China urges US to immediately withdraw restrictions on Chinese diplomats
BEIJING, Sep 4, 2020, China Daily. China urged the United States to immediately withdraw its…
Brief lockdown slows inflation in the Philippines
MANILA, Sep 4, 2020, PhilStar. Inflation eased for the first time in three months in…
Jakarta launched free internet for students
JAKARTA, Sep 4, 2020, Jakarta Globe. A community center building in Johar Baru, Central Jakarta,…
Vietnam to soon resume flights to China, Cambodia, Laos and Taiwan
HANOI, Sep 4, 2020, Hanoi Times. The aviation authorities have proposed reopen six international routes…
[Analytics] Australia as an Asian power leaves no room for economic fantasy
For Australia to join the great decoupling from China that some Americans and Australian security…
Russian investigators to review possibility someone tried to murder Navalny
MOSCOW, Sep 4, 2020, Reuters. Russia’s Investigative Committee has asked one of its regional branches…
[Analytics] India gains nothing from an ‘Asian NATO’
If you are of two minds about the foreign-policy orientations of the Indian government, what…
Chinese president Xi postpones visit to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sep 4, 2020, The Nation. Chinese President Xi Jinping has postponed his visit to…
[Analytics] Myanmar’s narrative of democratic transition is holding the country back
In central Yangon, the fabric printing shops that line the streets of the Shwegondine neighborhood…
Thailand sets out 3,000-baht cash handouts to people to buy consumer goods
BANGKOK, Sep 4, 2020, TNA. The government’s Center for Economic Situation Administration approved the economic…
US is looking at banning more Chinese apps over national security as TikTok sale stalled
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 4, 2020, CNBC. President Donald Trump’s administration is looking into banning more…
Garment companies shift from China to India
CHENNAI, Sep 4, 2020, ToI. When German leisure wear brand Marc O’Polo called its Indian…