Mexico’s Covid case numbers could actually be 7 million: Expert
MEXICO CITY, Jul 31, 2020, Bloomberg. Mexico’s real coronavirus case tally could be more than…
US president Trump suggests delaying November election — but it’s not likely
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 31, 2020, LA Times. In a desperate struggle to resuscitate his reelection…
Vietnam transport ministry plans over $17B to build expressways in 5 years
HANOI, Jul 31, 2020, Hanoi Times. Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked for funding…
[Analytics] The case for an East Asian ‘climate club’ led by Australia
The Nobel Prize-winning US economist William Nordhaus fired a salvo recently when he published an…
China slams Fiji opposition’s Covid-19 claims
SUVA, Jul 31, 2020, RNZ. The Chinese Embassy in Fiji has condemned claims made by…
US ex-marine jailed for 9 years by Russian court
MOSCOW, Jul 31, 2020, CNN. A Moscow court sentenced former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed to…
China-US relationship needs a ‘reset’: China’s envoy
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 31, 2020, China Daily. The China-US relationship can have a future only…
Cambodia’s ministry of tourism launches special tour packages to popular destinations
PHNOM PENH, Jul 31, 2020, Khmer Times. The Ministry of Tourism and travel agents jointly…
Macao refutes Malaysia’s claim Jho Low is hiding in territory
SINGAPORE, Jul 31, 2020, Bloomberg. Macau has disputed Malaysian authorities’ claim that Low Taek Jho…
[Analytics] Myanmar’s Covid-19 response banks on Aung San Suu Kyi
With an official total of 351 cases and six deaths four months after the first…
‘Resistance will continue’: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong
HONG KONG, Jul 31, 2020, AFP. Hong Kong’s democracy camp will continue to fight Beijing’s…
US must prepare for an ever more powerful China: Think tank
HONG KONG, Jul 31, 2020, SCMP. The United States should prepare for an “ascendant” Communist-led…