Joint statement by ASEAN Defence Ministers on defence cooperation against disease outbreaks
HANOI, Feb 19, 2020, VNA. The Defence Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
Hong Kong, Macau travel ban lifted in the Philippines
MANILA, Feb 19, 2020, PhilStar. Filipino workers were allowed to return to their jobs in…
Trump wants to make doing business with China ‘easy’
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 19, 2020, China Daily. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday openly vilified…
China coronavirus death toll exceeds 2,000 but recoveries on the rise
BEIJING, Feb 19, 2020, SCMP. China’s health authorities reported 1,749 new cases of coronavirus and…
[Dialogue] ‘Connection between Go and decision-making in business is a non-linear one’
The World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC), which will be held in the city of Vladivostok…
Indonesia’s labour laws discourage investment and leave workers worse off: Experts
JAKARTA, Feb 18, 2020, ST. Last week, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo introduced legislation in parliament…
Vietnam faces potential state budget loss of $1.82B on coronavirus
HANOI, Feb 18, 2020, The Hanoi Times. In case the epidemic persists for around four…
Automakers in China gradually reopen after virus shutdown
BEIJING, Feb 18, 2020, AP. Automakers are reopening factories in China that were idled by…
UAE gives nod to operation of 1st reactor of Barakah nuclear plant built by S. Korean companies
SEOUL, Feb 18, 2020, Yonhap. The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s nuclear watchdog on Monday approved…
Quarantine ruling: Russia sends woman back after she escapes
MOSCOW, Feb 18, 2020, AP. A Russian court on Monday ordered a woman who escaped…
Suicide bombing at protest rally kills 8 in Pakistan
QUETTA, Feb 18, 2020, Pakistan Today. Three policemen were among eight persons killed in a…
[Analytics] Trump’s trade deal poses new dangers to Southeast Asia
After two years of alternating between tense escalation and fleeting periods of calm, the United…