China debuts most advanced ICBM DF-41 at parade
BEIJING, Oct 2, 2019, Global Times. China’s most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the DF-41,…
[Analytics] Ocean at ‘breaking point’: Pacific angst at latest climate report
For 74-year-old Teaga Esekia, a chief from the Tuvalu island of Vaitupu, the ocean is…
Wamena riot survivors urged to not join exodus in Indonesia
JAYAPURA, Oct 2, 2019, ANTARA. The Papua provincial administration has called on South Sulawesi residents…
Reserve Bank governor explains Australia’s obsession with banknotes
CANBERRA, Oct 2, 2019, News.com.au. Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has revealed why the RBA…
Taiwan bridge collapses into bay, sending divers searching for victims
TAIPEI, Oct 2, 2019, AP. A towering arch bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan…
Malaysia can weather economic shock: former top banker
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2, 2019, Bernama. Former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Dr…
Top Vietnam’s leader welcomes Lao PM in Hanoi
HANOI, Oct 2, 2019, VNA. Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong received…
Russian digital travel platform RussPass is expected to test-run in 2020 in Moscow
MOSCOW, Oct 1, 2019, Pan Pacific Agency. In Q1 2020 RussPass, a smart digital travel…
Japan’s consumption tax raised to 10% amid swelling welfare costs
TOKYO, Oct 1, 2019, Kyodo. Japan’s consumption tax rate was raised to 10 percent from…
‘Is the big one coming?’: Strong quake shakes Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand
WAIROA, Oct 1, 2019, NZ Herald. A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has struck 30km east of…
Bhutan’s faith in UN remains unwavering: PM
UN, Oct 1, 2019, Kuensel. The Bhutanese delegation to the United Nations General Assembly returned…
[Analytics] A woman-focused climate agenda
From teen activist Greta Thunberg’s much-publicized transatlantic journey on a zero-emissions boat to attend the…