After two years of virtual celebrations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s Asean Secretariat held an in-person celebration on Aug 8 at its headquarters in Jakarta to mark the Association of Southeast Asian Nation’s 55th anniversary.Continue Reading
The government yesterday made welcome CNN Travel’s addition of three Thai dishes in its new listing of Asia’s best 50 street foods.Continue Reading
BEIJING/TAIPEI: China upon Monday (Aug 29) dismissed complaints from Taiwan about repetitive harassment by Chinese language drones very near to Taiwanese-controlled islands as not anything “to make a fuss about”, compelling Taipei to tag Beijing as nothing more than thieves. Since China started war games and military drills near TaiwanContinue Reading
Boost remittance pay out service to Philippines for its customers within MalaysiaMerchantrade wants more partnerships in Indonesia and other nations Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd announced, yesterday, a partnership along with PT Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Timur Tbk, (Bank Jatim), the largest regional bank in East Coffee, Indonesia in a move that…Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Some farms in Malaysia rearing chicken specifically for export may resume exporting in October after getting approval from the Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry (MAFI), said the chairman of Malaysia’s task force against inflation Annuar Musa on Monday (Aug 29). “This means the number of chickens to beContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: Floods in Pakistan have killed more than 1,000 people after what its climate change minister called a record unbroken cycle of monsoon rains with “eight weeks of non-stop torrents”. AFP explains what the monsoon is, why it is so important and yet so dangerous, and how climate changeContinue Reading
Police identified the prime suspect in the attack as “Chen”, saying he or she “recklessly used violence to commit evil”, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Following the attack Tangshan authorities sacked the city’s deputy police chief and 5 other police officers, and also launched a crackdown against organised crime. DiscussionContinue Reading
Laos people unprecedented financial problems, including US$14. 5 billion worth associated with public and publicly guaranteed debt — around half of that is owed to Cina. But unlike Sri Lanka, there is no chance that Laos will default on its external debt obligations. China, its largest lender and political best friend, will not let Laos default. The size of […]
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SHENZHEN: Authorities in China’s southern city of Shenzhen temporarily closed the world’s largest electronics market of Huaqiangbei and suspended support at 24 subway stations in a bet to curb an outbreak of COVID-19 on Monday (Aug 29). Three key structures of the sprawling region, comprised of thousands of stalls sellingContinue Reading
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president is placed to slash expenses when he offers an interim spending budget on Tuesday (Aug 30) to see the crisis-ridden country through the rest of the year, amid discussions using the International Monetary Finance on the bailout package. The tourism-dependent nation of 22 million is facingContinue Reading