Indonesia urged to impose tighter rules for Chinese fishing vessel recruitment after seamen’s deaths
JAKARTA, Jun 6, 2020, SCMP. The deaths of four Indonesians after working on Chinese fishing…
Brasilian leader Bolsonaro threatens to pull out of WHO as coronavirus kills ‘a Brazilian per minute’
BRASILIA, Jun 6, 2020, Reuters. President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out…
Construction starts for railway west of Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Jun 6, 2020, China Daily. The construction of the Shanghai section of the Husuhu…
Malaysia’s health ministry mulling mandatory Covid-19 vaccination
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 5, 2020, Bernama. The Ministry of Health (MOH) is considering to make…
Las Vegas casinos reopen with cheap $30-a-night rooms on the strip
LAS VEGAS, Jun 5, 2020, National Post. Casinos in Nevada began welcoming customers again on…
[Analytics] South Korea and Japan’s Covid-19 image war
As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, countries are investing in strategic narratives to tell the world…
Ahead of talks with China over Ladakh standoff, India signals a realistic approach
NEW DELHI, Jun 5, 2020, Hindustan Times. Indian military officials will walk into a meeting…
Covid-19 bill to be tabled during July Parliament session in Malaysia: PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 5, 2020, Bernama. The government will introduce the Covid-19 Temporary Measures Bill…
Indonesian farmers suffer pandemic-related losses in May
JAKARTA, Jun 5, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Indonesian farmers suffered losses in May as low…
Philippine president Duterte wants more bus routes in Metro Manila
MANILA, Jun 5, 2020, The Manila Times. President Rodrigo Duterte wants more bus routes opened…
Cambodia’s empty hotels slowly start to attract people
PHNOM PENH, Jun 5, 2020, The Khmer Times. Hotels and international airports closed by the…
Japan plans to begin vaccination against Covid-19 in first half of 2021
TOKYO, Jun 5, 2020, TASS. The Japanese government plans to begin the vaccination of the…