S. Korea’s govt plans to install 41,000 free public Wi-Fi access points by 2022
SEOUL, Aug 21, 2020, ZDNet. The South Korea government will install an additional 10,000 free…
Alibaba tells Trump we ‘support American brands’
BEIJING, Aug 21, 2020, BBC. Alibaba has moved to ease tensions with Donald Trump, as…
Majority of Japanese firms are against holding Olympics next summer: Survey
TOKYO, Aug 21, 2020, Reuters. More than half of Japanese companies believe the Tokyo Olympics,…
Russian doctors refuse Navalny’s transfer to Germany
OMSK, Aug 21, 2020, Fox News. Russian doctors refused to authorize opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s…
Moon lander startup ispace raises $28M and launches a new lunar data platform
TOKYO, Aug 21, 2020, TechCrunch. Ispace, one of the startups working on putting a private…
In US-China tech war, investors bet on China’s localisation push
SHANGHAI, Aug 20, 2020, Reuters. As the US-China “tech war” widens, investors are betting on…
Delhi govt allows hotels, restaurants to serve liquor after a five months
NEW DELHI, Aug 20, 2020, India Today. After a period of five months, the Delhi…
China faces questions over ‘vaccinated’ workers sent at a mine in Papua New Guinea
PORT MORESBY, Aug 20, 2020, IBT. China faced demands on Thursday to explain why a…
Australia’s Victoria quarantine guests allowed to leave hotel three days after positive test
MELBOURNE, Aug 20, 2020, The Age. Victoria’s Health Department allowed hotel quarantine guests infected with…
Food take-out, delivery in Manila now allowed 24/7
MANILA, Aug 20, 2020, PhilStar. Take-out and delivery services in all food establishments in the…
Three killed in landslide at illegal mine in Central Java
JAKARTA, Aug 20, 2020, The Jakarta Post. A landslide has killed at least three miners…
224,800 workers in Singapore affected by cost-cutting measures
SINGAPORE, Aug 20, 2020, HRM Asia. 224,800 employees were affected by cost-cutting measures notified by…