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Rohingya trafficking network sells dreams, delivers violence and extortion
AFP, Published on 15/12/2020
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Auto rickshaws slip easily past barbed-wire checkpoints at the world's biggest refugee camp, their drivers among the smallest players in a complex human trafficking network involving high-seas extortion gangs, corrupt police and drug lords.
Spotlight on Covid, Trump as Apec opens
Published on 20/11/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies began a virtual summit on Friday to discuss the response to the coronavirus and adopt a new vision for post-pandemic cooperation in the region.
Smuggled parrots found stuffed in plastic bottles in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 20/11/2020
» FAKFAK, Indonesia: Dozens of parrots stuffed into plastic water bottles have been discovered on a ship docked in Indonesia's Papua region, authorities said Friday.
How do air travel safety measures differ by country?
Reuters, Published on 19/05/2020
» Governments, airlines and airports around the world are putting in place new measures to help protect travellers and allow for a return to the air during the global coronavirus pandemic.
Oil-hungry Asian nations pounce on low prices to build stockpiles
AFP, Published on 03/05/2020
» SINGAPORE: Some oil-hungry Asian nations are taking advantage of the collapse in prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic to build up their crude stockpiles.
Vietnam looks for economic rebound after mass quarantines
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/04/2020
» Vietnam flattened its coronavirus infection curve with a sledgehammer, and after some early success, it’s now starting to open up its economy again.
Asean leaders vow to maintain trade ties
Kyodo News, Published on 14/04/2020
» Asean leaders agreed Tuesday to make every effort to maintain their trade relations amid growing fears that the supply chain will be further disrupted in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
Vaccines in development hit 70, deaths top 114,000: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/04/2020
» Seventy coronavirus vaccines are in development globally, with three already being tested in human trials, the World Health Organization said. The northeastern Chinese city of Harbin tightened rules to curb the spread of the virus.
Spain, Germany cases rise; UK PM remains in ICU: Virus update
Published on 08/04/2020
» Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the start of a turnaround in the fight against the virus could come after this week.
US may become hub of outbreak: Virus Update
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/03/2020
» The euro zone economy is sinking as countries toughen containment efforts, implementing strict stay-at-home policies even as China prepared to lift its lockdown in Wuhan, the city at the center of the original outbreak.