Preparations for autumn tourist season begin in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Jul 31, 2020, The Kathmandu Post. Mingma Sherpa, one of the biggest mountaineering expedition…
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Vietnam needs full market economy: Experts
HANOI, Jul 31, 2020, VNS/VNA. Economists have said Vietnam would gain many benefits from a…
Vietnam transport ministry plans over $17B to build expressways in 5 years
HANOI, Jul 31, 2020, Hanoi Times. Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked for funding…
Cambodia’s ministry of tourism launches special tour packages to popular destinations
PHNOM PENH, Jul 31, 2020, Khmer Times. The Ministry of Tourism and travel agents jointly…
Macao refutes Malaysia’s claim Jho Low is hiding in territory
SINGAPORE, Jul 31, 2020, Bloomberg. Macau has disputed Malaysian authorities’ claim that Low Taek Jho…
[Analytics] Myanmar’s Covid-19 response banks on Aung San Suu Kyi
With an official total of 351 cases and six deaths four months after the first…
‘Resistance will continue’: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong
HONG KONG, Jul 31, 2020, AFP. Hong Kong’s democracy camp will continue to fight Beijing’s…
Reforms urged to keep ASEAN connected and competitive
SINGAPORE, Jul 30, 2020, BT. Shrinking foreign direct investment (FDI) poses “a fundamental threat” to…
Singapore Airlines cuts all rank-and-file staff’s pay by 10 per cent
SINGAPORE, Jul 30, 2020, BT. Singapore Airlines (SIA) has implemented more measures to slash costs,…
Cambodia Rice forum postponed
PHNOM PENH, Jul 30, 2020, The Phnom Penh Post. The 7th Cambodia Rice Forum has…
Vietnam fiscal deficit widens to $4.3B in 7 months on Covid-19
HANOI, Jul 30, 2020, Hanoi Times. Vietnam recorded a state budget deficit of VND101.1 trillion…
Hong Kong bars 12 opposition candidates from election
HONG KONG, Jul 30, 2020, BBC. Hong Kong authorities have disqualified a dozen pro-democracy candidates…