Russian government resigns, President Putin suggests plebiscite on constitutional amendments
MOSCOW, Jan 15, 2020, TASS. The Russian government has resigned, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced….
Cambodia begins treason trial of opposition leader Kem Sokha as criticism mounts
PHNOM PENH, Jan 15, 2020, Reuters. A Cambodian court convened on Wednesday to begin the…
Malaysia Airlines suspends taking delivery of Boeing 737 MAX jets
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15, 2020, Reuters. Malaysia Airlines said on Wednesday it has suspended taking…
China to make huge purchases of US goods as details of phase one deal revealed
BEIJING, Jan 15, 2020, SCMP. Sources confirm that China has committed to making large scale…
New wave of government funding to help bushfire victims in Australia
SYDNEY, Jan 15, 2020, AAP. Charities will get more government funding to hand out food…
Spread of new China virus ‘possible’: WHO
GENEVA, Jan 15, 2020, Reuters. There may have been limited human-to-human transmission of a new…
Measles cases in PNG increases
PORT MORESBY, Jan 15, 2020, NBC News / PNG Today. Papua New Guinea has confirmed…
Tens of thousands face bleak future under the Taal volcano in the Philippines
SANTO TOMAS, Jan 15, 2020, The Straits Times. Ms Estela Mendoza was looking forward to…
[Analytics] ‘Gong xi fa cai’ from President Jokowi to President Xi Jinping
Joko “Jokowi” Widodo can easily ease the tension between Indonesia and China over the two…
China, Pakistan share identical vision in the recent US-Iran crisis: Pakistani sinologist
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15, 2020, Renmin Ribao. China and Pakistan share an identical stance on the…
Thai govt calls on farmers to stop growing rice in off-season
BANGKOK, Jan 15, 2020, NNT. The government has called on farmers to stop growing rice…
Malaysia drops sex assault probe of PM-in-waiting Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15, 2020, AFP. Anwar Ibrahim, who is in line to take over…