China flexes new nuke sub ahead of Party Congress

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For the first time, China has released video footage of its latest Type 094A nuclear-powered ballistic missile sub (SSBN) and Type 093 nuclear attack sub (SSN), a potent show of naval might ahead of China’s 20th Communist Party Congress in October. Chinese state media featured the subs in a training video for Liaoning, China’s first […]

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Japan’s Kishida vows to regain trust in church controversy

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“I squarely face the people’s voices regarding our relationship with the Unification Church,” Kishida said in his speech opening the 69-day parliamentary session. He promised to “do utmost” to help victims of the church’s suspect businesses and donation collection by setting up a government help desk offering legal advise. He’sContinue Reading

The Beautiful Game at its ugliest in Indonesia

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JAKARTA – Riot police firing billowing clouds of teargas are being blamed for triggering a stampede at an already emotionally-charged football game in East Java that killed at least 135 people in Indonesia’s worst-ever sporting tragedy. It ranks as the world’s second worst football disaster after Peru’s Estadio Stadium bloodshed in May 1964 when 328 […]

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Malaysia’s HealthMetrics makes strategic investment into Indonesia’s Across Asia Assist 

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AAA Indonesia, a leading third-party administrator in Indonesia with regional presence
Investment to spur corporate membership growth to over 2 mil members & policy holders Healthcare technology company, HealthMetrics Sdn Bhd, announced last week a strategic investment in PT. AA International Indonesia, for an undisclosed sum. PT.AA International Indonesia, operates Across Asia…Continue Reading