China must do more to show it’s not a bully, says Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 17, 2019, FMT. Malaysia has called on China to put more effort…
G-20 agrees on int’l framework to reduce marine plastic pollution
KARUIZAWA, Jun 16, 2019, Kyodo. The Group of 20 major economies agreed Sunday on the…
India hikes customs duty on 28 US products
NEW DELHI, Jun 16, 2019, PTI. India on Saturday announced a hike in customs duties…
[Analytics] Is Southeast Asia’s safe-haven halo for real?
In a world lousy with runaway populism, trade wars and surging oil prices, punters are…
North Korean fishing boat found stranded in East Sea
SEOUL, Jun 16, 2019, Yonhap. The crew of a North Korean fishing boat found drifting…
New Beijing airport to embrace smart technologies
BEIJING, Jun 16, 2019, China Daily. From facial recognition to real-time baggage tracking, Beijing Daxing…
China’s denial of hit-and-run slammed: ‘Baloney’
SAN JOSE, Jun 16, 2019, Inquirer with reports from AFP and AP. The captain of…
‘Good gifts’: Putin presents Xi with birthday ice cream
DUSHANBE, Jun 16, 2019, AFP. Russian President Vladimir Putin presented his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping…
Thousands dressed in black gather at Victoria Park to march against extradition bill in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Jun 16, 2019, The Straits Times. Trains in Hong Kong on Sunday (June…
Two pilots dead after planes collide near aerodrome in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, Jun 16, 2019, NZ Herald. Two people are dead after their light planes crashed…
[Analytics] Meet Myanmar’s blue shirts
The moment Kay Khine Tun, 22, was arrested at her nursing job in Yangon Children’s…
[Analytics] Korea maintains ‘strategic ambiguity’ amid US assault on Huawei
South Korea’s top two trade partners are the United States and China, which has put…