China-born billionaire denies Australian election interference
SYDNEY, Feb 15, 2022, AFP. A Chinese-Australian billionaire on Tuesday (Feb 15) denied being the…
Australia urges China to denounce Russia over Ukraine
CANBERRA, Feb 15, 2022, AP. Australia’s prime minister on Tuesday urged China to denounce Russian…
Taiwan says Chinese plane flew close to remote island
TAIPEI, Feb 15, 2022, Reuters. A small Chinese civilian aircraft flew very close to a…
[Analytics] China’s tech giants push toward an $8T metaverse opportunity
Imagine this: the metaverse with Chinese characteristics. That’s how the virtual world that everyone’s talking…
[Analytics] Indonesia begins to look beyond Jokowi
It says a lot about Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo’s extraordinary mastery over Indonesian politics that year…
India cuts tax on crude palm oil imports to help consumers, refiners
MUMBAI, Feb 14, 2022, Reuters. India has cut its tax on crude palm oil (CPO)…
Laos works to end greenhouse gas emission by 2050
VIENTIANE, Feb 14, 2022, VNA. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Laos has…
US military attache summoned to Russian Defense Ministry over submarine incident
MOSCOW, Feb 13, 2022, TASS. Russia’s Defense Ministry has summoned a US military attache over…
US and allies condemn North Korea over missile test ‘provocations’
PYONGYANG, Feb 13, 2022, The Guardian. The top diplomats of Japan, South Korea and the…
China issues blizzard alert in first Beijing snowfall of Olympics
BEIJING, Feb 13, 2022, Reuters. The China Meterological Administration issued a blizzard warning for Sunday…
Singapore Airshow expects sharp fall in visitor numbers – organiser
SINGAPORE, Feb 13, 2022, Reuters. A sharp fall in trade visitors is expected at the…
[Analytics] Why Singapore is one of the most crypto-friendly countries
At the end of 2021 — a year in which Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH)…