China poaches 3,000 chip engineers, but Taiwan winning from trade war
TAIPEI, Dec 4, 2019, Taiwan News. China has lured away 3,000 chip engineers from Taiwan…
[Analytics] ASEAN fights to stay neutral in the US–China contest
Rising US–China tensions go beyond trade and involve a broad range of issues including strategy,…
Kim Jong-un opens new ‘socialist utopia’ town featuring luxury ski resort and hotels
SAMJIYON, Dec 4, 2019, News.com.au. Kim Jong-un has officially opened a new town in North…
Monas blast raises questions over Indonesia’s national security
JAKARTA, Dec 4, 2019, The Jakarta Post. A blast that occurred within the National Monument…
[Analytics] Russia opens Siberian pipeline to China as Beijing expands its influence in the Arctic
The pipeline comes after China unveiled a plan nearly two years ago called the “Polar…
Social affairs – a focus of Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship year 2020
HANOI, Dec 4, 2019, VNA. Social affairs will be an important issue of the Association…
Samoa measles epidemic: Death toll rises to 60
APIA, Dec 4, 2019, RNZ. The death toll from Samoa’s measles epidemic has risen to…
Malaysia embraces challenges to ensure APEC 2020 a success: PM
CYBERJAYA, Dec 4, 2019, Bernama. Malaysia will embrace all challenges, including the downside risks from…
‘Some good things can happen’: At NATO, Trump talks nuclear deals with Russia and China but his record tells another story
LONDON, Dec 4, 2019, RT. US President Donald Trump once again brought up the possibility…
Huawei moving US research center to Canada
BEIJING, Dec 4, 2019, AFP. The founder of Huawei says the Chinese tech giant is…
Vietnam’s Vingroup and Masan to merge units to create retail giant
HANOI, Dec 3, 2019, Bangkok Post. Two of Vietnam’s most important companies plan to merge…
US flies additional spy planes over S. Korea: Aviation tracker
SEOUL, Dec 3, 2019, Yonhap. U.S. reconnaissance aircraft again flew over the Korean Peninsula, an…
