The Cook Islands PM to stand down in September, plans to become the secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum
AVARUA, Jun 17, 2020, RNZ. Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna will stand down in…
Remaining coronavirus restrictions in Moscow to stay until mid-July: Mayor
MOSCOW, Jun 17, 2020, TASS. The remaining restrictions, earlier imposed in Moscow amid the novel…
Philippine capital city Manila allows dine-in services at 30 per cent capacity
MANILA, Jun 17, 2020, PhilStar. The Manila city government on Monday allowed the opening of…
[Analytics] Wider armed conflict between India and China unlikely
The possibility of a broader armed conflict between India and China is unlikely, analysts said,…
Thai domestic tourism gets stimulus packages
BANGKOK, Jun 17, 2020, Bangkok Post. The cabinet on Tuesday approved in principle three stimulus…
China’s economic recovery from coronavirus in doubt as Beijing outbreak forces businesses to ‘wait and see’
BEIJING, Jun 16, 2020, SCMP. Small business owners in Beijing who were beginning to see…
Chinese military urges India to return to negotiations
BEIJING, Jun 16, 2020, Xinhua. A Chinese military spokesperson said Tuesday the Indian side should…
20 Indian soldiers dead, Chinese troops killed-injured due to Ladakh clash
NEW DELHI, Jun 16, 2020, India Today. Twenty Indian Army soldiers were killed due to…
Four military servicemen injured in explosion at testing ground in Siberia
NOVOSIBIRSK, Jun 16, 2020, TASS. Four military servicemen have been injured in an artillery shell…
India’s colonel, 2 soldiers killed in Ladakh face-off, casualties ‘on both sides’
NEW DELHI, Jun 16, 2020, NDTV. An Indian colonel and two soldiers were killed in…
[Analytics] Japan’s triple economic shock
Japan’s economy has experienced three consecutive shocks over the past year-and-a-half. Sayuri Shirai specially for…
World Amateur Go Championship in Russia to be held in June, 2021
MOSCOW/VLADIVOSTOK, Jun 16, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. The International Go Federation set a new date…