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…
Chinese border city Hunchun steps up corridor building to Russian port
CHANGCHUN, Jan 13, 2020, Xinhua. Hunchun, a border city in northeast China’s Jilin Province, will…
Philippines’ Taal Volcano eruption triggers dozens of quakes and mass evacuation
MANILA, Jan 13, 2020, Bloomberg. A mass evacuation is underway in the Philippines, where an…
[Analytics] India’s telecom revolution in dire straits
India’s telecom sector, despite the successes, faces an existential crisis. The country’s story of developing…
Indonesia, UAE sign business deal worth 314.9 trillion rupiah
JAKARTA, Jan 13, 2020, Reuters. Indonesia signed 11 business deals with the United Arab Emirates…
US wants China to stop buying Iranian oil: US Treasury
NEW YORK, Jan 13, 2020, TASS. US officials are consulting with Chinese colleagues to cut…