Philippine authorities reported on November 18 that Typhoon Man-yi killed at least eight people and injured three others after landing in the country over the weekend.
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Laos intensifies pandemic prevention in capital, Malaysia to give booster shots
Laos has completely locked down four central districts in its capital city of Vientiane in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Laos records all-time high daily COVID-19 infections
Laos logged a total of 467 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours including 383 local transmissions, the highest ever daily tally since the pandemic broke out in the country.
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Cambodia considers reopening tourism for vaccinated foreign tourists
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on September 17 asked the Tourism Ministry to consider reopening tourism for vaccinated international tourists to visit Cambodia with a seven-day quarantine period.
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No survivor in cargo plane crash in Indonesia
All three people on board a small cargo aircraft which crashed in poor weather in Indonesia's Papua province, had been killed in the accident, security authorities say.
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AEM-CER consultations discuss supply chain improvement, sustainable growth
Ministers of ASEAN, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the UK, and East Asia sat down together at the virtual 26th ASEAN Economic Ministers - Closer Economic Relations Consultations on September 15.
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Singapore expects positive recovery in year's latter half
Singapore’s economy will enjoy good growth in the second half of 2021 and continue to recover next year as global growth is projected to “remain positive”.
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China, Singapore enhance cooperation in pandemic fight, digital economy
China and Singapore have agreed to strengthen cooperation in COVID-19 prevention and control and digital economic development.
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China-ASEAN Trade Index released for first time
The China-ASEAN Trade Index was released for the first time during the ongoing 18th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit held in Nanning - the capital city of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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Vietnamese ambassador urges end to all military actions in Yemen
Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy called on the parties concerned in Yemen to end all military actions and resume dialogue while addressing a session of the United Nations Security Council on September 10.
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Vietnam chairs meeting of Initiative for ASEAN Integration Task Force
Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, chaired the 65th meeting of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration Task Force and the task force’s 11th consultation with ASEAN partners.
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Seventh GMS Summit Leaders’ Meeting closes
The seventh Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit held via videoconference on September 9 under the chair of Cambodian PM Hun Sen ended with the adoption of a new strategic cooperation framework.
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57th ASOSAI Governing Board Meeting successfully held
The 57th Meeting of the Governing Board of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions was held successfully via videoconference on September 8.
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