China’s second sea-based space launch places 9 satellites in orbit
BEIJING, Sep 15, 2020, China Daily. China launched a Long March 11 solid-propellant carrier rocket…
[Analytics] Russian Orange that’s still green: What the country’s creative industries awaits
It’s called the ‘cultural and creative industries’ (CCI) in the UK, or the ‘orange economy’…
[Analytics] China expands its island-building strategy into the mid-Pacific
The world knows the Republic of Kiribati as a very low-lying nation in the mid-Pacific…
Palau to host in-person Micronesian leaders summit
NGERULMUD, Sep 14, 2020, RNZ. Palau President Tommy Remengesau has confirmed his country will host…
[Analytics] Why Indians continue to live in joint families
The Indian family, wrote novelist VS Naipaul, was a clan that gave protection and identity…
TikTok will partner with Oracle in the US after Microsoft loses bid
WASHINGTON, D.C./NEW YORK, Sep 14, 2020, CNN Business. TikTok and Oracle will become business partners…
Nepal ‘buying’ citizens in three villages on border
THIMPHU, Sep 14, 2020, The Asian Age. With India locked in a standoff with China…
[Analytics] How Covid-19 wreaked havoc on Southeast Asia’s stock markets
Southeast Asia’s stock markets contracted after the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the region earlier this…
Yoshihide Suga to succeed Abe as Japan’s next PM after big win in LDP election
TOKYO, Sep 14, 2020, ST. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the trusty right-hand man…
Most Asean workers not keen to return to workplaces: Poll
SINGAPORE, Sep 14, 2020, BT. Residents are divided across the Asean-6 economies on whether they…
Putin, Lukashenko to hold face-to-face talks
MINSK, Sep 14, 2020, TASS. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko…
Indonesia begins food estate program in North Sumatra to spur economy
JAKARTA, Sep 14, 2020, The Jakarta Post.The government is set to develop 30,000 hectares into…