Proton-M with Spektr-RG space observatory launched from Baikonur cosmodrome
MOSCOW, Jul 13, 2019, TASS. The Proton-M launch vehicle, which, together with the DM-03 upper…
[Analytics] Leaders ease recession fears as US-China trade war bites
Deputy prime minister Heng Swee Keat and the trade and industry minister have both emphatically…
Indonesia President Jokowi and runner-up Prabowo seek post-election peace
JAKARTA, Jul 13, 2019, AFP/CNA. Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his former challenger, Prabowo Subianto,…
Pacific Alliance: Addition of Ecuador represents great opportunity
LIMA, Jul 13, 2019, ANDINA. Ecuador is a Latin American country, and its inclusion as…
[Analytics] Saving Asia’s Democracies
A Cold War-style, grand ideological campaign against authoritarianism is unlikely to halt democracy’s global regression….
Sri Lanka, Nepal PMs discuss improving bilateral relations
COLOMBO, Jul 13, 2019, LankaPuvath. Former Prime Minister of Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal and Sri…
Food poisoning cases up by 24%, including in schools: Malaysian Health Minister
PETALING JAYA, Jul 13, 2019, FMT. Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today said the number…
[Analytics] In Duterte’s Philippines, fears of slow internet trump fears of China
In granting a licence to a joint venture backed by China Telecom, the Philippine leader…
HK protesters march, withdraw money from Bank of China
HONG KONG, Jul 13, 2019, Asia Times. Hong Kong protesters on Saturday continued through different…
Japan is most popular destination for travelers in Asia Pacific
JAKARTA, Jul 12, 2019, The Jakarta Post. The most popular ‘bucket-list’ destination for travelers in…
MH370 pilot in control of plane ‘until very end’, French experts suspect
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 12, 2019, 9News. The pilot of doomed Malaysia Flight MH370 was in…
Airport operation halted as efforts continue to remove aircraft from runway in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Jul 12, 2019, The Himalayan Times. Efforts are still underway to remove the aircraft…