Malaysia’s PM to serve as caretaker PM until successor appointed
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16, 2021, Malay Mail. Istana Negara confirmed today that Tan Sri Muhyiddin…
[Analytics] Shein: The mysterious Chinese fashion app that’s as popular as Amazon
Every night before bed, Anushka Sachan whips out her phone to log into an app….
Japanese taxpayers were shut out from Olympic venues
TOKYO, Aug 15, 2021, WP. A day after the Tokyo Olympics concluded, social media posts…
Three Japan’s Cabinet members visit Yasukuni shrine
TOKYO, Aug 15, 2021, Kyodo. Three members of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet on Sunday…
Malaysia’s PM Muhyiddin to offer resignation
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15, 2021, Reuters. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will tender his resignation…
S. Korea sets up ‘bus walls’ as protesters defy Covid-19 warnings
SEOUL, Aug 15, 2021, Reuters. South Korean police mobilised hundreds of buses and set up…
Vaccine tourism set to spike in Thailand
BANGKOK, Aug 14, 2021, Bangkok Post. Outbound tour operators expect increasing demand for vaccine tourism…
Japan to revise 5-year defense plan ahead of schedule, eyeing China
TOKYO, Aug 14, 2021, Kyodo. Japan plans to revise its Medium Term Defense Program earlier…
Malaysia’s Muhyiddin to negotiate with opposition ahead of confidence vote
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 14, 2021, ST. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin offered a raft of reforms to…
Philippine business rejects 5-week lockdown
MANILA, Aug 14, 2021, Inquirer. The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) objected to…
[Analytics] Taiwan and the politics of vaccine warfare
The people of Taiwan have been living in a parallel world since June 2020, with…
Climate-fueled wildfires take toll on tropical Pacific isles
WAIMEA, Aug 13, 2021, AP. A metal roof sits atop the burned remains of a…