Chinese carrier sails through waters near Okinawa, Japan says
TOKYO, May 3, 2022, Reuters. Eight Chinese naval vessels, including an aircraft carrier, passed between…
Hong Kong’s leadership candidate pledges to save city’s competitiveness
HONG KONG, Apr 29, 2022, Reuters. Hong Kong’s sole candidate to become its next leader…
COVID-hit Beijing increases curbs, fears Shanghai-like misery
BEIJING, Apr 28, 2022, Reuters. The Chinese capital of Beijing closed some public spaces and…
Suu Kyi gets five more years in jail over corruption case
BANGKOK, Apr 27, 2022, ST. A Myanmar court on Wednesday (April 27) sentenced ousted state…
N. Korea displays ICBMs at huge parade, vows to boost nuclear arsenal
SEOUL, Apr 26, 2022, Reuters. North Korea will speed up development of its nuclear arsenal,…
[Analytics] Political storm clouds gather over Pakistan
Imran Khan was voted out of office after only three and a half years on…
Malaysia’s largest bank says sorry for disruption to services
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 25, 2022, Malay Mail. Customers of Maybank found themselves temporarily unable to…
English-speaking foreigners in Russia are criticizing the US sanctions
VLADIVOSTOK, Apr 22, 2022, Pan Pacific Agency. Many English-speaking foreigners, living in the Primorsky Krai,…
Malaysia’s inflation rises 2.2 per cent in March 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 22, 2022, Bernama. Malaysia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in March 2022 rose…
Top American officials meeting in Honiara to discuss China pact
HONIARA, Apr 22, 2022, RNZ. Top United States officials are meeting with the Solomon Islands…
East Timor expected to join ASEAN in 2023
DILI, Apr 21, 2022, Kyodo. East Timor’s President-elect Jose Ramos-Horta said Thursday he expects his…
[Analytics] Will Yemen’s first nationwide ceasefire in 7 years ease energy concerns in Asia?
Efforts to extend the country’s first ceasefire for years, and create an opportunity to negotiate…