Sri Lanka, India, and Japan signs memorandum for the development of the East Container Terminal
COLOMBO, May 30, 2019, Lankapuvath. A Memorandum of Corporation (MoC) was signed between Sri Lanka,…
Pentagon seeks funds to reduce US reliance on China’s rare earth metals
WASHINGTON D.C., May 30, 2019, Reuters. The US Defense Department is seeking new federal funds…
James Marape elected as PNG prime minister
PORT MORESBY, May 30, 2019, RNZ. A Highlands MP James Marape has been elected as…
Pro-junta coalition in Thailand unravels over haggling for portfolios
BANGKOK, May 30, 2019, The Nation. Phalang Pracharat’s efforts to build a coalition government has…
Vietnam attends ASEAN senior officials’ meetings in Thailand
BANGKOK, May 30, 2019, VNA. Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, who is head of…
Lion Air’s losses touch US$20 million following Boeing Max ban
JAKARTA, May 30, 2019, ANTARA. Lion Air Group incurred losses of some US$20 million owing…
Virus-packed laptop sells as artwork for over $1.3 million
NEW YORK, May 30, 2019, Jakarta Post. For Chinese artist Guo O Dong, the simple…
[Analytics] Modi Sarkar 2.0: Who all are expected to make the cut for Indian cabinet
On Thursday, Narendra Modi will be sworn in at 7 pm as the Prime Minister…
Malaysian PM proposes new currency trading based on gold
TOKYO, May 30, 2019, Bernama. Malaysia is proposing a new currency based on gold as…
[Analytics] US addition of Malaysia, Singapore to ‘monitoring list’ over currency practices met with ridicule
Analysts say Washington’s inclusion of Southeast Asian economic powerhouses, including Vietnam, ‘defies logic’. Questions have…
UN report finds creative China is booming, supporting Asian trade
GENEVA, May 30, 2019, Xinhua. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said…
Xi broke promise on South China Sea: top US general
WASHINGTON D.C., May 30, 2019, PhilStar. The US military’s top general said Wednesday that Chinese…