[Analytics] Southeast Asia’s internet economy booming
Southeast Asia’s internet economy has reached US$100 billion for the first time and is expected…
140 special flights to arrive in Japan for imperial ceremony
TOKYO, Oct 9, 2019, Kyodo. Up to 140 aircraft carrying foreign dignitaries are expected to…
Mass delays after death at Sydney train station
SYDNEY, Oct 9, 2019, News.com.au. A person has died following an incident at a Sydney…
Work on Saigon metro might stop: Mayor
HO CHI MINH CITY, Oct 9, 2019, VN Express. Construction of Saigon’s Metro Line 1…
Nissan names head of China business as new CEO
TOKYO, Oct 9, 2019, AP. Nissan has tapped the head of its China business, Makoto…
[Analytics] Vietnam’s vulnerability to the US–China trade war
There are growing fears that the US–China trade war will spread to Vietnam. A logical…
Amazon, Facebook face Thai tax crackdown in latest backlash
BANGKOK, Oct 9, 2019, Bloomberg. The government is considering forcing online giants such as Amazon.com…
N. Korea leader visits military farm in first public appearance since breakdown of nuclear talks
SEOUL, Oct 9, 2019, Yonhap. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a military farm, state…
1.7M Chinese tourists visit Cambodia in 8 months, up 33 pct
PHNOM PENH, Oct 9, 2019, Xinhua. Cambodia attracted 1.7 million Chinese tourists during the first…
Russia will play one of the key roles in digital ecosystem’s building: Former deputy PM Arkady Dvorkovich
MOSCOW, Oct 9, 2019, Pan Pacific Agency. Press service of the Russian Open Innovations Forum…
Protests push pres out of Ecuador capital
QUITO, Oct 9, 2019, AAP. Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno has ordered a curfew around government…
ASEAN Secretariat to stay put in Jakarta: Secretary-general
BANGKOK, Oct 9, 2019, The Scoop. Although Indonesia has announced plans to move its capital…