US Senate passes resolution limiting Trump’s power to launch military operations against Iran
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 14, 2020, Xinhua. U.S. Senate on Thursday (Feb 13) passed a resolution…
[Analytics] China virus threatens to wipe out millions of businesses
Millions of small businesses in China could be destroyed by the coronavirus outbreak, which has…
Russian health official sues woman who fled coronavirus quarantine in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb 13, 2020, TASS. The chief sanitary physician in the Russian city of…
[Analytics] Bhutan: Chasing development in the Dragon Kingdom
Two photographs encapsulate the complexity of Bhutan’s 11-year-old democracy. In the first, the King of…
Myanmar takes steps to improve trade strategies in ASEAN
NAY PYI TAW, Feb 13, 2020, Myanmar Times. Myanmar will take measures to ensure that…
Govt approves new rules to regulate social media in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 13, 2020, Pakistan Today. In a bid to regulate social media, the federal…
Bangladesh PM reiterates to build technology-based nation
DHAKA, Feb 13, 2020, The Bangladesh Today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her government’s…
Bougainville elections to go ahead on schedule, says MP
BUKA, Feb 13, 2020, RNZ. The regional MP for Bougainville in Papua New Guinea says…
[Analytics] Impact of coronavirus epidemic to have widespread spillovers to the region and rest of the world
The escalation of the virus outbreak and slowdown in China would result in a deduction…
Trump’s India trip could help seal administration’s next trade deal
NEW DELHI, Feb 13, 2020, CNBC. President Donald Trump is hoping to sign another trade…
Hubei province reports spike in new confirmed cases and deaths after change in diagnostic criteria
WUHAN, Feb 13, 2020, SCMP. Health authorities in China’s Hubei province – the epicentre of…
Vietnam’s 2020 GDP growth could fall to 7-year low
HANOI, Feb 13, 2020, VN Express. The severity of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic is…