Chinese experts urge expediting reunification after Tsai’s win in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Jan 12, 2020, Global Times. Taiwan’s incumbent regional leader Tsai Ing-wen swept a landslide…
Sri Lanka records highest number of elephant deaths in 2019
COLOMBO, Jan 12, 2020, Xinhua. The highest number of elephant deaths in Sri Lanka’s history…
China resort island receives over 83M tourists in 2019
HAIKOU, Jan 12, 2020, China Daily. More than 83 million tourists from home and abroad…
Japan targets to invest $3B in ASEAN
JAKARTA, Jan 12, 2020, ANTARA. The Japanese government has targeted to invest US$3 billion in…
Canadians would back Prince Harry as governor general: Poll
MONTREAL, Jan 12, 2020, AFP. A majority of Canadians would support making Britain’s Prince Harry…
PM Modi renames Kolkata Port Trust
NEW DELHI, Jan 12, 2020, India Today. PM Narendra Modi on Sunday celebrated the 150th…
Malaysia, Pakistan to extend cooperation in palm oil trade: Minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12, 2020, Malay Mail. Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok’s visit to Pakistan…
[Analytics] Why Australia is burning
Owing to the smoke from nearby wildfires, Canberra in December had the world’s worst air-quality…
Russia’s arms exports total $14-15B per year: Deputy PM
KRASNOYARSK, Jan 12, 2020, TASS. Long-term orders of Russian arms by other countries amount to…
Philippines builds infrastructure to spur economy
MANILA, Jan 12, 2020, Asia Times. The Philippines’ economy is leaning heavily on infrastructure projects…
In blow to Beijing, Taiwan re-elects Tsai Ing-wen as president
TAIPEI, Jan 11, 2020, NYT. Taiwan’s voters delivered a stinging rebuke of China’s rising authoritarianism…
Offline traders warn of Xiaomi, Samsung boycott over online discounting in India
NEW DELHI, Jan 11, 2020, The Economic Times. More than 20,000 offline retailers have told…