US storm threat builds with tropical storm warning in Bahamas
BOSTON, Sep 13, 2019, Bloomberg. Tropical storm warnings have been declared for the Bahamas, which…
Moon, Trump to hold summit in New York this month
SEOUL, Sep 13, 2019, Yonhap. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump…
EU-Thailand free trade agreement talks to be resumed
BANGKOK, Sep 13, 2019, VNA. The European Union is ready to resume long-delayed free trade…
China’s love of stinky durian ‘next big threat’ to Malaysian rainforest
KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 13, 2019, Reuters. Soaring Chinese demand for the stinky durian fruit is…
Japan gov’t tightens rules to clamp down on smartphone use while driving
TOKYO, Sep 13, 2019, Kyodo. The government decided Friday to introduce tighter rules to crack…
Thai Navy chief defends purchase of amphibious vessel from China
BANGKOK, Sep 13, 2019, The Nation. In defending the Royal Thai Navy’s purchase of an…
Over 500 passengers stranded at Malaysia’s Ipoh airport after flights cancelled due to haze
IPOH, Sep 13, 2019, MalayMail. More than one thousand passengers have been affected by a…
Magnitude 5.5 quake rocks Metro Manila, Luzon
MANILA, Sep 13, 2019, PhilStar. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook parts of Luzon, including Metro…
[Analytics] Brazil gaining from China’s revenge embargoes
Rightwing populist Jair Bolsonaro became President of Brazil on January 1 brimming with disdain and…
Russian security chief to visit Japan on September 16-17
MOSCOW, Sep 13, 2019, TASS. Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev will pay a visit…
Vietnam likely to gain $11B from wood, forest products
HANOI, Sep 13, 2019, VNA. Vietnam is likely to reach its export turnover target of…
China adds some U.S. farm products for additional tariff exemption
BEIJING, Sep 13, 2019, Xinhua. The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council will exclude…