[Analytics] Difficult times for China’s political elite
In Zhongnanhai, the Beijing compound where China’s Communist Party leaders reside and conduct business, 2019…
Amazon to partner with one of the biggest India’s offline retailer Future Retail
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 13, 2020, CNN Business. Amazon is enlisting one of India’s biggest retailers…
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa seeks girlfriend for 2023 SpaceX voyage
TOKYO, Jan 13, 2020, Bloomberg, Reuters. Call it “The Bachelor: Lunar Edition.” In the latest…
Bougainville MPs to vote on key constitutional issues this week
PORT MORESBY, Jan 13, 2020, RNZ. When the Bougainville Parliament meets tomorrow, MPs will be…
[Analytics] Thick red line: India and Pakistan may have no peace in 2020, just the seeds of hope
Four events in 2019 portend profound changes in the future of India and Pakistan, neighboring…
Pakistan Halal Authority chief sets targets to capture int’l markets for export of halal products
ISLAMABAD, Jan 13, 2020, AAP. The newly established Pakistan Halal Authority (PHA) in the federal…
President Jokowi to invite Emperor of Japan to visit Indonesia
JAKARTA, Jan 13, 2020, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had planned to invite the Japanese…
[Analytics] Mideast war risks drawing in China and Russia, too
Beijing and Moscow have stood by Iran in the face of Washington’s belligerence. Now they…
Hyundai Heavy Industries uses AI to create ‘smart’ vessels
SEOUL, Jan 13, 2020, The Korea Herald. Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea’s leading shipbuilder, said…
Bangladesh minister not to attend India summit
NEW DELHI, Jan 13, 2020, The Asian Age. Bangladesh’s minister of state for foreign affairs…
Japanese PM Abe warns conflict with Iran impacts entire world
RIYADH, Jan 13, 2020, AFP. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned that military confrontation…
Koalas could be classified ‘endangered’ after fires decimate population
SYDNEY, Jan 13, 2020, Bloomberg. Australia’s koala population has taken such an “extraordinary hit” from…