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PTT unit GPSC invests $500m for 25% of Taiwan wind farm
Reuters, Published on 15/07/2021
» Energy company Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC) on Thursday said it had acquired a 25% stake in a Taiwanese offshore wind farm for $500 million.
Japan to donate millions more doses
Reuters, Published on 13/07/2021
» TOKYO: Japan will make additional donations of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to Taiwan and other Asian neighbours this week, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday.
Cambodia emerges as major meth producer amid pandemic
Reuters, Published on 10/06/2021
» Drug traffickers in East and Southeast Asia found ways to evade Covid-19 curbs to boost trade and diversify production, with Cambodia emerging as a large scale source for methamphetamine, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Herd of wild elephants approaches Chinese city after 500km journey
Reuters, Published on 02/06/2021
» BEIJING: A herd of 15 wild elephants was approaching the city of Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan province, on Wednesday, defying attempts to redirect them after a journey of several hundred kilometres from forests to the south.
French court dismisses complaint over Agent Orange use in Vietnam War
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2021
» A French court on Monday dismissed a case by an elderly French-Vietnamese woman against several agrochemical companies, including Monsanto and Dow Chemical, over the use by the US military of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
Myanmar activists slam Asean-junta consensus
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2021
» Myanmar's pro-democracy activists sharply criticised an agreement between the country's junta chief and Southeast Asian leaders to end the nation's violent post-coup crisis and vowed on Sunday to continue their protest campaign.
SE Asian ministers prepare for Myanmar talks as crisis intensifies
Reuters, Published on 02/03/2021
» Foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries prepared for a special meeting with Myanmar's ruling military on Tuesday in an effort to quell deadly violence and open a channel to tackle its escalating political crisis.
Laos issues new decree on dams
Reuters, Published on 25/02/2021
» The government of Laos issued new guidelines for managing hydropower dams aimed at minimising water shortages and flooding, state media reported on Thursday, amid debate on how its hydropower boom has altered the vital Mekong River.
Laos Communist Party holds leadership congress amid economic pain
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2021
» Laos started a five-yearly congress of its long-ruling Communist Party on Wednesday to decide on the country's leadership and agree on a new economic strategy, as it faces challenges from the coronavirus pandemic and a potential debt default.
China notifies Thailand it is holding back waters
Reuters, Published on 06/01/2021
» China has notified downstream neighbours it is holding back the Mekong River flow at a hydropower dam on the waterway's upper reaches for 20 days, as part of a new data-sharing pact, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) and Thailand said on Wednesday.