Four Kyrgyz parties pass threshold to enter parliament
BISHKEK, Oct 5, 2020, Anadolu Agency. Kyrgyzstan’s election body has announced the first official result…
Japan protests Chinese digital museum on disputed isles
TOKYO, Oct 5, 2020, Kyodo. Japan has lodged a protest against China’s creation of a…
Singapore extends pandemic-induced loan relief measures into 2021
SINGAPORE, Oct 5, 2020, Reuters. Singapore said today it would extend relief programmes on mortgages…
Vietnam’s PM attends Hanoi congress on patriotism
HANOI, Oct 5, 2020, VNS. The Patriotic Emulation Congress of Hà Nội for the 2020-2025…
Japanese-run cannabis oil production factory raided in Thailand
BANGKOK, Oct 5, 2020, Pattaya Mail. National police arrested a Japanese national and four Thais…
Singapore ‘cruises to nowhere’ plan sparks virus fears
SINGAPORE, Oct 5, 2020, AFP. Singapore hopes to start “cruises to nowhere” in a bid…
New Zealand PM says ‘we beat the virus again’
WELLINGTON, Oct 5, 2020, AFP. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared on Monday New Zealand “beat…
China claimed Korean folk tradition as Chinese in a TV show, infuriated a number of Korean netizens
SEOUL, Oct 5, 2020, Korea Bizwire. A recent Chinese TV show claiming Korean tradition as…
Japanese designer Kenzo Takada dies from Covid-19
PARIS, Oct 5, 2020, Kyodo. Japanese designer Kenzo Takada, founder of the Kenzo brand who…
Illegal Chinese fishing in S. Korea grows increasingly unrestrained: Lawmaker
HONGSEONG, Oct 5, 2020, Yonhap. Illegal fishing by Chinese boats in South Korean waters has…
Water cuts for over 300,000 households in Malaysia’s Klang Valley enter second day
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5, 2020, Malay Mail. The over 300,000 households in the Klang Valley…
Duterte performance rating rises to 91 per cent in 1st major survey during pandemic
MANILA, Oct 5, 2020, Rappler. The performance rating of President Rodrigo Duterte rose to 91%,…