Recovery efforts continue in southwest Japan after heavy rain
FUKUOKA, Jul 11, 2020, Kyodo. Recovery efforts continued Saturday in Japan’s southwestern region of Kyushu,…
F1 confirms Russian Grand Prix on September 25-27
MOSCOW, Jul 11, 2020, TASS. The Russian Grand Prix, part of the 2020 Formula One…
S. Korea, US may cancel summertime combined exercise due to COVID-19: sources
SEOUL, Jul 11, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea and the United States appear increasingly likely to…
Delhi govt cancels all state university exams amid Covid-19 crisis
NEW DELHI, Jul 11, 2020, Hindustan Times. Delhi’s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday…
Thousands people came to an unauthorized rally to support the detained governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk region
KHABAROVSK, Jul 11, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Near 2,000 people in Khabarovsk came to an…
Floods, landslides kill 23 in Nepal, dozens missing
KATHMANDU, Jul 11, 2020, Reuters. Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at…
[Analytics] Hong Kong: End of the global city?
On 1 July, Hong Kong made the first arrests under its controversial new National Security…
Malaysia’s leader to face crucial political test in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 11, 2020, Bloomberg. Malaysia’s government will face its biggest test of support…
Singapore ruling PAP party wins general elections, but support falls
SINGAPORE, Jul 11, 2020, BBC. Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has retained power in…
Japan to discuss travel ban easing with China, S. Korea, others
TOKYO, Jul 10, 2020, Kyodo. Japan is looking to begin discussions with around 10 countries…
Kazakhstan health ministry rejects Chinese claim of ‘unknown, deadlier pneumonia’
NUR-SULTAN, JUl 10, 2020, SCMP. Kazakhstan’s health ministry has dismissed a Chinese embassy warning that…
Chinese nickel company promises to hire 5,000 locals amid backlash in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Jul 10, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Chinese-backed mining company PT Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry…