Kung fu master Sin wants to run Hong Kong as leadership race looms
HONG KONG, Jan 19, 2022, Reuters. Hong Kong kung fu master and film producer Checkley…
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Malaysia should emulate Chelsea, Vietnam to attain success in football development: PM
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 17, 2022, Malay Mail. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today said…
Suu Kyi hit with five new charges
YANGON, Jan 15, 2022, AFP. A Myanmar junta court has hit ousted civilian leader Aung…
[Analytics] What to expect from Europe-ASEAN relations in 2022
In his end-of-year “review” for 2021, European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell set…
Travel sector chiefs urge Hong Kong govt for relief funding
HONG KONG, Jan 12, 2022, SCMP. Industry chiefs have called for Hong Kong’s battered hotel…
ASEAN foreign ministers meeting postponed
PHNOM PENH, Jan 12, 2022, Bangkok Post. Cambodia said on Wednesday it had postponed a…
New Zealand navy rescues duo stuck in Singapore for 18 months
WELLINGTON, Jan 12, 2022, The Guardian. New Zealand’s navy has conducted an unusual mercy mission…
Bhutan chili farmers feel the heat from imports
TSIRANG, Jan 12, 2022, Kuensel. As the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests temporarily lifted the…
China fines Japanese-owned 7-Eleven for calling Taiwan a country
BEIJING, Jan 10, 2022, Fox News. The Chinese government has fined the Japanese-owned 7-Eleven convenience…
70 per cent of Japan firms keep, expand business in Myanmar even after coup
TOKYO, Jan 10, 2022, Kyodo. About 70 percent of Japanese companies investing in Myanmar will…
Laos Prime Minister visit to Vietnam
VIENTIANE, Jan 9, 2022, Modern Diplomacy. Laos Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh along with a high-ranking…
Singapore’s tourism sector hopeful of recovery despite new lows
SINGAPORE, Jan 8, 2021, ST. Tourism numbers for Singapore hit new lows last year, but…