SoftBank to invest $40 B for new Indonesia capital
JAKARTA, Jan 18, 2020, AP. Japan’s SoftBank is offering to invest $30 billion to $40…
First 5G video call made in Vietnam with locally produced equipment
HANOI, Jan 18, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Vietnam’s first 5G video call was rated as…
ASEAN, RCEP trade partners unlikely beneficiaries from US-China trade war
BEIJING, Jan 18, 2020, SCMP. An unexpected effect of the US-China trade war has been…
China population now over 1.4 billion as birthrate falls
BEIJING, Jan 18, 2020, AP. China’s population crept past 1.4 billion last year for the…
[Analytics] Korea’s solution to the Middle East crisis: Go for zero
The request from the Trump administration that South Korea join a new naval mission to…
Five Indonesians abducted in Malaysian waters
NUNUKAN, Jan 18, 2020, ANTARA. Five Indonesians of a fishing boat were abducted in the…
Thai Deputy PM sees huge opportunities for trade with India
BANGKOK, Jan 18, 2020, The Nation. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit…
Myanmar sees more tourists from China
NAY PYI TAW, Jan 18, 2020, China Daily. Myanmar is attracting more and more Chinese…
Dust exceeds safe levels in 37 Thai areas
BANGKOK, Jan 18, 2020, Bangkok Post. Bangkok and nearby provinces remained blanketed in smog, with…
Experts warn about scale of Wuhan virus as US airports start screening, more cases reported in China
HONG KONG, Jan 18, 2020, AFP, Reuters. The true scale of the outbreak of a…
[Analytics] Bangladesh’s authoritarian shift
In Bangladesh the ruling Awami League has established total control over state machinery and politics…
Trump impeachment trial formally opens: What happens next?
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 17, 2020, Reuters. The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove United…