Asia News
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Vietnam temperature records tumble as heatwave scorches South and Southeast AsiaMore than 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heatwave scorches South...
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Drug smugglers in Southeast Asia have found a way past land patrols – the sea routeThe region’s drug cartels were more successful in 2022 compared to the previous year in expanding their production and establishing...
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S Korea orders truckers in cement industry back to jobsSouth Korea's government on Tuesday ordered striking truckers in the cement industry to return to work, an unprecedented step that...
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As one of Asia’s global hubs moves to reopen, another remains mired in restrictionsWhen Daniel Chow left Singapore in 2020 for a job in Hong Kong, he expected that his wife and two...
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Oil prices slide as Omicron variant clouds energy demand outlookOil fell for the first time in three days over concerns about the demand effect from the Omicron variant and...
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Kuwait's NAS to give passengers access to hundreds more Covid-19 testing labsKuwait's National Aviation Services has partnered with HealthKey Technologies to provide passengers with digital access to an additional 1,800 Covid-19...
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North Carolina’s Furniture Hub Is Booming. What Comes Next?Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, as millions of workers lost their jobs and companies fretted about their economic future,...
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Semiconductor supply chain will remain vulnerableA new study about the current state of advanced packaging in the semiconductor value chain finds that urgent action is...
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After slow starts, some Asian vaccination rates now soaringWhen Cambodia rolled out COVID-19 vaccines, lines stretched down entire streets and people left their shoes out to save their...
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A new eco-conscious treehouse villa resort set to open in the PhilippinesAdventure travellers have another reason to put the Philippines on their travel radar with a new luxury treehouse villa resort...
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Gojek writes off Pathao investmentGojek Singapore, the main investor of Pathao, had a good tenfold upsurge in year-on-year loss found in 2019, largely stemming...
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Dhaka-Delhi partnership major to tranquil S Asia: IndiaIndian Exterior Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar about Mon said the partnership between Bangladesh and India will be key to...
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Asia depends on domestic tourism while int'l travel remains uncertainGovernments across Asia are actually rolling out tourism support programmes and advertising campaigns in order to cover income loss via...
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Japanese firms most optimistic of their prospects on Bangladesh out of AsiaBangladesh is the top decision for Japanese companies wanting to expand business found in Asia and Oceania within the next...
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Why Asia has eye-watering onion pricesFrom Kathmandu to Colombo, it’s a kitchen nightmare: Onion prices have gone crazy.That’s because India, the world’s biggest seller of...
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Esper favors placing intermediate-range missiles in AsiaUS Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that he was in favor of placing ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia...
