N. Korea remains committed to fielding unified teams with S. Korea at 2020 Olympics
SEOUL, May 29, 2019, Yonhap. North Korea remains committed to fielding united teams with South…
2 dead, including child, in Japan mass stabbing
TOKYO, May 28, 2019, DPA, NY Times, AFP. One girl and an adult were killed…
Top Cambodian legislator begins official visit to Vietnam
HANOI, May 28, 2019, VNA. A high-ranking delegation of the Cambodian National Assembly, led by…
[Analytics] China looks to Russia, Central Asia for support amid tensions with US
President Xi Jinping will meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next month and address economic summit…
Up to 43% of India’s new MPs face criminal charges
NEW DELHI, May 28, 2019, Asia Times. Among India’s newly elected members of parliament, almost…
Two people die in Auckland from the influenza
AUCKLAND, May 28, 2019, NZ Herald. Two people, one a child, have died in Auckland…
Trump expects Japan’s military to reinforce U.S. in Asia and beyond
YOKOSUKA, May 28, 2019, Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects that Japan’s military…
Chinese passenger plane’s windscreen smashed in freak hailstorm
BEIJING, May 28, 2019, 9News. A Chinese passenger plane has been badly damaged and its…
Peru, Colombia to promote anti-corruption actions at United Nations
LIMA, May 28, 2019, ANDINA. Presidents Martin Vizcarra (Peru) and Ivan Duque (Colombia) have highlighted…
27,000 killed in drug war in Philippines is fiction: Foreign Affairs Secretary
MANILA, May 28, 2019, PhilStar. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. called the Commission on…
Malaysia to send back 60 containers of waste to exporters
PORT KLANG, May 28, 2019, FMT. Some 3,000 metric tonnes of plastic waste in 60…
Russia’s Rosatom to sign contract for two more nuclear icebreakers
MOSCOW, May 28, 2019, TASS. By September, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom will sign a…