Pompeo begins his first visit to Russia as US Secretary of State
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON D.C., May 13, 2019, TASS. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is arriving in…
[Analytics] Getting richer, getting drunker in Asia
Rising incomes mean that Asians are increasingly likely to get drunk at least once a…
Next Hambantota? Welcome to the Chinese-funded US$1.4 billion Port City Colombo in Sri Lanka
The building of a Hong Kong-style metropolis on reclaimed land in Colombo using US$1.4 billion…
Domestic passenger plane makes belly landing in Mandalay
TADA-U, May 12, 2019, Myanmar Times. A domestic passenger plane has made a belly landing…
[Analytics] EU offers aid alternatives for island nations
Europe is providing island nations in the Pacific with a third “Western option” – after…
Some 50,000 ballots to be used in May 26 elections in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, May 12, 2019, The Phnom Penh Post. Some 50,000 paper ballots will be…
[Analytics] Manufacturing Islamophobia on WhatsApp in India
What can a study of pro-BJP WhatsApp groups tell us about the party’s culpability in…
In a first, medical cannabis oil seized at border in Thailand
NONG KHAI, May 12, 2019, The Nation. Nong Khai customs officers have charged a Lao…
Odisha announces Rs 1600 crore relief package for Cyclone Fani victims
NEW DELHI, May 12, 2019, PTI. The Odisha government on Saturday announced a Rs 1600…
Trump says N. Korea testing not “breach of trust”
WASHINGTON D.C., May 12, 2019, Xinhua. US President Donald Trump on Friday said Pyongyang’s recent…
Pakistan attack: Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Balochistan
GWADAR, May 12, 2019, BBC. Three gunmen who stormed a five-star hotel in the restive…
US-China trade impasse: Three stumbling blocks in way of a deal, says Vice-Premier Liu He
BEIJING, May 11, 2019, The Straits Times. Three issues lie in the way of an…