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New Vietnam Airline bets tourism boom can offset crowded skies
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/10/2025
» HANOI — Startup Vietnamese carrier Sun PhuQuoc Airways plans to acquire a total of 100 Airbus SE and Boeing Co jets within five years as it seeks to break into the country’s fast expanding tourism market and crack the nation’s congested skies.
US threats cast doubt on shipping emissions deal
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» LONDON - An ambitious plan by the UN's shipping agency to cut maritime emissions could be scuttled at the last minute after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on those supporting it.
'Backyard fireworks' of WWII bombs still litter Solomon Islands
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» HONIARA — Solomon Islander Dennis Phillip was ploughing his soil by hand when he heard an unusual clunk -- one of the countless unexploded bombs still scattered across the small Pacific nation decades after World War II.
Powerful earthquake strikes southern Philippines
New York Times, Published on 10/10/2025
» DAVAO — A powerful earthquake struck Friday morning off the eastern coast of Mindanao, a southern island in the Philippines, and triggered a tsunami warning.
Postal services still lead the way
Oped, Published on 09/10/2025
» World Post Day, observed every year on Oct 9, was proclaimed by the 1969 Universal Postal Congress in Tokyo to mark the anniversary of the founding of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in Berne. Across 192 UPU member countries, the day is celebrated through the launch of new products, the opening of postal facilities, employee recognition, and community engagement.
Booming baht scares off Japan
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 06/10/2025
» Baht appreciation against a weakening yen has influenced travel spending between Thailand and Japan this year.
At least 69 killed by central Philippines quake, many missing
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» MANILA- At least 69 people were confirmed killled by a powerful quake that struck the central Philippines, senior rescue officials said on Wednesday.
Powerful quake jolts central Philippines
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» A 6.9-magnitude quake struck off the coast of central Philippines on Tuesday evening, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Evacuees in Philipines, Taiwan take shelter as super typhoon nears
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» MANILA - Hundreds of families sheltered in schools and evacuation centres on Monday as heavy rains and gale-force winds from Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed the northern Philippines and southern Taiwan.
Evacuations in Philippines, Taiwan as super typhoon nears
AFP, Published on 21/09/2025
» MANILA - The Philippines and Taiwan ordered evacuations Sunday ahead of possible flooding and landslides as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached, gaining strength on its way to an eventual collision with southern China.