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…
Cybercrimes number in Russia up by 77 per cent in 2020: Interior ministry
MOSCOW, Oct 21, 2020, TASS. The number of cybercrimes in Russia has gone up by…
Thailand welcomes first tourists since March
BANGKOK, Oct 21, 2020, AFP. Thailand has welcomed its first group of tourists in seven…
[Analytics] Deepening Japan’s cooperation with Papua New Guinea
A small but telling glimpse of Japan’s diplomatic approach in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was…
Pakistani pharmaceutical products exports increase record 22.6 per cent
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21, 2020, APP. Pharmaceutical products exports during First three months of current fiscal…
K-pop culture machine boosts Netflix growth
NEW YORK/SEOUL, Oct 21, 2020, Reuters. A zombie drama, a TV series about a supernatural…
Thai protest leaders ‘Penguin’, ‘Rung’ denied bail
BANGKOK, Oct 21, 2020, Bangkok Post. Two protest leaders, Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak and Panusaya “Rung”…
Singapore’s TraceTogether check-ins to become mandatory from end-December
SINGAPORE, Oct 21, 2020, ST. By the end of December, checking in with the TraceTogether…