


Trade outlook between Vietnam, Canada remains bright
Ngoc Thuy Hanoi Times Fri, January 22, 2021 HANOI – Despite unprecedented challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic, bilateral trade turnover in 2020 rose by 6.6% year-on-year to US$5.1 billion. The […]

Indonesia House pushed to pass indigenous peoples bill after controversial 2020 legislation
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil The Jakarta Post Mon, January 25, 2021 Representatives of Singkawang, West Kalimantan, wear traditional dress during the National Association of Municipal Administrations (APEKSI) 12th Cultural Parade […]

German Embassy Hanoi displays 21 enchanting photographs about the beauty and cultural diversity of Vietnam
HANOI TIMES, Sun, January 24, 2021 Large-size photographs featuring the beauty of Vietnam’s cultural heritages. Photo: Germany Embassy Large-size photographs featuring the beauty of Vietnam’s cultural heritages. Photo: Germany Embassy […]

Japan rejects China’s claims in South China Se
a Linh Pham HANOI TIMES Thu, January 21, 2021 HANOI – Japan is the 10th country rejecting China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea (called East Sea by Vietnam) […]

Italy provides vital support to Yangon government covid-19 response
By Mizzima Fri, January 22, 2021 YANGON – The Yangon Region Government, Italy and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today marked the contribution of 1 million EURO from […]

Indonesian government denies deforestation link to Kalimantan floods
By Budi Sutrisno The Jakarta Post Thu, January 21, 2021 Flooding has inundated a village in Melawi regency, West Kalimantan, in this Sept. 14, 2020 photo. The government has […]

Bali deportation of ‘digital nomad’ unearths post-colonial power dynamics
Gisela Swaragita The Jakarta Post Wed, January 20, 2021 Balinese Hindus take part in a communal prayer on Jan. 31, 2020 at Luhur Temple in the Narmada Tanah Kilap temple […]

Cambodia Foreign Affairs Ministry announces new strategy to use diplomacy for economic growth
Khann Chanvirak / Khmer Times Tue, January 19, 2021 The inauguration ceremony of the “Declaration of the Implementation of the Economic Diplomacy Strategy 2021-2023” at Sofitel Phnom Penh. KT/Khem Sovannara […]

Malaysian man and friends provide free food packets for Covid-19 patients in Sungai Buloh Hospital
BY ANNE GRACE SAVITHA MALAY MAIL Tue, January 19, 2021 Delivery person-in-charge packing food packets to be delivered to Sungai Buloh Hospital. ― Picture courtesy of Jesvinder Singh PETALING JAYA, […]