Hanoi metro tickets to cost $0.35-0.65
HANOI, Jun 6, 2021, VN Express. Fares on Hanoi’s first metro will range from VND8,000-15,000…
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Philippines bars nurses from working abroad after limit reached
MANILA, Jun 6, 2021, Bloomberg. The Philippine government suspended the sending abroad of nurses, and…
Asia Pacific trade ministers debate proposal to remove tariffs for Covid-19 vaccines
WELLINGTON, Jun 5, 2021, SBS News. Trade ministers from the Pacific Rim were discussing ways…
Beijing to strengthen cooperation with Hanoi: China’s PM
BEIJING, Jun 5, 2021, China Daily. Bilateral cooperation, particularly the joint fight against COVID-19, was…
Malaysia’s sugar exports seen delayed amid lockdown, tight production
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 4, 2021, S&P Global Platz. The potential implication of a reduced workforce,…
Eurasian Economic Union-ASEAN dialogue held within SPIEF-2021 framework
ST. PETERSBURG/MOSCOW, Jun 4, 2021, VNA. The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) – ASEAN Business Dialogue…
Singapore to ban visitors with recent travel history to Guangdong
SINGAPORE, Jun 4, 2021, Yahoo News. With the rise in COVID-19 cases detected in the…
Apple uses more suppliers from China than Taiwan for first time, data shows
BEIJING, Jun 3, 2021, The Guardian. Apple used more suppliers from China last year than…
Laos temporarily bans import, export of cattle
VIENTIANE, Jun 3, 2021, Xinhua. The Lao government has temporarily banned the import and export…
ASEAN leaders plan Myanmar visit this week amid divisions
YANGON, Jun 2, 2021, Reuters. The chair and secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian…
Toyota, Honda suspend vehicle production in Malaysia due to lockdown
SINGAPORE, Jun 1, 2021, Kyodo. Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. have stopped producing…
Singapore Airlines says it has no delisting plans
SINGAPORE, Jun 1, 2021, ST. Singapore Airlines (SIA) had sought and obtained overwhelming shareholder support…
60 per cent of govt transactions cashless in 2020: Malaysia’s PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 1, 2020, NST. Digital transactions accounted for 60 per cent of the…
Laos and Chinese firms cooperate trade agriculture products to boost trade revenue
VIENTIANE, May 31, 2021, The Vientiane Times/ANN. The cooperation agreement between the AIDC Trading Sole…
Vietnam detects a suspected new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of the UK and India strains
HANOI, May 31, 2021, CNN. Vietnam’s health ministry has detected a suspected new coronavirus variant…