Peru boosts campaign to promote avocado consumption in Japan
LIMA, Jul 30, 2020, ANDINA. Peru’s Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) —through its trade…
Seattle residents slam ‘Defund the police’ as ‘radical experiment’ during city budget meeting
SEATTLE, Jul 30, 2020, Fox News. Hundreds of Seattle residents spoke up about proposals to…
Reforms urged to keep ASEAN connected and competitive
SINGAPORE, Jul 30, 2020, BT. Shrinking foreign direct investment (FDI) poses “a fundamental threat” to…
[Analytics] What do Papuans really want?
On Tuesday, July 14th, the Antara News, Jakarta published an article by the Vice Deputy…
Runaway N. Korean defector unlikely to have contracted coronavirus: KCDC
SEOUL, Jul 30, 2020, Yonhap. A North Korean defector suspected of having fled back to…
Singapore Airlines cuts all rank-and-file staff’s pay by 10 per cent
SINGAPORE, Jul 30, 2020, BT. Singapore Airlines (SIA) has implemented more measures to slash costs,…
Cambodia Rice forum postponed
PHNOM PENH, Jul 30, 2020, The Phnom Penh Post. The 7th Cambodia Rice Forum has…
Vietnam fiscal deficit widens to $4.3B in 7 months on Covid-19
HANOI, Jul 30, 2020, Hanoi Times. Vietnam recorded a state budget deficit of VND101.1 trillion…
US Congress grilled the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 30, 2020, CNN Business. The most powerful figures in tech were hit…
Hong Kong bars 12 opposition candidates from election
HONG KONG, Jul 30, 2020, BBC. Hong Kong authorities have disqualified a dozen pro-democracy candidates…
Internet cafés, gyms allowed to open Aug 1 in the Philippines
MANILA, Jul 30, 2020, The Manila Times. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said the Inter-Agency Task…
[Analytics] ‘Vaccine nationalism’: Is it every country for itself?
It’s dog eat dog in the world of COVID-19 vaccines. Kate Kelland, Julie Steenhuysen specially…