Death toll rises to 12 after China gas plant blast
BEIJING, Jul 20, 2019, AFP. The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked a…
Indonesia may be hub for Taiwanese electronics industry
JAKARTA, Jul 20, 2019, ANTARA. Indonesia may become a hub for the Taiwanese electronics industry…
Chandrayaan-2 mission launch rehearsal completed, performance normal: Isro
NEW DELHI, Jul 20, 2019, India Today. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Saturday…
Memory chip prices jump following Japan export curbs in South Korea
SEOUL, Jul 20, 2019, Yonhap. Major memory chip prices have jumped 25 percent in the…
[Analytics] Bidding farewell to Tiangong-2, China prepares for space station
After orbiting the earth 16,209 times, it burned itself into ashes, flaming out in a…
Malaysian PM dismisses cabinet reshuffle speculation following group photo
SERDANG, Jul 20, 2019, Bernama. “Only a group photo, no cabinet reshuffle.” That was Prime…
Chinese mega-resort in Cambodia raises red flags
SIHANOUKVILLE, Jul 20, 2019, Bangkok Post. Along pristine Cambodian beaches, past parades of elephants in…
UN Secretary General Guterres puts highest efforts in resolving Rohingya crisis
DHAKA, Jul 19, 2019, The Bangladesh Today. The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres…
[Analytics] From South Korea to Malaysia, world’s ‘smart cities’ are empty
Across the globe, urban developments conceived by corporations have been pitched as technological and eco-friendly…
[Analytics] Nepal-China railway plans hit a dead end
The ambitious Nepal-China rail link, which is expected to break the tiny Himalayan nation’s sole…
Construction begins on China-Russia border cableway
HARBIN, Jul 19, 2019, China Daily. Workers on Thursday broke ground on a cableway spanning…
Suspected arsonist in deadly Kyoto anime studio fire says firm stole his novel
KYOTO, Jul 19, 2019, Mainichi Shimbun. The man suspected of carrying out an arson attack…