US should help ‘as soon as possible’ as China death toll hits 425 and cases rise to 20,438
BEIJING, Feb 4, 2020, SCMP. Health authorities in China announced on Tuesday that coronavirus fatalities…
India’s opposition parties set to take on govt over Citizenship Amendment Act
NEW DELHI, Feb 3, 2020, The Asian Age. With the Union Budget over, the Opposition…
Razon group acquires 25 per cent of Manila Water
MANILA, Feb 3, 2020, Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Razon group’s Prime Metroline Holdings Inc. has…
After skipping KL Summit, Imran Khan begins Malaysia visit
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3, 2020, FMT. Pakistan’s Imran Khan arrives here today for talks with…
Gamblers stay home as virus silences Macau’s casinos
MACAO, Feb 3, 2020, AFP. Macau is usually bustling with gamblers during China’s Lunar New…
N. Korea strengthens checks on entrants from overseas trips to fight coronavirus
SEOUL, Feb 3, 2020, Yonhap. North Korea has strengthened the screening of entrants from foreign…
Pompeo arrives in Tashkent to take part in C5+1 ministerial meeting
TASHKENT, Feb 3, 2020, TASS. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has arrived in Uzbekistan’s…
Investigation into burned Shuri Castle closed with no conclusive results
TOKYO, Feb 3, 2020, SoraNews24. Designated as a UNESCO heritage site in 2000, Shuri Castle…
UN report agrees about Pakistan being victim of cross-border terrorism
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3, 2020, The Nation. A United Nations’ report has endorsed Pakistan’s stand about…
[Analytics] India navigates a new global order
With Indian economic growth slowing, commentary is focused on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2020–21 Union…
Many localities in Vietnam close schools on fears of coronavirus
HANOI, Feb 3, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Closing schools is one of tough measures that…
Coronavirus death toll in China rises to 361, total number of cases exceeds 17,000
BEIJING, Feb 3, 2020, Reuters, AFP. The number of total infections in China’s coronavirus outbreak…