Korean Foreign Minister cautious about assessing Seoul-Tokyo relations after a post-Abe Japan
SEOUL, Aug 31, 2020, The Korea Herald. Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Monday expressed…
K-pop band BTS wins 4 awards at MTV Video Music Awards
SEOUL, Aug 31, 2020, Yonhap. K-pop band BTS picked up four awards at the 2020…
Pakistani govt, Sindh to jointly work on major problems of Karachi: PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31, 2020, Pakistan Today. The federal government, along with the Sindh government, is…
Thai Kanchanaburi borders with Myanmar closed due to Covid-19 threat
BANGKOK, Aug 31, 2020, The Nation. Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered closure of…
4 fishers rescued off Cebu’s Camotes Island
CEBU CITY, Aug 31, 2020, The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Four fishermen were rescued off the…
Malaysia’s rubber plantation workers all tapped out
ALOR GAJAH, Aug 31, 2020, FMT. Mohamad Jantan closes his eyes for a moment as…
Thailand delays $724M China submarine deal after public outcry over economic pain
BANGKOK, Aug 31, 2020, SCMP. Thailand delayed on Monday its US$724 million purchase of two…
Singapore aims to work more closely with China’s Guangdong
SINGAPORE, Aug 31, 2020, ST. Singapore aims to deepen collaboration with China’s Guangdong province in…
[Analytics] What does the rise of semi-authoritarian regimes in Southeast Asia mean for the region?
Southeast Asia has seen the rise of governments that cannot be easily categorized as either…
Foreign tourists to Vietnam down 66.6 per cent in eight months
HANOI, Aug 31, 2020, VNA. The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam reached only 3.8…
Indonesia exports 2.2 tons of tuna from Maluku to Japan
JAKARTA, Aug 31, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Indonesia exported 2.2 tons of tuna from Maluku…
Japan PM Abe discusses resignation with Trump, thanks him for US support
TOKYO, Aug 31, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday spoke with U.S. President…