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Asia virus latest: India curbs foreign takeovers; Japanese tulips snipped
AFP, Published on 19/04/2020
» Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:
Protectionism slammed as Asean leaders rally to trade pact
AFP, Published on 23/06/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made an impassioned plea against protectionism on Sunday at a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders where the fallout from the US-China tariff war has dominated talks.
China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos
AFP, Published on 23/04/2019
» JENJAROM, Malaysia: From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil.
Baby orangutans rescued in police sting
AFP, Published on 24/12/2016
» Police rescued two baby orangutans in a sting operation in Bangkok after undercover officers arranged to buy the primates over a mobile phone messaging app from wildlife traffickers for nearly US$20,000, officials said on Saturday.
Thai trawlers evade illegal-fishing crackdown
AFP, Published on 16/12/2016
» Thai fishing fleets have shifted to remote and ecologically vulnerable waters off the east African coast to evade a regional crackdown on illegal fishing and human trafficking, environmental watchdog Greenpeace said on Thursday.
WEF: Asean more open market than EU, US
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» Asean is a more open market for international trade than either the European Union or the United States, according to a World Economic Forum report released on Wednesday.
Indonesia seizes shark fins destined for Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 07/10/2015
» JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities have seized about 3,000 shark fins that were about to be flown to Hong Kong, an official said Wednesday, a rare success in the battle against the illegal trade.
Thai police seek local help in people smuggling crackdown
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» BANGKOK - Thai police are seeking help from villagers living near a recently uncovered network of jungle camps to aid their investigation into people-smuggling and human trafficking-gangs, a senior officer said Wednesday.
Myanmar 'unlikely' to attend migrant conference
AFP, Published on 15/05/2015
» Myanmar may snub a regional meeting hosted by Thailand later this month aimed at easing the current Bay of Bengal migrant crisis, the president's office said Friday.
Trafficking crackdown poses new dangers for victims
AFP, Published on 06/05/2015
» The two boys in the back of the police pickup truck were terrified.