China market turns frosty for Taiwan books, as tensions rise
TAIPEI, Aug 11, 2021, AP. Taiwanese author Iris Chiang hardly seems like the type whose…
Vietnamese Party hands over new National Assembly building to Laos
VIENTIANE, Aug 11, 2021, Vientiane Times/ANN. The new National Assembly (NA) building, a gift from…
Cambodia to host 27th ASEAN Transport Ministers’ meeting in November
PHNOM PENH, Aug 11, 2021, AKP. Cambodia has scheduled to host the 27th ASEAN Transport…
Bougainville president details necessary steps to independence
WELLINGTON, Aug 10, 2021, RNZ. The President of Bougainville says the region’s political aspirations require…
Climate change is speeding up, key warming threshold set to be breached by 2030s
SINGAPORE, Aug 10, 2021, ST. Climate change is widespread, rapid and intensifying with some impacts,…
Chinese court rejects Canadian’s appeal of death sentence for Robert Schellenberg
BEIJING, Aug 10, 2021, Fox News. A Chinese court on Tuesday rejected a Canadian drug…
Tokyo Olympics’ economic benefit ‘almost zero’ but sponsors find relief in Games’ afterglow
TOKYO, Aug 10, 2021, The Mainichi. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics decision to go largely spectatorless…
North Korea says South, US should ‘pay a price’ for military drills
SEOUL, Aug 10, 2021, Reuters. South Korea and the United States should pay a price…
Nissan targets 40 per cent full battery electric vehicle sales in US by 2030
TOKYO, Aug 10, 2021, The Driven. The North American subsidiary of Japanese automaker Nissan says…
China-Russia military exercise begins in North-West China
YINCHUAN, Aug 9, 2021, Xinhua. ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021, a joint military exercise between China and Russia, kicked…
Singapore Changi Airport falls from top spot as world’s best airports for 2021 revealed
SINGAPORE, Aug 9, 2021, CNN. For the first time in nearly a decade, Singapore’s Changi…
Southeast Asia’s tech start-ups could be valued at $1T by 2025: Analytics
SINGAPORE, Aug 9, 2021, CNBC. Southeast Asia’s technology start-ups had a combined valuation of $340…