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Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:27:13 GMT
Glenmark Specialty S.A. and Lotus International Pte. Ltd. enter into exclusive licensing agreement for commercializing Ryaltristrade; Nasal Spray in Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 20 (ANI/PRNewswire): Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Glenmark), an innovation-driven, global, integrated pharmaceutical company, today announced that its Swiss subsidiary, Glenmark Specialty S.A., has entered into...

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 04:44:11 GMT
Stimulus package heralds prosperous New Year for Vietnam's workers
© Provided by Xinhua The National Assembly of Vietnam, the country's top legislature, passed a package worth about 15 billion U.S. dollars to support those affected by the pandemic and revive the economy.HANOI, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- In

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 22:13:03 GMT
Brzezinski becomes US ambassador to Poland
Son of infamous Cold War hawk takes up new role amid growing tensions with RussiaMark Brzezinski, son of former US national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, has been sworn in as US ambassador to Poland. Vice President Kamala Harris conducted the...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:05:32 GMT
ASEAN tourism ministers agree to announce reopening of sector
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Tourism ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday agreed to announce the reopening of ASEAN tourism to revitalize the sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement. Chai...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:44:02 GMT
Cambodia launches new tourist port in coastal city Kep
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Wednesday inaugurated a 1.2 million-U.S. dollar tourist port in the seaside city of Kep, aiming at attracting more foreign tourists to the southwestern Kep province in the post-COVID-19 era, said a transpor...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:05:02 GMT
Vietnam reports 15,959 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 15,959 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, including 15,936 locally transmitted and 23 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the place with the highest number of ...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:18:20 GMT
First community cases of Omicron coronavirus strain detected in Vietnam
Hanoi [Vietnam], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City has identified the country's first cases of the Omicron coronavirus strain in people who have not traveled abroad, media reported. According to the Vietnamese VnExpress news outlet...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:52:13 GMT
Peter Dutton's war machine cult
The Federal Government has spent billions on defence equipment, ignoring issues such as the climate crisis and pandemic, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark.THE OPERATING DOCTRINE of many a defence ministry is premised on fatuity. There is the industry prerogat...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:49:02 GMT
Lao central bank issues licenses for cryptocurrency exchange platforms
VIENTIANE, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Lao central bank, the Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL), has issued licenses authorizing two companies to trade in cryptocurrencies. The companies are the Lao Digital Assets Exchange (LDX), a joint venture between the AIF Group...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:44:02 GMT
World Bank approves new financing to Cambodia for education improvement
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has approved new financing to help Cambodia improve equitable access to basic education, according to its press release on Wednesday. The World Bank will provide a 60 million U.S. dollar credit through i...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:44:01 GMT
Schools in Laos prepare to resume face-to-face classes
VIENTIANE, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Educational authorities are assessing the readiness of schools in the Lao capital Vientiane to resume face-to-face classes in Grade 5 of primary schools and Grades 4 and 7 of secondary schools following months of closur...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:30:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Jan. 19
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam -- The first three locally transmitted COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant in Vietnam have been confirmed in its southern Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam News Agency reported Wednesday. The three people were all related t...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:06:17 GMT
Cambodia Resumes Treason Trial of Opposition Leader Kem Sokha
PHNOM PENH - Cambodia resumed the treason trial of banned opposition party leader Kem Sokha on Wednesday after a two-year delay due to the pandemic, in a case the United States has condemned as politically motivated.Kem Sokha was arrested in 2017, an...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:44:02 GMT
Vietnam confirms 1st Omicron variant infections in community
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The first three locally transmitted COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant in Vietnam have been confirmed in its southern Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam News Agency reported Wednesday. The three people ...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:18:59 GMT
Vietnam reports 16,838 new COVID-19 cases, 2,062,128 in total
HANOI, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 16,838 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 16,763 locally transmitted and 75 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with highest number of inf...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:03:30 GMT
Cambodian, Singaporean Foreign Ministers vow to strengthen ASEAN's centrality, unity, resilience
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening ASEAN's centrality, unity and resilience, the Cambodian for...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:05:02 GMT
Cambodia launches new visiting circuit at famed Bayon temple in Angkor
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's APSARA National Authority (ANA) has launched a new visiting circuit at Bayon temple in the Angkor Archeological Park in northwestern Siem Reap province, the authority said in a statement on Tuesday. The new ...

