuters. Lawmakers in Russia’s parliament presented draft legislation on Thursday that,…
[Analytics] The year of the pandemic: a view from South Korea
In the global coronavirus pandemic, South Koreans should be dropping like flies. But they aren’t….
Lao authorities closely monitor inbound travelers amid Covid-19
VIENTIANE, Nov 19, 2020, Xinhua. The Lao government has continued to closely monitor people entering…
Asian economies should tap women as powerful, underutilised engine of growth: Singapore’s president
SINGAPORE, Nov 19, 2020, ST. The time that women in Asia-Pacific spend on housework daily…