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CP Group given Oct 15 deadline to sign B225bn rail deal
Reuters, Published on 03/10/2019
» The government has given agro-industrial conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) until next Tuesday to sign an investment agreement for the 225 billion baht high-speed train project after wining the bidding, or face blacklisting.
Pompeo blasts China over Uighurs during Vatican visit
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2019
» VATICAN CITY: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday blasted China over its treatment of Uighur Muslims, during a Vatican conference taking place in the shadow of a political crisis back home.
Indonesia protests endanger president's pledge of reforms
Reuters, Published on 01/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's biggest student demonstrations in decades will test President Joko Widodo's pledge to go all out in his second term to boost growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy, a former finance minister and a government adviser say.
China quietly doubles troop levels in Hong Kong: envoys
Reuters, Published on 30/09/2019
» HONG KONG: Last month, Beijing moved thousands of troops across the border into this restive city. They came in on trucks and armoured cars, by bus and by ship.
Taiwan closes markets, schools as strong typhoon approaches
Reuters, Published on 30/09/2019
» YILAN, Taiwan: Taiwan shut down its financial markets and ordered schools closed on Monday as a typhoon approached its northeastern coast, while airlines cancelled more than 150 flights amid warnings of floods and high winds.
EU, Japan sign deal to link Asia
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2019
» BRUSSELS: The European Union and Japan signed an infrastructure deal on Friday to coordinate transport, energy and digital projects linking Europe and Asia, seeking an alternative to Chinese largesse that has raised suspicion in Brussels and Tokyo.
24 provinces on alert in swine fever watch
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2019
» Authorities have designated 24 provinces as "surveillance areas" for African swine fever and ordered strict animal controls in hopes of preventing an outbreak of the deadly disease that has hit its neighbours, an agriculture official said on Friday.
Dozens of Hong Kong protesters appear in court on rioting charges
Reuters, Published on 25/09/2019
» HONG KONG: Dozens of Hong Kong anti-government protesters appeared in court on Wednesday charged with rioting and other offences over violent clashes two months ago near China's main representative office.
Malaysia's 5G plan advances, a potential boon for China's Huawei
Reuters, Published on 24/09/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will start a nationwide demonstration of 5G projects next month, a minister said on Tuesday, indicating it was on track to become one of the first Asian countries to launch the technology.
Airlines ask Hong Kong to waive airport fees as demand drops
Reuters, Published on 23/09/2019
» SINGAPORE: Scores of airlines wrote jointly to the Hong Kong government earlier this month to seek airport fee waivers as they struggle to deal with the financial fallout from anti-government protests that have led to a sharp drop in traveller demand.