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 08:44:02 GMT
GLOBALink | Cambodian PM, ASEAN secretary-general meet on RCEP, Myanmar
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen met in Phnom Penh on Monday with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi on regional issues, a senior official said.The discussions i...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:05:14 GMT
Xiconomics: How China's development drives "growbalization"
by Xinhua writer Ma Qian BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- With trains rumbling down new tracks, the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia has just been unlocked, poised to transform itself into a hub connecting the fast-growing region to markets as f...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 12:55:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 16,378 new COVID-19 cases, 2,045,290 in total
HANOI, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 16,378 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 16,325 locally transmitted and 53 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with the highest number of ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:30:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Jan. 17
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said he was committed to tackling the COVID-19 virus in Japan amid the rampant spread of the Omicron variant of the virus. In his first policy speech at the start of a 150-day regular Diet sess...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:18:01 GMT
Cambodian PM, ASEAN secretary-general meet on RCEP, Myanmar
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen met here on Monday with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi on regional issues, a senior official said. The discussions included ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:30:01 GMT
Lao health official calls for public support for COVID-19 patients
VIENTIANE, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Lao health authorities have called on the public not to stigmatize people who have contracted COVID-19, but to rally round in a show of support and unity. Sympathy and understanding is necessary on the part of everyone ...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 22:35:17 GMT
Pioneering Tuskegee Airman Charles Mcgee Dies at 102
Retired Brigadier General Charles McGee, part of the pioneering all-Black Tuskegee Airmen during World War II and one of its most decorated pilots, died on Sunday at the age of 102, his family said in a statement.McGee, who flew 409 combat missions s...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 12:44:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 15,684 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 15,684 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 15,643 locally transmitted and 41 imported, according to its health ministry. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with the highest number of inf...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:55:41 GMT
Stable ColorOS 12 updates now available for Oppo phones
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): Stable ColorOS 12 updates based on Android 12 are now officially available for Oppo's F19 Pro 5G, Reno6 Z 5G, and A73 5G. As per GSM Arena, stable ColorOS 12 updates based on Android 12 are now seeding for OPPO F19 ...

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 06:52:12 GMT
Gang rape in Cambodia: A means of male bonding
Too many men in Cambodia feel entitled to shame, reject, harass and even rape women, writes Johanna Higgs.*CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses rapeI AM SITTING on the balcony of a two-storey wooden house in Siem

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 16:18:08 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Jan. 15
TOKYO -- Japan reported 25,742 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, surpassing the 25,000-mark for the first time since Aug. 26, 2021, according to a tally based on data from local governments across the country. In the last two weeks, the daily count has...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 16:05:10 GMT
Vietnam's COVID-19 cases tops 2 mln, 35,480 deaths in total
HANOI, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam surpassed the 2-million mark on Saturday, reaching 2,007,862, with 35,480 deaths, according to its Ministry of Health. The Southeast Asian country reported 16,378 new COVID-19 cases i...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:30:01 GMT
Cambodia's banking industry sees strong growth last year despite pandemic
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's banking industry had seen robust growth in loans and deposits in 2021 despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Saturday. Outstanding loans ...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:36:02 GMT
Opposition Leader Kem Sokha's Trial to Go Ahead, Cambodia Says
The trial on treason charges of Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha will go ahead as scheduled on Jan. 19, with the government refusing to interfere, a government spokesperson said Friday.Options for Kem Sokha's release can be considered once the t...



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