Private investment up 4 per cent in 2019, marks 3 years of consistent growth in Peru
LIMA, Feb 22, 2020, ANDINA. Peru’s private investment has registered a growth of 4% in…
Death toll rises to eight after flash flood sweeps away scouts in Indonesia
YOGYAKARTA, Feb 22, 2020, The Jakarta Post. A joint search and rescue team reported on…
New Zealand and Papua New Guinea pledge closer relations
AUCKLAND, Feb 22, 2020, RNZ. New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have pledged to work…
Iran on a global dirty money watchdog terror financing blacklist
PARIS, Feb 22, 2020, Daily Times. A global dirty money watchdog on Friday placed Iran…
China’s leader Xi replies to letter from Bill Gates on coronavirus
BEIJING, Feb 22, 2020, Xinhua. Chinese President Xi Jinping has written back to Bill Gates,…
S. Korea strongly protests Japan’s renewed claims to Dokdo
SEOUL, Feb 22, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea lodged a strong protest Saturday against Japan’s renewed…
Coronavirus ‘dents plans’ for EU-China investment deal by September
BEIJING, Feb 21, 2020, SCMP. The coronavirus epidemic has reduced prospects for China and the…
Vietnam’s tourism sector discusses solutions to increase revenues
HANOI, Feb 21, 2020, NDO. A conference was held jointly by the Vietnam National Administration…
Bhutan’s hydropower potential increases to 37,000 MW
THIMPHU, Feb 21, 2020, Kuensel. The country’s hydropower potential and availability is now around 37…
[Analytics] Is Japan entering the new space race?
During the new session of parliament in January this year Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
Indonesia’s govt plans to build 11 integrated border checkpoints in 2020
JAKARTA, Feb 21, 2020, ANTARA. The Public Works and Housing Ministry plans to build 11…
Singapore-based OCBC Bank expects 2 per cent dip in 2020 revenue on virus impact
SINGAPORE, Feb 21, 2020, The Business Times. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC Bank) on Friday upped…