South Korean boycott hammers sales of Japanese consumer goods
TOKYO, Aug 3, 2020, Nikkei. Japanese brands from beer to clothes were walloped by a…
Abe to attend Hiroshima, Nagasaki events marking US atomic bombings
TOKYO, Aug 3, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he will take part…
Hong Kong police chief taken to court as man accuses officers of abuse of power over ID card request
HONG KONG, Aug 3, 2020, SCMP. A Hong Kong man has taken the city’s police…
Key components of China’s navigation satellite system Beidou 100-percent domestic
BEIJING, Aug 3, 2020, Xinhua. All key components of the Beidou-3 satellite are 100 percent…
Travellers to Singapore to wear electronic tracking device from Aug 10
SINGAPORE, Aug 3, 2020, ST. All travellers entering Singapore who are serving their stay-home notice…
[Analytics] The next US-China battleground: Chinese dams on the Mekong River?
Chinese dams on the Mekong have been blamed by some for the severe droughts suffered…
Russia’s oil production down by 16.2 per cent in July, to 39.6M tonnes
MOSCOW, Aug 2, 2020, TASS. Russia’s oil and gas condensate production dropped by 16.2% in…
Taiwan’s GDP contracts in Q2 2020
TAIPEI, Aug 2, 2020, Xinhua. Taiwan’s gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 0.73 percent year-on-year…
Torrential rain hammers South Korea, leaving 6 dead
SEOUL, Aug 2, 2020, NBC News. Torrential rain pounded most of South Korea on Sunday,…
India interior minister tests positive for coronavirus
NEW DELHI, Aug 2, 2020, Al Jazeera. India’s Interior Minister Amit Shah said that he…
Trump to act on Chinese software companies in coming days: Pompeo
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 2, 2020, Reuters. President Donald Trump will take action shortly on Chinese…
Building stronger China’s defense is a crucial goal: Xi
BEIJING, Aug 2, 2020, China Daily. China should advance modernization of its national defense and…