Asia-Pacific stock markets topped global charts in the first half of 2021
SINGAPORE, Jul 1, 2021, CNBC. Vietnam’s VN index and the Taiex in Taiwan both surged…
Phuket opens for business in push to save vital tourism industry
BANGKOK, Jul 1, 2021, Bloomberg/Reuters. Thailand is pushing ahead with plans to jump-start its crucial…
Kim Jong-un signal for help could mark a turning point in Covid fight
SEOUL, Jul 1, 2021, The Guardian. Almost 18 months after the start of the Covid-19…
Samoa caretaker govt pulls country’s team from Tokyo Olympics
APIA, Jul 1, 2021, RNZ. Samoa’s caretaker government has said the country’s athletes will not…
Myanmar’s trade plunges 20 per cent due to Covid-19 and ‘political changes’
YANGON, Jul 1, 2021, Nikkei Asia. State-owned newspaper Global New Light of Myanmar reports that…
Singapore to skill Bhutanese youth under new pact
SINGAPORE, Jun 30, 2021, WION. Singapore and Bhutan have signed a new pact for the…
Modi govt’s policies for Amazon, Walmart may impede Kirana stores growth
NEW DELHI, Jun 30, 2021, The Mint. For small shopkeepers to climb out of the…
Laos partners with Russia, ASEAN in security issues
VIENTIANE, Jun 30, 2021, Vientiane Times. Laos’ Ministry of Public Security is working with other…
16 more hospitalized in 24 hours as dengue cases soar in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Jun 30, 2021, Dhaka Tribune. Sixteen new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals…
Malaysia’s PM in hospital for diarrhoea
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 30, 2021, Malay Mail. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has been suffering from…
Ministry alerts northern China to possible flood risk
BEIJING, Jun 30, 2021, China Daily. Flood prevention in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province has been…
Half a million tourism jobs lost in second quarter in Thailand
BANGKOK, Jun 29, 2021, Reuters. Thailand lost 550,000 tourism jobs in the second quarter, a…