Fujifilm to market Avigan in China with local pharmaceutical company
TOKYO, Oct 22, 2020, Kyodo. Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Thursday it has partnered with Shanghai-based…
Thai protesters give PM three days to quit
BANGKOK, Oct 22, 2020, Reuters. Thai protesters on Wednesday gave Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha a…
Roscosmos plans to achieve independence of Russian space sector from imports by 2025
MOSCOW, Oct 22, 2020, TASS. Russia’s space sector will no longer depend on imported goods…
Indonesia, Japan agree to set up essential business travel corridor
JAKARTA, Oct 21, 2020, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga agreed…
Philippines seen missing goal to energize entire archipelago
MANILA, Oct 21, 2020, PhilStar. The Philippines risks missing a target to energize the entire…
Mastercard, MatchMove, Idemia to pilot fingerprint biometric card in Asia
SINGAPORE, Oct 21, 2020, BT. Mastercard, Singapore fintech MatchMove and tech company Idemia are working…
[Analytics] Chinese military base speculation hurts Cambodian people
I have always been baffled by the frequent discussion on possible Chinese military base installations…
More than 100 dead as Vietnam reels from ‘worst floods in decades’
HANOI, Oct 21, 2020, CNN. More than 100 people are dead and thousands of homes…
As US presidential election enters final days, Canada braces for the fallout
OTTAWA, Oct 21, 2020, CBC. The federal government is preparing for the weeks of uncertainty…
Robots will replace 85 million jobs in next five years, but 97 million will be created in tech industries: WEF
NEW YORK, Oct 21, 2020, Merco Press. Robots will destroy 85 million jobs at mid-sized…
[Analytics] Lessons from China’s economic recovery
China has this week become the first country to inch its way back to economic…
Asia’s biggest film fest opens in S. Korea’s Busan as a shadow of its usual self
BUSAN, Oct 21, 2020, AFP. An anthology paying cinematic tribute to Hong Kong was the…