Vietnam gov’t to offer extraordinary incentives for high-impact FDI projects
Nguyen Tung THE HANOI TIMES Fri July 24, 2020 HANOI – By fulfiling certain criteria, some foreign investors would receive special treatment, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi […]
Refugees In Indonesia Demand Immediate Resettlement by UNHCR
BY :YUDHA BASKORO JAKARTA GLOBE MON, JULY 14, 2020 Refugeesstage a rally in front of UNHCR office in Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta on Monday. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro) JAKARTA – Hundreds […]
Laos Introduces Fast-track Registration for S Korean Patents
By Latsamy Phonevilay THE LAOTIAN TIMES July 15, 2020 VIENTIANE – Laos and South Korea have agreed to allow South Korean companies to register their patent in Laos without going […]
Cambodia rejects UN rights claim
Niem Chheng THE PHNOM PENH POST Sun, July 12, 2020 GENEVA, Switzerland – Cambodia’s Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva on Friday hit back at David Kaye, the […]
Thailand Goes on Offensive Over Monkeys and the Coconut Industry
By CTN News CHIANG RAI TIMES July 14, 2020 BANGKOK: The Foreign Ministry has gone on the defensive against PETA as the animal rights group tries to cancel culture Thailand’s […]
University of Indonesia Epidemiologist Slams Govt’s Use of ‘New Normal’ Term
IMAM HAMDI TEMPO.CO Mon, July 13, 2020 JAKARTA – University of Indonesia (UI) epidemiologist Pandu Riono on Monday blasted the Indonesian government’s use of the term ‘new normal’ in a period […]
It’s for aromatherapy, not an antivirus: Indonesia Agriculture Ministry backtracks on anti-COVID-19 necklace claims
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie The Jakarta Post Mon, July 6, 2020 The Agriculture Ministry is dialing back on its previous claim about developing an “antivirus necklace” that can help prevent […]
Indonesia Agriculture Ministry claims ‘antivirus necklace’ prevents, experts beg to differ
Tri Indah Oktavianti and Kharishar Kahfi The Jakarta Post Sun, July 5, 2020 The Agriculture Ministry is dialing back on its previous claim about developing an “antivirus necklace” that can […]
“Steps against disinformation does not restrict freedom,” insists Cambodia Mission in Geneva
Khmer Times Sun July 12, 2020 An Sokkhoeurn, the Ambassador and Representative of the Permanent Mission of Cambodia to the United Nations Office. Supplied GENEVA, Switzerland – The Permanent Mission of […]
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