Two Vietnamese sailors confirmed dead in South Korea boat sinking
HANOI, Dec 12, 2019, Vn Express. Police in South Korea confirmed on Wednesday two bodies…
‘No one can take away your rights’: PM Modi assures Assam on Citizenship Bill
NEW DELHI, Dec 12, 2019, The Asian Age. Amid protests in Northeast over Citizenship (Amendment)…
$5.2B losses from forest, land fires in Indonesia: World Bank
JAKARTA, Dec 12, 2019, ANTARA. Land and forest fires that affected several parts of Indonesia…
Mexican drug cartels eyeing ‘Thai market’: Police
HAWAII, Dec 12, 2019, Bangkok Post. Mexican drug syndicates are trafficking methamphetamine into Thailand and…
Nokia, Japanese firms tie up on industrial-use 5G network services
TOKYO, Dec 12, 2019, Kyodo. Nokia Corp. said Wednesday that it has tied up with…
440 millions train trips expected during 40-day travel rush in China
BEIJING, Dec 12, 2019, China Daily. About 440 million trips are expected to be made…
US says it is ready to be flexible, urges N. Korea to avoid provocations
WASHINGTON D.C., Dec 12, 2019, Yonhap. The United States is ready to be flexible in…
Greta Thunberg slams ‘misleading’ climate pledges at chaotic UN summit
MADRID, Dec 12, 2019, AFP. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg accused rich countries of “misleading” people…
Malaysia’s PM arrives in Doha for four-day official visit to Qatar
DOHA, Dec 12, 2019, Bernama. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrived here yesterday to…
[Analytics] What a tougher EU means for Asia
The European Union’s newly installed leadership promises a more assertive and commanding role in global…
UEHRD parries Gambia’s allegations of misdeeds in Myanmar’s Rakhine
NAY PYI TAW, Dec 12, 2019, Myanmar Times. The Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement…
PM Morrison breaks silence on ‘troubling’ haze crisis caused by fires in Australia, admits climate change is a factor
SYDNEY, Dec 12, 2019, AFP. Facing angry street protests and mounting political pressure, Australia’s Prime…