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Vietnam inks deals to buy $3bn US products before talks
Published on 08/06/2025
» Vietnamese businesses have signed 20 agreements worth about $3 billion to import more US agricultural products ahead of the third round of official negotiations set to take place next week.
Heavy rain, flood risks in Thailand as monsoon intensifies
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 07/06/2025
» Increased rainfall is forecast across Thailand from June 7 to 12, with heavy downpours mainly along the Andaman Coast and in the East, the Meteorological Department reported on Saturday.
Bangladesh to hold elections in April 2026
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» DHAKA - Bangladesh will hold elections in early April 2026 for the first time since a mass uprising overthrew the government last year, interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Friday.
20 tonnes of crude in Chon Buri waters
Online Reporters, Published on 06/06/2025
» One of Thailand's major crude oil producers has stated that a leak from one of its storage sites off the shores of Chon Buri province late Thursday was due to an unforeseen accident.
Trump travel ban won't hit Los Angeles Olympics: organisers
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles 2028 Olympics organisers said on Thursday the Games will not be impacted by President Donald Trump's ban on citizens from 12 countries from visiting the United States.
Executive bonuses banned at 6 UK water companies over pollution
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» LONDON - Six UK water companies were banned Friday from paying bonuses to senior executives, which the government said would be inappropriate given their failure to clean up their massive sewage discharges.
Dehorning of S.African rhinos slashed poaching: study
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» JOHANNESBURG - The dehorning of rhinos resulted in a nearly 80-percent reduction in the poaching of the animals during a seven-year study in a major South African conservation area, researchers said Thursday.
Curb waste imports or be a toxic dump, Thai MP warns
News, Published on 06/06/2025
» Thailand could become the "world's dump site" if swift action is not taken to crack down on illegal and hazardous waste imports, warned Nitipon Piwmow, MP for the People's Party.
US capital flight a boon for Asia
News, Published on 06/06/2025
» As global investors consider reducing their exposure to US financial assets, the key question is where money flowing out of the US will go. While Europe may be the obvious destination, relative value metrics may favour emerging Asia.
The climate challenge as a development opportunity
Oped, Published on 06/06/2025
» When climate change is framed as a global problem requiring collective regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions, developing-country governments see little reason to prioritise the issue over others. After all, the rich, industrialised countries who contributed disproportionately to the problem are themselves backing away from decarbonisation and climate-finance commitments, while low-income countries bear the brunt of the costs of climate change. Decision-makers in developing countries understandably conclude it may be more rational to hunker down and focus on climate resilience rather than emissions reductions.