China tech giants have lost more than $250B in market value as regulatory concerns mount
SINGAPORE, Nov 11, 2020, CNBC. Shares of China’s top technology giants were battered on Wednesday…
Singapore and Hong Kong to start ‘travel bubble’ flights on Nov 22
SINGAPORE, Nov 11, 2020, CNBC. Quarantine-free leisure travel between Hong Kong and Singapore will resume…
Unofficial count gives Aung San Suu Kyi’s party victory in Myanmar
YANGON, Nov 11, 2020, AFP. An unofficial tabulation of the vote from Myanmar’s general election…
Toshiba to end coal power plant construction, shift to renewables
TOKYO, Nov 11, 2020, Kyodo. Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it will stop taking new construction…
Hong Kong disqualifies four pro-democracy lawmakers after China
HONG KONG, Nov 11, 2020, BBC. Four opposition pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong have been…
Asia-Pacific ministers in final talks for RCEP trade deal
TOKYO, Nov 11, 2020, Kyodo. Ministers from Japan, China, South Korea and 12 other Asia-Pacific…
SCO member states’ economies average drop will be 3.2 per cent in 2020: Putin
MOSCOW, Nov 10, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. SCO member states’ economies average drop will be…
Biden team says legal action is ‘certainly a possibility’ as agency’s delay hampers transition
WASHINGTON D.C., Nov 10, 2020, ABC News. President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team believes that the…
Brazil suspends trials of China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, citing ‘serious adverse event’
BRASILIA, Nov 10, 2020, CNN. Brazil’s health regulator has suspended trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19…
Chuncheon to introduce S. Korea’s first wheelchair canoe
CHUNCHEON, Nov 10, 2020, Korea Bizwire. South Korea’s first wheelchair canoe is now available in…
Biden could offer Russia to extend New START for 5 years without preconditions: Expert
VIENNA, Nov 10, 2020, TASS. If Joe Biden is elected US President, he could very…
S. Korean lawmakers planning visits to US to form ties with Biden
SEOUL, Nov 10, 2020, Yonhap. Both the ruling and opposition parties of South Korea are…