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Vietnam eyes tariff deal soon, as US seeks to cut huge trade deficit
Reuters, Published on 12/11/2025
» HANOI — Vietnam is working to sign a trade agreement with the United States soon, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son said on Wednesday, as a new round of negotiations gets underway in Washington.
Cabinet approves 10,000 Sri Lankan workers to replace Cambodians
Reuters, Published on 20/08/2025
» Thailand's cabinet has approved the hiring of 10,000 Sri Lankan workers as it tries to address a labour shortage caused by Cambodian workers returning home in the wake of a deadly border conflict between the two countries, a Thai senior official said on Tuesday.
India's massive election faces heatwave challenge
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2024
» NEW DELHI - The world's largest election may become the hottest on Saturday, as Indians participate in the next-to-last phase of voting with temperatures forecast to surge to 47 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit) in the capital New Delhi.
Joshua demolishes Ngannou with second-round knockout
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2024
» RIYADH - Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua floored Francis Ngannou three times in two rounds at Riyadh's Kingdom Arena on Saturday in a knockout win that put him right back in the reckoning for another title shot.
Timeline: Ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra's life in politics
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2024
» Thailand's controversial billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday after serving six months in detention.
Vietnam shuts airports, imposes curfews as Typhoon Noru nears
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2022
» HANOI: Vietnam closed airports, announced curfews and urged thousands more people evacuate on Tuesday as intensifying Typhoon Noru barrelled towards the country, two days after causing at least eight deaths and widespread flooding in the Philippines.
Singapore sees early rush for Sinovac vaccine
Reuters, Published on 19/06/2021
» SINGAPORE: Offering Sinovac Biotech Covid-19 vaccines to the public in Singapore for the first time since Friday, several private clinics reported overwhelming demand for the Chinese-made shot, despite already available rival vaccines having far higher efficacy.
13 killed, dozens missing as typhoon lashes Vietnam
Reuters, Published on 29/10/2020
» HANOI: Vietnam deployed hundreds of soldiers and heavy machinery on Thursday to search for survivors after landslides triggered by torrential rains from Typhoon Molave, one of the strongest typhoons in the region in decades, the government said.
Typhoon Molave lashes Vietnam coast, 26 fishermen missing
Reuters, Published on 28/10/2020
» HANOI: At least 26 fishermen were missing at sea as one of the strongest typhoons in two decades tore into Vietnam's central coastline on Wednesday, uprooting trees and forcing hundreds of thousands into shelter.
Malaysian PM delays confidence vote, citing virus battle
Reuters, Published on 13/05/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will not face a confidence vote on May 18 as earlier scheduled, the speaker of parliament said on Wednesday after the government cited the battle against the coronavirus as a priority.