Governors bring soil, water in ritual to build new Indonesia’s capital
JAKARTA, Mar 14, 2022, Jakarta Globe. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his governors’ recent “Kendi…
[Analytics] Pyongyang’s manufactured missile crisis
From November 2021 through till January 2022, Pyongyang has violated UN resolutions and caused significant…
Cambodia, Thailand tighten naval ties
PHNOM PENH, Mar 12, 2022, The Phnom Penh Post. The militaries of Cambodia and Thailand…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits satellite launch test site
PYONGYANG, Mar 11, 2022, Business Standard. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the country’s satellite…
S. Korea president-elect pledges ‘private sector-led’ growth
SEOUL, Mar 10, 2022, Bloomberg. South Korea President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledged after his narrow election…
Malaysia Feb-end palm oil inventories fall less than expected as exports shrink
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 10, 2022, Reuters. Malaysia’s palm oil inventories at the end of February…
Lee, Yoon in dead heat
SEOUL, Mar 9, 2022, Yonhap. South Korea’s presidential election is too close to call, with…
S. Koreans vote for new president
SEOUL, Mar 9, 2022, Yonhap. South Koreans voted Wednesday to pick a new president after…
[Analytics] Japan and Australia step up defence cooperation
The Japan–Australia Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) was finally signed on 6 January 2022. Under the…
Thailand bids to avert ‘population crisis’ as birth rate crashes
BANGKOK, Mar 7, 2022, Reuters. Thailand is scrambling to encourage its people to have more…
Sydney faces more rain as death toll from Australian floods rises
SYDNEY, Mar 6, 2022, Reuters. Sydney, Australia’s most populous city that has been drenched in…
China to step up spending despite lower budget deficit ratio: Official
BEIJING, Mar 5, 2022, Reuters. China will step up its fiscal spending this year to…