Tokyo governor, Abe say they’ll cooperate on virus, Olympics
TOKYO, Jul 6, 2020, AP. Tokyo’s governor and her political rival, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…
Former PM Najib’s alliance wins first by-election since Malaysia turmoil
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 5, 2020, Bloomberg. The alliance which former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak…
Construction of Vientiane station for Laos-China rail link begins
VIENTIANE, Jul 5, 2020, Bangkok Post. Laos has started building a railway station in Vientiane…
[Analytics] Authentic flavours of Asian heritage food
What is Nasi Liwet? Or pempek? Ju hu char? Mallung or Wambatu Moju? Jaime Ee…
Xi Jingping calls for closer cooperation between Chinese, Mongolian ruling parties
BEIJING, Jul 5, 2020, Xinhua. Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that the Communist Party…
New swine G4 virus finded in China unlikely to infect humans: Center for disease control
BEIJING, Jul 5, 2020, China Daily. Current evidence suggests it is extremely unlikely the public…
Guests in Melbourne quarantined but speaks out about lack of safety procedures
MELBOURNE, Jul 5, 2020, News.com.au. A quarantined traveller inside a Melbourne hotel has spoken up…
[Analytics] Cracks in the Trump-Europe relationship are turning into a chasm
For more than 70 years, the transatlantic alliance has served as the unshakable foundation of…
31 countries open borders to Filipinos: Department of Foreign Affairs
MANILA, Jul 5, 2020, PNA. The Department of Foreign Affairs reported Sunday that of the…
Thai tourism scheme offering discounts on rooms, restaurants and flights opens for registration on July 15
BANGKOK, Jul 5, 2020, The Nation. The government’s tourism stimulus scheme “Rao Pai Tiew Gun”…
Taj Mahal to reopen after 3-month lockdown for 5,000 visitors in a day
NEW DELHI, Jul 5, 2020, Reuters. Visitors to the Taj Mahal will have to wear…
Racism against Papuans is isolated: Indonesia’s official
JAKARTA, Jul 5, 2020, RNZ. An Indonesian government official has characterised recent racism against West…