Myanmar to free over 5,000 political prisoners
YANGON, Oct 18, 2021, DW. Myanmar will release a total of 5,636 prisoners jailed for…
More than 20 dead after floods in south India
KOCHI, Oct 18, 2021, Reuters. At least 22 people were killed after heavy rains lashed…
Before debt woes, China Evergrande’s ambitious car making goals stunned industry
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Oct 18, 2021, Reuters. At the Shanghai Auto Show in April, the booth…
Japan to set up 100B yen fund for advanced technologies
TOKYO, Oct 18, 2021, Kyodo. Japan will establish a 100 billion yen ($880 million) fund…
Japan’s new PM sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine
TOKYO, Oct 17, 2021, Kyodo. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday sent a ritual offering…
India’s electricity demand picks up in Oct as coal shortage lingers
CHENNAI, Oct 16, 2021, Reuters. India’s electricity demand grew 4.9% during the first half of…
Nissan’s e-Power system put into volume production in China
SHANGHAI, Oct 15, 2021, Gasgoo. Dongfeng Motor Company Limited (DFL), the 50/50 joint venture between…
Cambodia’s PM wants law change to shut door on opponents
PHNOM PENH, Oct 15, 2021, Nikkei Asia. Hun Sen, Cambodia’s prime minister for more than…
S. Korea targets Apple over new app store regulation
SEOUL, Oct 15, 2021, Reuters. Apple Inc (AAPL.O) was on a collision course with South…
Bhutan, China sign memorandum of understanding on boundary issue, India wary
NEW DELHI, Oct 15, 2021, Tribune Daily. India has “noted” the signing of a memorandum…
India reopens for foreign tourists as virus infections ebb
NEW DELHI, Oct 15, 2021, AP. India reopened to fully vaccinated foreign tourists traveling on…
[Analytics] What is driving China’s e-commerce growth?
China’s retail e-commerce market has been the largest in the world since 2013. Its sales…