Category: Regional
Police raid in Vietnam finds more than 300,000 used condoms being packed for resale
Police in Vietnam said they found about 320,000 recycled used condoms that were being repackaged as new, local media reported on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. [...] » More
Asia Today: India’s daily new virus cases on declining trend
India reported another 86,052 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, a declining trend with recoveries exceeding new cases this week. The latest update from the health [...] » More
Cambodian opposition activists sentenced for treason
Seven Cambodian activists have been handed jail sentences for treason over comments posted online supporting an exiled opposition figure, their lawyer said Thursday, [...] » More
UN rights envoy to Burma says election will fail to meet standards
The United Nations human rights investigator to Myanmar said on Tuesday an election set for November would fail to meet international standards because of the [...] » More
Vietnam Sets 2021 Economic Growth Target Of 6.5pct, A Pre-Covid Normal
Vietnam’s cabinet has targeted economic growth of 6.5 percent next year, signaling a return to the same growth pattern experienced before Covid-19, as the [...] » More
Vietnam homes sales, rents and supply all fell in first half, but its property sector remains attractive thanks to successful coronavirus response
Home sales in Vietnam’s major cities fell by between 40 per cent and 60 per cent in the first half of this year, while rents retreated by 40 per cent, according to [...] » More
Residents of Chinese border city near Burma test negative after coronavirus cases
Residents in a Chinese border city have all tested negative for coronavirus following two imported infections from neighbouring Myanmar, and the city-wide home quarantine [...] » More
Asia Today: Duterte extends virus calamity status by a year
President Rodrigo Duterte says he has extended a state of calamity in the entire Philippines by a year to allow the government to draw emergency funds faster to fight the [...] » More
Pegatron plans to invest $1 billion in Vietnam plant: state media
Taiwan’s Pegatron 4938.TW is seeking to invest $1 billion in three phases in production facilities in areas such as computing, communication and consumer electronics in [...] » More
Father and son jailed over bomb blast at Vietnam police station
Twenty people, including a father and son, were jailed Tuesday for the bombing of a police station in HCM City that injured three people, state media said. Authorities said [...] » More
More than 150 nations join global vaccine plan but US, China absent
Some 156 nations have joined a global scheme for fair distribution of future vaccines against COVID-19, an alliance led by the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, [...] » More
Lost World War II Submarine Is Found in Southeast Asia
In the murky waters of the Strait of Malacca, about 90 miles south of Phuket, Thailand, four divers discovered a World War II submarine that was scuttled 77 years ago, now [...] » More
Ousted and outspoken: the lady taking on The Lady in Burma
Booted from Aung San Suu Kyi’s “chaotic and autocratic” party, one female MP is now taking on Myanmar’s national heroine in the upcoming election, [...] » More
Burma rejects calls to postpone election despite virus surge
Myanmar plans to push ahead with a November general election despite calls from opposition parties to postpone it because of a surge in novel coronavirus cases, officials [...] » More
S. Korea, Vietnam look to ease COVID-19 travel curbs
South Korea and Vietnam may soon ease COVID-19 restrictions for business travellers, local media reported on Friday. Discussions on the matter were held between [...] » More
