[Analytics] How South Korea built a system to beat Covid-19
The importance of a reliable and widely accessible health-care system is never more apparent than…
India’s PM Modi fires a Ram arrow at China
NEW DELHI, Aug 6, 2020, The Asian Age. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reached…
Vietnam to start building North-South Expressway in September
HANOI, Aug 6, 2020, Hanoi Times. Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) plans to start construction…
Online shopping in New Zealand’s state Taranaki grew 80 per cent during lockdown
WELLINGTON, Aug 6, 2020, Stuff. Online shopping in Taranaki increased 80 per cent when the…
Trump says N. Korea would seek talks if election was not near
WASHINGTON, Aug 6, 2020, Yonhap. U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that North Korea would…
[Analytics] Singapore’s 2020 election: Explaining the PAP’s stagnation
Singapore’s 2020 general election saw the opposition achieve its highest number of elected seats in…
Novel tick-borne bunyavirus re-emerges in China, kills seven
TAIPEI, Aug 6, 2020, Taiwan News. A highly pathogenic, tick-borne novel bunyavirus has reportedly re-emerged…
Sabah will always be part of Malaysia: Official in response to Philippines’ claim
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6, 2020, Bernama. Malaysia will not recognise any foreign claim for Sabah,…
Mike Pompeo set to tour Europe to discuss more US troop moves
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 6, 2020, Politico. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to…
Experts shoot down Osaka governor’s claim that gargling helps beat virus
OSAKA, Aug 6, 2020, Bloomberg. Experts cast doubt over claims by officials in the city…
Russia plans to remove radioactive subs, reactors from its Arctic sea floor
MOSCOW, Aug 6, 2020, Fox News. Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom is planning to…
US not qualified to build coalition of ‘clean countries’: Chinese FM
BEIJING, Aug 6, 2020, Xinhua. The United States is not qualified to build a coalition…