First pure-play digital bank in SE Asia receives bank licence approval to operate in the Philippines
MANILA, Jan 9, 2020, The Business Times. TONIK Financial’s subsidiary in the Philippines, TONIK Digital…
Wuhan pneumonia outbreak may be linked to new type of virus from same family as Sars, Mers: WHO
LONDON/BEIJING, Jan 9, 2020, Reuters. A cluster of more than 50 pneumonia cases in the…
[Analytics] Was the Tehran jet crash a criminal act?
Ukrainian Airlines flight PS752 crashed after takeoff from Iran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport on Wednesday,…
Turkey, Russia inaugurate TurkStream pipeline
ISTANBUL, Jan 9, 2020, Xinhua. Turkey and Russia on Wednesday inaugurated the TurkStream pipeline that…
Vietnam named most promising Asian investment destination in 2020 for Japanese firms
HANOI, Jan 9, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Vietnam’s potential as a growing market, large supply…
China praises Laos as good friend and neighbor
BEIJING, Jan 9, 2020, The Laotian Times. President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China…
Fifth Chinese visitor in Thai found with mystery virus
BANGKOK, Jan 9, 2020, Bangkok Post. Another Chinese traveller arriving in Bangkok from the pneumonia-hit…
Vietnam to buy more American, European pork
HANOI, Jan 9, 2020, Vn Express. Fifty more pork producers in the U.S., France and…
Bangladeshis attack Indian border outpost; 1 BSF jawan injured
MEGHALAYA, Jan 9, 2020, India Today. Suspected Bangladeshi nationals have attacked a border outpost in…
Japan backs restrained US response to Iranian missile strikes: PM Abe
TOKYO, Jan 9, 2020, Kyodo. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday expressed support for…
Pakistan launches diplomatic efforts to de-escalate Mideast tensions
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9, 2020, Pakistan Today. Amid tensions brewing in the region, Pakistan has launched…
Be serious about climate change act: Malaysia’s experts
PETALING JAYA, Jan 9, 2020, FMT. A climate change expert has urged the government to…