There's another memorial wall dedicated to people who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. But this one is in Vietnam itself and dedicated to civilians killed in the My Lai massacre. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam aims to export Covid-19 vaccines by 2022
Vietnam is confident that it will be able to produce Covid-19 vaccines to meet the country’s need and for export by 2022. On March 15, the Hanoi Medical University and the National Institute of ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Philippines leads Asian stocks higher on Wall Street boost
The Philippines led most of Asia's emerging stock markets higher on Tuesday on the back of record highs for Wall Street's main indexes, although gains were capped ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines gets share in £19-M UK Prosperity Fund, says DOF
The Philippines will be getting a share in the United Kingdom’s Cross-Government Prosperity Fund, which will be an “invaluable tool” that would help the country post a strong recovery from the ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines National Grid Taps Banks for $1.5 Billion IPO
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines has picked banks to work on its initial public offering and has increased its targeted size to at least $1.5 billion, according to people with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)
KCC Philippines to give away P40,000, hold K-pop dance tutorial
The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines’ 10th year anniversary kicked off this March and it started the celebration with informative K-content, contests and big prizes. Amid the ongoing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga receives COVID-19 vaccination ahead of Biden meeting in U.S.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday in preparation for a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden next month, becoming the country's first ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s defence minister to discuss China’s activities with U.S. counterpart
Japan's defence minister, Nobuo Kishi, looks forward to discussing with his U.S. counterpart aspects of China's activities in the East and South China Sea regions, he said on Tuesday. The security ... ( read original story ...)
Carve-out deals by tech firms ‘just tip of the iceberg’: Carlyle Japan chief
TOKYO (Reuters) - Recent carve-out deals by tech giants such as Hitachi Ltd are just the beginning of potential divestitures of non-core assets by Japanese firms, U.S. buyout firm Carlyle Group's ... ( read original story ...)
Eastworld Spotlight: Japan’s stock market recovery is real
Arcus Investment’s Peter Tasker on the Nikkei 225’s long, strange return to 30,000 ... ( read original story ...)