Berlin allows ‘comfort woman’ statue to remain for time being
BERLIN/SEOUL, Oct 14, 2020, Kyodo. Reversing an earlier order to remove a statue symbolizing Korean…
Japan’s new submarine unveiled amid China’s assertiveness
KOBE, Oct 14, 2020, Kyodo. Japan’s newest submarine was unveiled Wednesday at a shipyard in…
[Analytics] Thailand’s unprecedented revolt pits the people against the King
Set apart from the frenetic bustle of one of Asia’s largest cities and nestled amid…
Nissan to pay $4M fine to settle wrongful vehicle repossession charges
TOKYO, Oct 14, 2020, The Hill. The financing arm of Nissan Motor Company will pay…
Jakarta police detain 500 for stone-pelting
JAKARTA, Oct 14, 2020, ANTARA. The Jakarta Metropolitan Police detained about 500 teenagers for allegedly…
Riots, clashes as Indonesia labor law protests flare up
JAKARTA, Oct 14, 2020, Anadolu Agency. Riots broke out between police and demonstrators on Thursday…
Philippine Cebu City goes under quarantine until yearend
CEBU, Oct 13, 2020, PhilStar. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella agrees with the recommendation of…
[Analytics] Trench warfare, drones and cowering civilians: On the ground in Nagorno-Karabakh
The battle over Nagorno-Karabakh, waged on and off for a century, has flared anew and…
Bangladesh will not co-fund Sinovac’s vaccine trial: Health minister
DHAKA, Oct 13, 2020, Reuters. Bangladesh will not co-fund a late-stage domestic trial of a…
IMF sees less severe global contraction but trouble in emerging markets
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 13, 2020, Reuters. Forecasts for the global economy are “somewhat less dire”…
Russia should introduce Covid-19 contact tracing system like S. Korea does: Expert
MOSCOW, Oct 13, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. South Korea’s measures against the novel coronavirus pandemic…
South China Sea situation remains ‘volatile’: Philippine military chief
MANILA, Oct 13, 2020, PNA. The situation in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea)…