China’s novel flying robot able to take scientific research to Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
BEIJING, Sep 15, 2020, Global Times. A novel flying robot independently developed by Chinese researchers…
Sri Lanka navy plugs fuel leak on fire-stricken tanker
COLOMBO, Sep 15, 2020, AFP. Sri Lankan military divers fixed a fuel leak from the…
Tencent to open Southeast Asia regional hub in Singapore
HONG KONG, Sep 15, 2020, Reuters. Chinese gaming and social media group Tencent said on…
Thai cabinet mulls another long holiday to spur economy
BANGKOK, Sep 15, 2020, Bangkok Post. The cabinet is thinking about declaring another long holiday,…
TikTok confirms submitting proposal to US authority
LOS ANGELES, Sep 15, 2020, Xinhua. Video-sharing social networking company TikTok said on Monday that…
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…