China-Japan ties face important development opportunities: Xi
BEIJING, Dec 23, 2019, Xinhua. China-Japan ties currently face important development opportunities, Chinese President Xi…
Russia to design long-range unmanned strategic bomber: Top general
MOSCOW, Dec 23, 2019, RT. Russia’s Aerospace Forces are undergoing a major overhaul, looking forward…
Duterte’s economic team approves 12 infrastructure projects in the Philippines
MANILA, Dec 23, 2019, Rappler. Members of the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) approved 12 infrastructure…
[Analytics] India’s wrong turns
Article 14 of India’s constitution says that ‘[t]he State shall not deny to any person…
Vietnam breaks plastic stranglehold in 2019
HANOI, Dec 23, 2019, VN Express. Plastic pollution is nothing new in Vietnam, though not…
Dozens injured in 69-vehicle US pile-up
WILLIAMSBURG, Dec 23, 2019, AP. A pile-up involving more than 60 cars on a major…
China will lower import tariffs on over 850 products from January 1: Finance Ministry
BEIJING, Dec 23, 2019, CNBC. China will lower tariffs on products ranging from frozen pork…
Pakistani professor gets death sentence in blasphemy case
MULTAN, Dec 23, 2019, AP. A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted a Muslim professor of…
Japan govt proposes Fukushima nuke plant water release to sea or air
TOKYO, Dec 23, 2019, AP. Japan’s economy and industry ministry has proposed gradually releasing or…
Russia will respond to US sanctions without damaging itself: FM Lavrov
MOSCOW, Dec 23, 2019, TASS. Moscow will retaliate against Washington’s sanctions without hurting itself, Russian…
[Analytics] How Arabization changed Islam in Asia
Over the past few decades, a process of Arabization has influenced the practice of Islam…
Indonesia’ superhero movie Gundala to be screened in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23, 2019, ANTARA. Indonesia’s superhero movie Gundala will be out at theaters…