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Philippine banana growers struggle due to COVID-19
Small- and medium-sized banana growers in the Philippines, the world’s second-largest exporter of the fruit, are being heavily affected by the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
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Thailand ensures clean water supply throughout dry season
The Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has vowed to ensure sufficient supply of clean water to citizens throughout the dry season while units concerned are storing water for dams along Chao Phraya river.
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Japan delivers fishery patrol vessel to Indonesia
Japan has handed over a fishery patrol vessel named Hakurei Maru to Indonesia, along with maintenance and equipment fund worth 2.2 billion JPY, according to ANTARA News.
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EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement goes through Czech lower house
The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic has passed a resolution supporting some international agreements.
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WHO chief thanks Cambodia for accepting Westerdam cruise ship
World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has thanked Cambodia for allowing the Westerdam cruise ship to dock despite fears that the ship may be carrying passengers infected with the new coronavirus.
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EVFTA, EVIPA improve Vietnam’s position in world arena
The European Parliament on February 12 ratified the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement.
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Indonesia to offer incentives to tourism to counter Covid-19 impact
The Indonesian Government is formulating incentives for tourism industry stakeholders such as hotels or airlines to counter negative impacts of the novel coronavirus.
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US provides medical supplies for Laos
The US government said on February 10 that it had provided health supplies for Laos in the first delivery from a pledge of up to 100 million USD in global assistance to fight the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
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Myanmar–Thailand border trade exceeds 1 billion USD
Border trade between Myanmar and Thailand reached 1.15 billion USD in the first quarter of the present fiscal year 2019 – 2020 which started in October.
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Mass shooting leaves 27 dead, 52 injured in Thailand
At least 27 people, including the gunman, were killed and 52 others were injured in a mass shooting in Thailand’s northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced on February 9.
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Myanmar’s agricultural exports to China affected by nCoV outbreak
Farmers in Myanmar are showing concern about impacts of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV) on their exports to the Chinese market.
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Indonesia to install rooftop solar panels on 800 public buildings
The Indonesian government plans to install rooftop solar panels on at least 800 public buildings across the country this year as it steps up its renewable energy push to lessen its reliance on fossil fuels.
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