As Thai rice falls in global pecking order, ministry mulls ways for turnaround
BANGKOK, Feb 8, 2020, The Nation. Thai authorities are brainstorming ways to develop the potential…
Xi, Trump discuss coronavirus outbreak, US-China trade
BEIJING, Feb 8, 2020, China Daily. President Xi Jinping urged the United States on Friday…
Jokowi to visit Australia for discussion on partnership agreement ratification
JAKARTA, Feb 7, 2020, ANTARA. Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to pay a…
[Analytics] Flow of Chinese tourists becomes a worrying trickle for Asia
Asian nations have profited handsomely from the impressive growth in tourists from China over the…
Two coal-fired power plant development projects approved in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Feb 7, 2020, The Khmer Times. A 700MW coal-fired power plant, a joint…
Hyundai suspends all assembly lines in S. Korea over parts shortages
SEOUL, Feb 7, 2020, Yonhap. Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker by sales, on…
Abe orders gov’t to take steps to mitigate virus impact on economy
TOKYO, Feb 7, 2020, Reuters. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ordered his government to…
Samoa PM assassination case: Accused withdraws bid to change plea
APIA, Feb 7, 2020, RNZ. One of three men facing a charge of plotting to…
Thai minister says kick out ‘Western’ tourists not wearing face masks
BANGKOK, Feb 7, 2020, AFP. Thailand’s health minister lashed out at “Western” tourists on Friday…
[Analytics] As China sneezes, global economy gets the chills
The coronavirus outbreak in China, which started in the city of Wuhan, has had analysts…
Liquor in Goa set to cost up to 50 per cent more from April 1
PANAJI, Feb 7, 2020, Hindustan Times. Liquor is set to cost up to 50% more…
Face masks made mandatory in Russia’s Khabarovsk to prevent coronavirus spread
KHABAROVSK, Feb 7, 2020, TASS. Khabarovsk has made the wearing of face masks obligatory to…