Tonga signs deal with EU to revamp energy law
NUKU’ALOFA, Aug 17, 2019, RNZ. Tonga’s government is working on a new national engergy bill…
Cambodia, Japan bilateral trade reaches $1B in first half
PHNOM PENH, Aug 17, 2019, The Phnom Penh Post. Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Japan…
Parents claim body of Franco-Irish teen found dead in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17, 2019, PhilStar. The grief-stricken parents of a Franco-Irish teen found dead…
MRT Jakarta looks to Seoul for technical cooperation
JAKARTA, Aug 17, 2019, The Jakarta Post. MRT Jakarta will exchange engineers with its counterpart…
Complete reports on the bombing and arson attacks in Thailand will be ready within 84 days
BANGKOK, Aug 17, 2019, Bangkok Post. Complete police investigation reports on the bombing and arson…
Tsai reaffirms commitment to expanding Taiwan-US trade ties
TAIPEI, Aug 17, 2019, Taiwan Today. President Tsai Ing-wen said Aug. 15 that Taiwan is…
Calls for foreign intervention at Hong Kong rally; city braces for 11th weekend of protests
HONG KONG, Aug 17, 2019, The Straits Times. Thousands of people on Friday (Aug 16)…
A conference today ‘seeks justice’ for downed MH17 ― but who are the speakers?
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17, 2019, MalayMail. A conference will take place here today to explore…
New US tariffs will test China’s ability to prop up its economy: J.P. Morgan
BEIJING, Aug 17, 2019, CNBC. New U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods could deal another blow…
South Korea to tighten inspections on waste imports from Japan and Russia
SEOUL, Aug 17, 2019, Kyodo. South Korea said Friday it will strengthen radiation checks on…
Kashmir is an internal matter: India at the UN Security Council meeting
NEW DELHI, Aug 17, 2019, India Today. India on Friday defended its decision to scrap…
Fire destroys hundreds of shanties in Mirpur slum in Dhaka
DHAKA, Aug 17, 2019, BDNews24. A devastating fire has raged through a large slum in…