Singapore’s economy could shrink 7.6 per cent on-year in the third quarter
SINGAPORE, Sep 7, 2020, CNBC. Singapore’s economy is expected to shrink by 7.6% in the…
China’s largest chipmaker plunges 23 per cent after US says it could blacklist the firm
GUANGZHOU, Sep 7, 2020, CNBC. Shares of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), China’s biggest contract…
Strong earthquakes rock Vanuatu
PORT VILA, Sep 7, 2020, RNZ. Two strong earthquakes, within 20 minutes of each other,…
Nearly 300 Rohingya migrants reach Indonesia ‘after seven months at sea’
JAKARTA, Sep 7, 2020, IBT. Nearly 300 Rohingya migrants reached Indonesia early Monday claiming to…
Aussies to get free coronavirus vaccine from early 2021: PM
CANBERRA, Sep 7, 2020, 9News. Australians will be among the first in the world to…
Leadership race for Japan’s new main opposition party starts
TOKYO, Sep 7, 2020, Kyodo. As Japan looks ahead to the ruling party’s presidential election,…
China plans to launch 12 internet-of-things satellites next year
BEIJING, Sep 7, 2020, Xinhua. China will see intensive satellite launches for the country’s space-based…
New Zealand’s PM Ardern restarts coronavirus-delayed election campaign with holiday pledge
WELLINGTON, Sep 7, 2020, AFP. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resumed campaigning in New Zealand’s virus-delayed…
China tries to flip the pandemic script
BEIJING, Sep 7, 2020, AFP. China is recasting Wuhan as a heroic coronavirus victim and…
India raises border deployment to ward off Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Sep 7, 2020, The Asian Age. Following specific intelligence that China could use…
Myanmar activist poet Maung Saungkha convicted for protesting against internet shutdown
YANGON, Sep 6, 2020, Global Voices. A local Myanmar court has convicted poet and activist…
China imposes new visa restrictions targeting US media
BEIJING, Sep 6, 2020, CNN Business. In the latest round of tit-for-tat between Beijing and…