Hong Kong airport disruption planned as another day of anti-government protest begins
HONG KONG, Sep 22, 2019, SCMP. A day of planned protests across Hong Kong that…
[Analytics] Sending the Rohingya home to die?
The United Nations (UN) recently warned that the repatriation of the Rohingya already driven from…
Thai gov’t seals cassava export deal with China
BANGKOK, Sep 22, 2019, Bangkok Post. The government has sealed a deal with China to…
Formula 1 race on as haze clears over Singapore
SINGAPORE, Sep 21, 2019, AFP. Singapore’s skies cleared Friday and air quality improved as smog…
Indian Airforce ‘technically accepts’ its 1st Rafale ‘RB-001’ from France
NEW DELHI, Sep 21, 2019, TOI. Ahead of the formal handing over of the first…
Scott Morrison supports US push against China as Donald Trump touts ‘unbreakable bond’ with Australia
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 21, 2019, SCMP. US President Donald Trump treated Australia’s Prime Minister Scott…
US grants tariff exemptions on more than 400 Chinese products
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 21, 2019, The Washington Post. The White House is temporarily exempting more…
[Analytics] Choking and gasping in Indonesia’s noxious haze
Indonesia’s annual haze from wildfires in Sumatra and Kalimantan is again spreading across the wider…
US seeks to expand cooperation with Philippines as China ‘undermines’ regional peace, stability
MANILA, Sep 21, 2019, PhilStar. While the United States deems Beijing as a threat to…
Malaysia keeps October crude palm oil export duty at zero per cent
KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 21, 2019, Reuters. Malaysia kept its export duty on crude palm oil…
Russia’s super-hit cartoon, Masha and the Bear, enters big screens in UK
LONDON, Sep 21, 2019, TASS. Russian cartoon Masha and The Bear, which holds the Guinness…
[Analytics] Once a stronghold, Taiwan’s presence in the Pacific wanes
Taiwan suffered two major diplomatic blows in the Pacific this week with both the Solomon…