[Analytics] Duterte vows to take a tougher tack on China
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, under fire at home for not taking a tougher stand vis-à-vis…
Trump says US is ‘learning much’ from accident at Russia’s military testing range
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 13, 2019, TASS. The United States is learning a lot from the…
[Analytics] Why Hong Kong protesters view police as the enemy
In a new series of in-depth articles on the unrest rocking Hong Kong, the Post…
Australia to spend US$340 million on upgrading special forces with one eye in the Pacific
CANBERRA, Aug 12, 2019, SCMP. Australia will spend A$500 million (US$340 million) to improve the…
Investors brace themselves for political uncertainty in Malaysia amid spat between PKR leaders
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12, 2019, The Straits Times. Malaysia’s investors are preparing for political uncertainty…
Seoul to strip Tokyo’s trusted trade status in tit-for-tat measure
SEJONG, Aug 12, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea on Monday decided to remove Japan from its…
[Analytics] Why return of Sonia Gandhi wrecks Rahul’s plans
On May 25, two days after a massive Narendra Modi wave humiliated the Congress consecutively…
Landslide kills at least 55 in Myanmar
PAUNG, Aug 12, 2019, Myanmar Times. The Myanmar Fire Services Department said on Sunday the…
2 workers trapped under collapsed scaffolding in Phuket found dead
PHUKET, Aug 12, 2019, Bangkok Post. Two workers trapped under scaffolding that collapsed at a…
Russian companies interested in Turkmenistan’s oil and gas fields, says official
MOSCOW, Aug 12, 2019, TASS. Russia’s Rosneft, Lukoil and Gazprom companies have shown interest in…
Marshall Islands issues state of emergency over dengue
EBEYE ISLAND, Aug 12, 2019, RNZ. Dengue fever has struck Ebeye Island in the Marshall…
[Analytics] Would China risk another Tiananmen in Hong Kong?
While China might be exploiting fears of a bloody “Tiananmen” crackdown on Hong Kong’s protest…