Petrol bombs thrown in MTR station as demonstrators take to streets again in HK
HONG KONG, Oct 13, 2019, SCMP. Hundreds of black-clad demonstrators took to the streets of…
PM Modi-Xi agree to ‘manage differences, avoid disputes’
MAMALLAPURAM, Oct 13, 2019, The Asian Age. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi…
2 dead, 11 missing as powerful typhoon rips through Japan
TOKYO, Oct 13, 2019, Kyodo. At least two people have died while 11 are missing…
[Analytics] Thailand’s children are gambling
Early this month, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation hosted a meeting in order to discuss…
Protest leaders in Ecuador refuse to start dialogue with authorities
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 12, 2019, TASS. Leaders of indigenous protesters in Ecuador have refused to…
End of the road: Dyson quits race to make electric cars
SINGAPORE, Oct 12, 2019, AFP. British inventor James Dyson has dropped out of the race…
Indonesia’s Lion Air set to list shares
HANOI, Oct 12, 2019, VNA. Indonesia’s Lion Air is set to launch an initial public…
Vietnamese movie shares top prize at Busan International Film Festival
HANOI, Oct 12, 2019, VN Express. Vietnam’s “Rom” and an Iraq-Qatar co-production “Haifa Street” shared…
Thailand’s national oil and gas firm PTT urged to accelerate gas business
BANGKOK, Oct 12, 2019, Bangkok Post. The Energy Ministry has ordered PTT Plc, the national…
[Analytics] Exporting China’s social compliance system
In the Middle Kingdom, privacy and individual good appear subordinate to all-purpose trust and collective…
US, China agree ‘phase one’ trade deal; Trump suspends October tariff hike
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 12, 2019, Reuters. The United States and China agreed on Friday (Oct…
Indonesia blocks NZ diplomats entry into West Papua
JAKARTA, Oct 12, 2019, APR. Indonesia has denied New Zealand diplomats’ requests to visit Papua…