Vietnam – US – A trade deal turns former foes into partners
Ngoc Thuy HANOI TIMES Fri, April 23, 2021 Overview of the book launch. Photos: Quang Tan HANOI – The US – Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement has been a fundamental foundation […]
USAID-supported forest service project generates US$120M for Vietnam annually
Duy Nguyen HANOI TIMES Fri, April 23, 2021 A field in the USAID Vietnam Forests and Deltas project. The eight-year project increases transparency, efficiency and effectiveness in payment for forest […]
Cambodia – Helping Phnom Penh’s needy during Lockdown – The COVD Help story
Khmer Times Tue, April 20, 2021 Street dwellers given food and hygiene kits by COVD Help For more details on the amazing work of COVD Help – and to donate […]
CAMBODIA – Beijing fashionista hit the runway in Siem Reap to support novel models
Raksmey Hong The Phnom Penh Post March 28, 2021 Mario’s new 2022 S/S collection combines a modern chic touch with a traditional style that is inspired by the Khmer […]
Cambodia Chef Nak, brings landmark cookbook to American and Australian audiences – ‘Nhum: Recipes from a Cambodian kitchen’
Khmer Times Tue, April 6, 2021 PHNOM PENH – Celebrity chef and Cambodian native, Chef Nak has announced her groundbreaking cookbook, “Nhum,” was now available to U.S. and Australian audiences […]
INDONESIA – Journalists protest after Medan mayor’s bodyguards block interviews
Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Sun, April 18, 2021 Bobby Nasution (center), the son-in-law of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, registers as a member of the North Sumatra branch of the […]
Who’s Who in Myanmar’s National Unity Government
By The Irrawaddy Fri, April 16, 2021 Top row, left to right: Mahn Win Khaing Than, U Win Myint, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Duwa Lashi La. Bottom row, left […]
A Malaysian Artist Created TIME Magazine’s Powerful Climate Crisis Cover
By Kirat Kaur THE RAKYAT POST Fri, April 16, 2021 Red Hong Yi/Facebook & TIME Magazine The cover of TIME Magazine’s 26th April 2021 issue on the climate crisis is […]
Asean Leads by Example in Sustainable Vegetable Oil: Indonesia
BY :JAYANTY NADA SHOFA Jakarta Globe April 1, 2021 A worker carries oil palms into the truck in Mesuji Raya, Ogan Komering Ilir, South Sumatera, on June 9, 2019. (Antara […]
MALAYSIA Civil groups chide minister insistence on harsher laws against LGBT, endorsement of conversion therapy
By Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam Malay Mail Wed, April 07, 2021 KUALA LUMPUR – A coalition of local civil societies has today slammed religious affairs minister Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad’s insistence to […]
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