98.6 per cent of households in Japan have received the one-off 100,000 yen cash handouts
TOKYO, Aug 25, 2020, Kyodo. The government said Tuesday 98.6 percent of households in Japan…
Peru may have Covid-19 vaccine by early 2021
LIMA, Aug 25, 2020, ANDINA. Foreign Affairs Minister Mario Lopez estimates that Peru could have…
California fires torch more land than 5 New York Cities
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 25, 2020, CNN. Firefighters working 24-hour shifts will get no reprieve from…
Aceh’s toll roads should be connected to tourism centers: Jokowi
JAKARTA, Aug 25, 2020, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) emphasized that the main corridor of…
Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia among the highest rates in Bloomberg’s Misery Index
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 25, 2020, Merco Press. Bloomberg’s Misery Index, which tallies inflation and unemployment…
Strengthening B2B ties with China is Pakistan’s foremost priority: PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25, 2020, Xinhua. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said that strengthening the business-to-business…
[Analytics] The Eurasian Century has already begun
In 1997, Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote: “Eurasia is the axial supercontinent … It is imperative that…
Korea’s Jeju to come under direct influence of powerful typhoon Tuesday night
SEOUL, Aug 25, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju is set to…
[Analytics] Cambodia needs technocratic leaders to stay relevant in Industry 4.0
In Cambodia, there is an increasing demand for high-skilled laborers as the country aspires to…
China promises to prioritize Mekong nations for Covid-19 vaccine
HANOI, Aug 25, 2020, VN Express. Vietnam and other Mekong countries will receive priority once…
Russia achieves certain success in helping China set up its missile attack warning system
KUBINKA, Aug 25, 2020, TASS. Russia has started work on some elements of the Chinese…
VNG sues TikTok over alleged copyright infringement in Vietnam
HANOI, Aug 25, 2020, Reuters. TikTok is finding itself entangled in yet another controversy as…