Govt wants decree to manage transportation companies like Grab by year-end in Vietnam
HANOI, Dec 20, 2019, VNS/VNA. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministry of Transport…
Malaysia’s PM hits out at India as protests rage over citizenship law
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20, 2019, FMT. Dr Mahathir Mohamad has criticised India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata…
[Analytics] Cooperation grows in Central Asia
The main political trend in Central Asia for 2019 was the steady improvement of interstate…
Australia’s PM Scott Morrison returning from Hawaii holiday after death of two volunteer firefighters
CANBERRA, Dec 20, 2019, News.com.au. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is cutting his Hawaii holiday short…
Indonesia’s leader Jokowi reviews border road construction aboard custom chopper-styled Kawasaki
JAKARTA, Dec 20, 2019, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) observed the progress in road construction…
Singapore unveils new mosquito facility in fight against dengue
SINGAPORE, Dec 20, 2019, AFP. Singapore unveils a new mosquito breeding facility that will help…
China objects to Malaysia’s UN submission on South China Sea claim
MANILA, Dec 20, 2019, PhilStar. China urged the United Nations Commission on the Limits of…
Macao’s new chief executive vows to fully, accurately implement “one country, two systems”
MACAO, Dec 20, 2019, Xinhua. Ho Iat Seng, who was sworn in here Friday morning…
[Analytics] Changes in Fiji’s politics
In Fiji, 2019 was similar to the year that preceded it. But things might be…
[Analytics] How WADA’s doping ban hits Russia and Vladimir Putin where it hurts
No expense was spared. A $50 billion statement of intent that in hosting the 2014…
Russia to mirror US sanctions: Putin
MOSCOW, Dec 19, 2019, TASS. Russia will reciprocate the new US sanctions that are introduced…
US Senate Committee approves sanctions against Russia
WASHINGTON D.C., Dec 19, 2019, TASS. The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved on…