India violated ceasefire 1,595 times in 2020: Pakistani officials
Jul 7, 2020, ISLAMANAD, Anadolu Agency. Pakistan on Monday summoned a senior Indian diplomat and…
Bubonic plague triggered health alert in China
TAIPEI, Jul 7, 2020, WP. Chinese public health authorities are stepping up precautions to prevent…
Russia cracks down on marmot hunting after bubonic plague alert
MOSCOW, Jul 7, 2020, Reuters. Russia said on Monday it had stepped up patrols to…
[Analytics] ASEAN underground abortion
Abortion is an extremely taboo topic in some parts of conservative Southeast Asia. Athira Nortajuddin…
Thailand’s dire economic outlook is worst in Asia
BANGKOK, Jul 7, 2020, Bloomberg. Thailand has been cited as a success story in containing…
Australia deploys police, army to enforce border closure amid Covid-19 outbreak
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE, Jul 7, 2020, Reuters. Hundreds of police officers and army troops are being deployed…
Samsung projects 23 per cent jump in profit on strong memory chip sales
SEOUL, Jul 7, 2020, AP. Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday its operating profit for the…
Human trials of India’s first Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin to begin soon
NEW DELHI, Jul 7, 2020, WHO. India’s first potential indigenous coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine, Covaxin,…
Vietnam’s rice exports up nearly 18 per cent in the first half of 2020
HANOI, Jul 7, 2020, VNA. Vietnam earned 1.71 billion USD from exporting nearly 3.5 million…
Saigon to open new night walking street
HO CHI MINH CITY, Jul 7, 2020, VN Express. Ho Chi Minh City is to…
US-listed Chinese firms trade mostly higher
BEIJING, Jul 7, 2020, Xinhua. U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mostly higher on Monday, with eight…
TikTok to exit Hong Kong market ‘within days’
HONG KONG, Jul 7, 2020, BBC. TikTok has said it will quit the Hong Kong…