DHAKA - A huge fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Monday, destroying thousands of homes and killing several people, officials and witnesses said, in the worst blaze ... ( read original story ...)
India, Pakistan officials to meet today to discuss Indus water usage, first meet in three years
India and Pakistan will hold the first meeting in three years of a commission that deals with water rights on the Indus River on Tuesday (March 23), the two sides said on Monday (March 22), ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia to Reopen More Locations to Singapore Travelers
Indonesia has added Batam and Bintan to a travel corridor arrangement with Singapore that would allow foreign visitors back in the resort islands for the first time during the pandemic, according to ... ( read original story ...)
K-pop boom in Indonesia gives South Korean companies an edge
As South Korean entertainment continues to take Indonesia by storm, more South Korean companies are leveraging the popularity of K-pop artists to tap into Southeast Asia's largest market. South Korean ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s PAU to build blue ammonia plant in Central Sulawesi
Indonesia made its first step toward developing an ammonia-based green fuel last Thursday (March 18), when ammonia producer PT Panca Amara Utama (PAU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ... ( read original story ...)
China, Russia officials meet in show of unity against EU, US
The foreign ministers of China and Russia have displayed unity amid criticism and Western sanctions against them over human rights ... ( read original story ...)
China’s vaccine diplomacy stumbles as clinical trial data remain absent
The wealthy city-state is moving ahead with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna for its coronavirus immunization program, with officials saying Sinovac needs to provide more data before they will consider ... ( read original story ...)
Airbnb asked to drop Olympic ties over China rights issues
Airbnb is being asked to drop its sponsorship connections to next year's Beijing's Winter Olympics by a coalition ... ( read original story ...)
Australia and New Zealand welcome sanctions on China over Uighur abuses but impose none of their own
Australia and New Zealand have raised “grave concerns” about human rights abuses against Muslim minorities in China’s Xinjiang region, citing “the growing number of credible reports” of severe ... ( read original story ...)
China Makes It A Crime To Question Military Casualties On The Internet
Weibo users face criminal charges after online comments — made in and outside China — casting doubt on the casualty number the Chinese government reported months after a brawl with Indian soldiers. ( read original story ...)