Bhutan’s target to become a 100 percent organic nation by 2020 delayed – pushed to 2035
THIMPHU, Jan 5, 2020, Kuensel. In a bid to make agriculture more sustainable and to…
[Analytics] China might take Iran’s side in a war with US
After the US assassination of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani on Friday, Germany’s Spiegel Online observed…
Vietnam to buy 1.5 B kWh of power annually from Laos
HANOI, Jan 5, 2020, VN Express. State power utility EVN will buy around 1.5 billion…
More China tech companies eyeing Singapore banks’ lunch
SINGAPORE, Jan 5, 2020, The Business Times. China tech firms are circling Singapore’s banking sector,…
IndiGo co-founder seeks to ease rules on shareholdings in Indian carrier
BENGALURU, Jan 5, 2020, Reuters. One of the co-founders of Indian airline IndiGo is seeking…
Taiwan’s govt, journalists and citizens work together to fight fake election news
TAIPEI, Jan 5, 2020, The Straits Times. With a presidential election just a week away,…
Level 3 autonomous car to be sold in S. Korea from July
SEOUL, Jan 5, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea will allow carmakers to sell a vehicle with…
Tuna fetches $1.8 million at New Year auction in Tokyo
TOKYO, Jan 5, 2020, Kyodo. A bluefin tuna fetched 193.2 million yen ($1.8 million) on…
Inca quipu gets cultural heritage status in Peru
LIMA, Jan 5, 2020, Xinhua. The quipu, an intriguing method of keeping records and accounts…
[Analytics] Iran and the China–Russia pivot in Eurasia
Iran’s integration into the China–Russia Eurasian architecture is as complicated as it is consequential for…
‘Unprecedented’: Firestorms destroy scores of properties across New South Wales
SYDNEY, Jan 5, 2020, SMH. Hundreds of properties are likely to have been destroyed in…
Myanmar’s govt officials to be given vehicle import licences
YANGON, Jan 5, 2020, Myanmar Times. The commerce ministry is set to grant individual licences…