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Mike Pompeo speaks to Brunei FM, reaffirms US opposition to unlawful China
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 5 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Tuesday spoke with Bruneian Foreign Minister II Erywan Yusof and "reaffirmed" Washington's support for Southeast Asian coastal states upholding their sovereign rights, in the light of China's coercion to push its unlawful ma
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Pandemic response in SE Asia must address rising inequalities: UN Report
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Aug 1 (ANI): The United Nations has commended governments in southeast Asia for acting swiftly to stem the most serious health consequences of Covid-19 pandemic but highlighted the need to curb rising inequalities across the region.
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Building ASEAN community remains 'top priority': Senior officials
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hanoi [Veitnam], July 16 (VNA/ANI): Successfully building the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) community continues to be a top priority of the bloc despite the difficulties and challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the group's member states reiterated at the ASEAN
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ASEAN looks to boost sub-regional development
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hanoi (Vietnam), July 15 (VNA/ANI): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is emerging and playing a central role in the region, thus looking to converge Mekong sub-regional cooperation with its development goals, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung,
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COVID-19: Will AirAsia be the next Airline to Fold?
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, July 13 (ANI): The fascinating story of AirAsia's rise to become one of the most admired carriers in the region is well known in Southeast Asia.
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Tata Steel reports steep fall in Q1 production, sales due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 9 (ANI): Tata Steel said on Thursday its production and sales volumes in the first quarter ended March were lower as the outbreak of COVID-19 and ensuing mobility restrictions severally impacted industrial activity and consumer sentiment across all geograph
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Southeast Asia's most valuable startups shed staff due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, June 29 (ANI): The economic devastation wrought by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is expected to leave no business unscathed.
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Livelihoods of over 55 million domestic workers at risk due to Covid-19: I
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): Nearly three-quarters of domestic workers around the world -- more than 55 million people -- are at significant risk of losing their jobs and income due to lockdown and lack of effective social security coverage, according to new estimates by the Internat
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Tata Communications to enhance network capability with new submarine cable
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 16 (ANI): Digital ecosystem enabler Tata Communications said on Tuesday that Asia Direct Cable (ADC) Consortium is building a high-performance submarine cable connecting China (Hong Kong SAR and Guangdong province), Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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India-Myanmar aim to deepen and expand trade post COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 15 (ANI): Myanmar is seen by some business people as the last trade frontier to conquer in Southeast Asia, maybe even Asia.
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Amid pandemic, India and ASEAN boost cooperation in education, skill devel
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday enhanced cooperation in effectively and constructively channelising the youthful energy, education and skill development that have been identified as the central elements of the strateg
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ADB convenes high-level advisory panel to support COVID-19 recovery in Sou
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], June 10 (ANI): Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa has launched a high-level panel of leading experts in economics, finance and health to help ministers, central bank governors and other senior officials identify options for Southeast Asian econ
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