Vietnam's ruling Communist Party re-elected its 76-year-old chief Nguyen Phu Trong for a rare third five-year term on Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country battled its biggest coronavirus outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
8 Reasons Why the Battle of Hue Was So Pivotal in the Vietnam War
Despite Americans winning the battle and repelling the Tet Offensive, it was a turning point for the U.S. in Vietnam. ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Filipino communities sent $1B to family and friends in the Philippines last year despite COVID-19
The amount of money sent as remittances to the Philippines from Filipino-Canadians and other expats was largely unchanged in 2020, despite global numbers dropping due to the significant economic ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines expects 5.6 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to arrive by end-March; virus total now above 525,000
At least 5.6 million Covid-19 doses of two international Covid-19 vaccines are expected to arrive in the Philippines in the first quarter of the year, the chief of the country's coronavirus task force ... ( read original story ...)
Hafeez left out of Pakistan T20 squad to play South Africa
Pakistan has left out veteran batsman Mohammad Hafeez from its Twenty20 squad for the series against South Africa because he would not meet the Pakistan Cricket Board's ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 12,001 new COVID-19 cases, 270 more deaths
The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 12,001 within one day to 1,078,314, with the death toll adding by 270 to 29,998, the health ministry said on Sunday. According to the ministry, 10,719 more ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia eyes 6 percent growth in non-oil and gas exports after turbulent year
Trade Minister Muhamad Lutfi said on Friday the growth target was based on the assumption that Indonesia’s economy would recover this year. ( read original story ...)
India’s reversal of markets-based policies will hinder recovery
India’s economy is experiencing the worst contraction in decades as a result of coronavirus. But even if the threat of the virus fades, India’s medium term growth prospects will be hindered by two ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Modi breaks silence on months long farm protests
India's prime minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday protesters that stormed New Delhi's Red Fort had caused "insult" to the country, his first public comments on a months-long farmers' agitation that ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: China sees most monthly infections since March
China recorded more than 2,000 new domestic cases of COVID-19 in January, the highest monthly total since the tail end of the initial outbreak in Wuhan in March of ... ( read original story ...)