[Analytics] Robots on the India’s farm
To meet the ever-increasing food demand, existing farmlands need to be more productive and cost-effective….
China pledges expanded trade with EU but stops short on market access concessions
BEIJING, Sep 15, 2020, SCMP. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged to expand agri-food…
Second bid for New Caledonia’s Brazilian-owned Vale nickel plant
NOUMEA, Sep 15, 2020, RNZ. A further bidder has come forward to try to acquire…
[Analytics] ‘Flights to nowhere’ in Asia: Why people are paying to take them
Singapore Airlines is said to be considering a new route next month — what media…
Toyota to pause India expansion, blames ‘we don’t want you’ tax: Report
NEW DELHI, Sep 15, 2020, India Today. At a time when the Indian government has…
India’s defence minister to address both houses of Parliament on India-China standoff today
NEW DELHI, Sep 15, 2020, The Asian Age. Amid escalating tension between Indian and Chinese…
US blocks some Xinjiang goods from China suspected of being made with slave labor
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 15, 2020, CNN. The Trump administration issued new import restrictions on Monday…
S. Korea allows export of all protective face masks
SEOUL, Sep 15, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea allowed the export of all types of face…
Legal action taken against Melbourne’s much-hated curfew
MELBOURNE, Sep 15, 2020, News.com.au. Just last Friday, Daniel Andrews made clear he wouldn’t budge…
US studied plan to use 80 nuclear weapons if attacked by North Korea
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 15, 2020, Kyodo. The United States reviewed and studied a plan “that…
As promised, Japan’s soon-to-be PM Suga keeps key ministers and LDP execs in posts
TOKYO, Sep 15, 2020, Reuters. Kyodo, Jiji. Yoshihide Suga, the new president of the ruling…
[Analytics] Mekong countries don’t need to bank on outsiders
Recently there have been attempts to politicize issues relating to the Mekong region or even…