India’s Chennai Metro to run trains from 8 am to 8 pm
CHENNAI, Sep 3, 2020, The Hindu. Chennai Metro Rail will begin services first between Washermanpet…
[Analytics] The next front in the India-China conflict could be a Thai Canal
Forget the new Cold War in the Pacific between the United States and China. There’s…
S. Korea’s Asiana deal set to become another botched M&A
SEOUL, Sep 3, 2020, Yonhap. HDC Hyundai Development Co.’s planned takeover of Asiana Airlines Inc….
Japan’s ‘flying car’ developer SkyDrive secures $37M series B
TOKYO, Sep 3, 2020, The Bridge. Tokyo-based SkyDrive, the Japanese drone startup spun off from…
Beijing receiving first international flights since March
BEIJING, Sep 3, 2020, Reuters. Beijing’s main international airport on Thursday began receiving international flights…
Bhutan’s PM urged people to choose staying home even after the lockdown relaxation
THIMPHU, Sep 3, 2020, Kuensel. The Prime Minister wrote a letter to “his dear friends…
Xi says China ready to work with Russia to safeguard WWII results
BEIJING, Sep 3, 2020, China Daily. Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that he is…
Philippines jobless rate eases, but Metro Manila left behind
MANILA, Sep 3, 2020, PhilStar. The number of jobless Filipinos went down nationwide in July…
$100 will be charged on foreign deposits for each required Covid-19 test in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Sep 3, 2020, Khmer Times. Cambodia will charge only $100 from foreigners for…
Western outrage after Putin critic Navalny ‘poisoned with Novichok’, deadly Soviet-era nerve agent
BERLIN, Sep 3, 2020, AP, AFP, Reuters. Western leaders have demanded an explanation from Moscow…
Thai Airways puts on flights to Asia, Europe
BANGKOK, Sep 3, 2020, Bangkok Post. Thai Airways International (THAI) will operate 18 special flights…
New party founded by Malaysia’s former PM aspires to win 36 parliamentary seats in the next general election
PUTRAJAYA, Sep 3, 2020, Malay Mail. Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) aspires to win 36…