[Analytics] Beijing, Moscow upgrade security ties
In the latest sign of Beijing’s and Moscow’s expanding strategic partnership, Russia is assisting China…
Cambodia-Vietnam sign border agreements
PHNOM PENH, Oct 6, 2019, Khmer Times. Prime Minister Hun Sen today said the completion…
1 in 4 Japan employees want to cut back business ties with China
TOKYO, Oct 6, 2019, Bloomberg. About one out of every four employees in Japanese companies…
[Analytics] Kratom: The ‘herbal heroin’ from Indonesia that has US drug agencies worried
To American and Indonesian narcotics agencies, kratom is a mind-altering drug on a par with…
Singapore helps Japan’s tsunami-hit city pick up the pieces
RIKOZENTAKATA, Oct 6, 2019, The Straits Times. Ms Takiko Murakami, who lives in the once…
Indonesia set to have four new military bases
JAKARTA, Oct 6, 2019, Jakarta Globe. The Indonesian Military, or TNI, will have four new…
Nationals of six more countries granted visa-on-arrival into Myanmar
NAYPYITAW, Oct 6, 2019, The Nation. The Myanmar government has introduced new regulations to facilitate…
[Analytics] Time for oil and gas to back Malaysia’s employment
When the International Monetary Fund’s Christine Lagarde spoke at the University of Malaya recently, she…
Sharing agreements for common rivers between India and Bangladesh expected in soonest possible time: Modi
NEW DELHI, Oct 6, 2019, The Bangladesh Today. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said…
Russia, Japan discuss cooperation in space industry: deputy PM
KYOTO, Oct 6, 2019, TASS. Japan and Russia are discussing the possibility of expanding space…
China prevents Vietnamese fishermen from recovering sunken vessel
HANOI, Oct 6, 2019, VN Express. China has deliberately prevented Vietnamese fishermen from salvaging their…
Five foreign palm oil companies suspected in Indonesia’s forest fires
JAKARTA, Oct 6, 2019, Tempo.co. The Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) has named five out…