Apple pulls Hong Kong app used by protesters after China warning
HONG KONG, Oct 10, 2019, AFP. Apple on Thursday removed an app criticised by China…
Vietnam’s economic outlook positive in medium term: World Bank
HANOI, Oct 10, 2019, VNA. The medium-term outlook for the Vietnamese economy is broadly positive…
Indian PM’s new official aircraft will be flown by Air Force pilots
NEW DELHI, Oct 10, 2019, The Asian Age. Two custom-made B-777 planes, which will be…
Indonesia nickel curbs may push foreign firms away
LONDON, Oct 10, 2019, The Business Times. ORLD nickel prices climbed, while inventory took a…
[Analytics] Does it matter if Taiwan loses formal recognition?
In September 2019 both Solomon Islands and Kiribati ended diplomatic relations with Taiwan (formally the…
Russian defense minister may visit N. Korea this month
TOKYO, Oct 10, 2019, TASS. Moscow and Pyongyang are looking into the possibility of organizing…
Swedish tech firm hands Hong Kong protesters free security keys amid fears over police tactics online
HONG KONG, Oct 10, 2019, SCMP. A Swedish tech company renowned for encryption has donated…
Two Rugby World Cup matches cancelled due to powerful typhoon in Japan
TOKYO, Oct 10, 2019, Kyodo. Two pool matches at the Rugby World Cup scheduled for…
Russia and China to sign treaty on combating illegal online content
MOSCOW, Oct 10, 2019, Reuters. Russia and China will sign a cooperation treaty aimed at…
Violent protests in Ecuador over fuel price hike
QUITO, Oct 10, 2019, AFP. Protesters in Ecuador threw projectiles at riot police Wednesday in…
Russian ex-wife of Kelantan Sultan claims she pawned wedding ring to pay for medical bills while pregnant
LONDON, Oct 10, 2019, The Straits Times. Russian beauty queen Oksana Voevodina has claimed in…
‘Violent’ Typhoon Hagibis threatens Greater Tokyo, a month after deadly Faxai
TOKYO, Oct 10, 2019, ST. Just one month after the Greater Tokyo region endured the…