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Japan to help its businesses recruit talented ASEAN workers
The Japanese Government is planning to assist the country’s businesses to recruit talented workers from Southeast Asia, according to the NHK newswire.
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Number of new COVID-19 cases in Laos decreases, in Philippines sees record high
The Lao Ministry of Health announced on January 9 that the country has recorded 924 new COVID-19 infections and seven deaths over the past 24 hours.
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Philippines warned of health crisis due to Typhoon Rai
Aid officials in the Philippines have warned of a health crisis as millions of people in the country are struggling to secure clean water and food in areas wrecked by a typhoon last month.
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Lao PM’s visit aims to strengthen special relations with Vietnam: Lao media
Lao newspapers on January 7 published articles on the upcoming official visit to Vietnam on January 8-10 by Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh.
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Vietnam attends virtual SOM to prepare for upcoming ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung attended a senior official meeting of ASEAN via videoconference on January 5.
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Thai education ministry postpones Children’s Day event
Thailand’s Ministry of Education has postponed its annual Children’s Day event at the Teachers Council Auditorium in Bangkok to prevent a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.
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Indonesia bans coal export in January
Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has banned coal export from January 1-31 on all exporters holding IUP, IUPK Production, informed the Vietnam Trade Office in Indonesia.
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Thousands of Malaysians evacuate from flooding
Thousands of residents in seven states of Malaysia were evacuated on January 1.
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Vietnamese-origin professor knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, has been freshly knighted by the Queen Elizabeth II of the UK for his contributions to the local fight against COVID-19.
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Philippines’s death toll from Typhoon Rai exceeds 400
The Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai has crossed the 400 mark, the disaster agency said on December 31.
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Cambodia to strengthen ASEAN’s central role as Chair 2022: FM
Cambodia will strengthen ASEAN’s central role so as to maintain peace, security and prosperity as Chair of ASEAN for 2022.
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Cambodian border provinces tightening up as Omicron hits Thailand
Amid fears of large-scale transmission of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, Cambodian border province authorities are looking at the possibility of implementing strict measures for crossing migrant workers.
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