Thai tourism sector scrambles for virus support
BANGKOK, Feb 28, 2020, Bangkok Post. Tourism businesses have been knocked comatose by the virus…
[Analytics] Revolutionary hydropower for ASEAN
Hydropower technology is considered a clean renewable energy source. It is generated by converting kinetic…
Huawei France 5G plant a go, location undisclosed
PARIS, Feb 28, 2020, AFP. Chinese telecom giant Huawei said Thursday that it would begin…
52 countries restrict entry from coronavirus-hit S. Korea
SEOUL, Feb 28, 2020, Yonhap. More than 50 countries are restricting the entry of travelers…
Malaysia’s Agong summons Speaker to palace again over special sitting of Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28, 2020, Malay Mail. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md…
Death toll in Delhi violence goes up to 39 as affected areas see uneasy calm
NEW DELHI, Feb 28, 2020, India Today. Death toll in the Delhi violence has now…
[Analytics] The European Commission’s palm oil conundrum
With new regulatory changes now taking place on the basis of the EU’s Renewable Energy…
Vietnam described as East Asia’s trade hub
HANOI, Feb 28, 2020, VNA. Mostafa Mousavi, head of the Iran-Vietnam Joint Chamber of Commerce,…
China, Japan, South Korea supply chains under threat from ‘second wave’ of disruptions
BEIJING, Feb 28, 2020, SCMP. China, Japan and South Korea are at risk of a…
Fears grow as Pope Francis falls ill
VATICAN, Feb 28, 2020, Asia Times. Pope Francis has fallen ill in Rome, only one…
Seven major Asia-Pacific markets have tumbled into correction territory
BEIJING, Feb 28, 2020, SNBC. A surge in coronavirus cases outside China has sent stock…
Founder of media group Jimmy Lai taken away by Hong Kong police for investigation
HONG KONG, Feb 28, 2020, Xinhua. Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, instigator of the Hong Kong riots,…