August 02, 2019 5:23 PMBANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) – Talks on the second draft of a maritime code of conduct in the South China Sea between China and South-east Asian countries is due to begin in October, a senior Thai government official told reporters on Friday (Aug 2). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-02 12:01:00 […]Continue reading

August 02, 2019 5:19 PMMANILA (AFP) – A campaigner who tackles youth suicide in South Korea, two journalists, and a human rights activist were named on Friday (Aug 2) among the winners of Asia’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-02 12:00:58 Category: Asia Tag: […]Continue reading

August 02, 2019 4:37 PMJAKARTA (REUTERS) – An Indonesian fishing boat has sunk in the waters off South Kalimantan province on Borneo island, with 31 people still missing, media reports cited the country’s search and rescue agency as saying on Friday (Aug 2). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-02 12:00:56 Category: Asia Tag: […]Continue reading

August 02, 2019 3:38 PMBEIJING (REUTERS) – China will have to take countermeasures if the United States is bent on putting more tariffs on Chinese goods, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday (Aug 2). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-02 09:05:24 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8883

August 02, 2019 3:10 PMGUWAHATI, INDIA (AFP) – A rare Assam tea has sold for a world record price at auction in India, highlighting a boom for speciality teas while the industry as a whole is in crisis. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-02 09:05:18 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8882

August 01, 2019 9:14 PMSEOUL (AFP) – North Korea on Thursday (Aug 1) released heavily pixellated images of its latest weapons test, describing it as a new guided rocket launcher and fuelling concerns that it could be used to target a key US military base in South Korea. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: […]Continue reading

August 01, 2019 8:53 PMHONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Hong Kong finance staffers gathered in the city’s central business district on Thursday (Aug 1) after work for a “flash mob” protest, the latest demonstration in a movement that’s grown increasingly creative in the face of deepening unrest. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-01 15:00:40 […]Continue reading

August 01, 2019 6:57 PMBANGKOK (AFP) – Australia pledged US$55 million (S$75.6 million) to fight human trafficking in South-east Asia on Thursday (Aug 1), vowing to tackle “modern slavery” ensnaring vulnerable populations across the region, from low-paid workers to underage brides and Rohingya refugees. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-01 12:07:23 Category: Asia […]Continue reading

August 01, 2019 6:41 PMBANGKOK (REUTERS) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday (Aug 1) criticised China’s dam-building on the Mekong River, saying its construction had left the crucial waterway at its lowest level in a decade in South-east Asian countries downstream. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-01 12:07:19 Category: Asia […]Continue reading

August 01, 2019 3:48 PMBEIJING (REUTERS) – Chinese and US working teams will be in intensive contact this month to prepare “good groundwork” for the next round of face-to-face trade talks in September, the commerce ministry said on Thursday (Aug 1).  Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-01 12:07:12 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: […]Continue reading