Lao Central bank warns over fake kip banknotes
VIENTIANE, Feb 21, 2020, The Laotian Times. The Bank of the Lao PDR has issued…
Bolivia’s electoral body blocks Morales from running for Senate
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 21, 2020, TASS. Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal has declined the application of…
Thais urged to avoid travel to Kazakhstan due to quarantine rules
BANGKOK, Feb 21, 2020, The Nation. Thai people have been urged to temporarily avoid travel…
China to postpone tropical Davos as outbreak derails slew of high-profile events
BEIJING, Feb 21, 2020, SCMP. The Boao Forum for Asia, a Davos-style gathering of regional…
Huawei says awarded 91 commercial 5G contracts
LONDON, Feb 21, 2020, Xinhua. Chinese tech giant Huawei announced here on Thursday that it…
Australia’s de-emphasis on Pacific health a mistake: Aid group
CANBERRA, Feb 20, 2020, RNZ. An aid group is describing the Australian government’s change of…
Business slowdown in Johor due to drop in Singapore visitors
JOHOR BARU, Feb 20, 2020, The Star/Asia News Network. It used to be a perennial…
‘Trump platter, baked delicacies’: Traditional welcome in store for US president, first lady
NEW DELHI, Feb 20, 2020, The Hindustan Times. When they arrive in Delhi on the…
Philippine parliament OKs full foreign ownership in power, transport, communications
MANILA, Feb 20, 2020, PhilStar. The House of Representatives approved yesterday the measure amending the…
Indonesia’s govt proposes excise tax on sugary drinks
JAKARTA, Feb 20, 2020, ANTARA. Government has proposed Rp1,500 to Rp2,500 excise tax on each…
Coronavirus may become ‘new flu’: China Academy of Medical Science
BEIJING, Feb 20, 2020, SCMP. China reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases on…
Two elderly passengers on a coronavirus-hit cruise ship die in Japan
TOKYO, Feb 2, 2020, Reuters. Two passengers from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship moored near Tokyo…