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Cambodia, Finland sign aviation pact
Published on 21/07/2016
» Cambodia’s Secretariat of Civil Aviation has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Finland Civil Aviation Authority to open their skies and allow direct flights between the two countries.
Vietnam finds Taiwanese company responsible for fish deaths
Published on 01/07/2016
» HANOI - Vietnam's government said toxic discharges from a Taiwanese-owned steel plant were responsible for massive fish deaths that have decimated tourism and fishing in four provinces and highlighted the risks of rapid growth in foreign investment.
Vietnam says Taiwanese steel mill to pay $500m for pollution
AFP, Published on 30/06/2016
» HANOI - A Taiwanese steel mill has agreed to pay $500 million compensation for discharging pollution that decimated Vietnam's fishing industry in several central provinces this year, officials said Thursday.
Suu Kyi courts Thai junta in reversal of fortunes
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/06/2016
» Aung San Suu Kyi leaves democratically led Myanmar this week for military-ruled Thailand on an official visit that highlights the changing fortunes of the Southeast Asian neighbours.
Vietnam reporter's press card revoked for insulting military
Published on 21/06/2016
» HANOI -- A Vietnamese reporter's press card has been revoked for "insulting'' the military in an online post after a search plane crashed last week while looking for a missing fighter jet, the government said.
Vietnam breaks up protests as anger seethes over fish deaths
AFP, Published on 05/06/2016
» HANOI - Dozens of activists were detained in Vietnam's two biggest cities Sunday as they tried to hold protests calling for greater government transparency over a recent spate of mass fish deaths.
Timeless classics
Life, Published on 24/05/2016
» Going to the movies in 21st century Myanmar is an experience little changed from the last century. With a majority of the country's cinema screens still located in stand-alone movie theatres built between the late 1940s and early 1960s, Myanmar has become a movie-going anomaly among its Asean neighbours, one of the many unintended consequences of decades of economic isolation. But judging by the business model of the country's biggest cinema chain, it's an anomaly worth preserving.
At secret Vietnam gig, dissidents hope Obama remembers them
AFP, Published on 22/05/2016
» HANOI - At a secret gig in a Hanoi house, a clutch of democracy activists listen intently to the words of a bluesy ballad, a small act of defiance by critics of Vietnam's communist regime who hope a visit by Barack Obama will open rather than cramp their space to operate.
Asean+3 to enhance safety net to avert financial crisis
Reuters, Published on 03/05/2016
» Finance chiefs from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to enhance a financial safety net for the region to avert possible crises amid an economic slowdown and unstable market activity.
Vietnam thwarts dissidents, pop star election bid
AFP, Published on 26/04/2016
» HANOI - Vietnam has blocked a motley crew of independent candidates from running for seats in its rubber stamp parliament, activists said on Tuesday, a move they say highlights the communist country's "facade of democracy".