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…
59 killed in Neelum Valley alone as death toll from weather-related incidents rises to 82 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15, 2020, DAWN. The death toll from snowfall and rain-related incidents in Pakistan…
Iran to blame for plane crash after Canada’s PM Trudeau cites escalating tensions: US representative
OTTAWA, Jan 15, 2020, Global News. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy placed blame squarely on…
Peru’s former First Lady Heredia banned from traveling overseas for 12 months
LIMA, Jan 15, 2020, ANDINA. Judge Jorge Chavez Tamariz on Tuesday issued an order to…
Under pressure, Iran makes first arrests over airliner downing
TEHRAN, Jan 15, 2020, AFP. Iran announced Tuesday (Jan 14) its first arrests over the…
[Special Coverage] Meowing robot server, flying taxi and other CES 2020 innovations that become the everyday
Driving Sony car; Flying on Hyundai to avoid traffic; washing and buying clothes with your…
[Analytics] Best- to worst-case scenarios: Taal eruption may last from days to months
If worse comes to worst, the eruption of Taal Volcano may last for months or…
First unit of 1320 MW Payra coal-fired power plant went into test operation in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Jan 14, 2020, The Bangladesh Today. The first unit of 1320 MW Payra coal-fired…