At least 18 people died and more than a dozen are missing after floods submerged homes in central Vietnam and rough seas capsized fishing boats, authorities said Monday, as another storm threatened ... ( read original story ...)
‘I Don’t Blame Anyone’: Vietnam Truck Tragedy Families Speak Out One Year On
Le Minh Tuan has curled up in the bed of his deceased son every night since the young man suffocated in a truck in Britain alongside dozens of other Vietnamese migrants one year ago. Four men are on ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam firm launches country’s largest solar farm amid renewables drive
Vietnam's Trung Nam Group on Monday launched a 450-megawatt solar farm, the largest of its kind in the Southeast Asian country, which is seeking to boost the proportion of renewables while reducing ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s newest unicorn has been hiding in plain sight
Its subsidiary VNPay, however, is recognized by locals in Vietnam’s key cities of Saigon and Hanoi for its sprawling QR code payment network. What many of them don’t realize is that VNPay is also ... ( read original story ...)
Tropical Storm Nangka approaches Vietnam
After days of torrential rain and life-threatening flooding, another Tropical Storm looks set to hit Vietnam. Chris Fawkes has details. Copernicus, the EU's climate change service, have said global ... ( read original story ...)
Why the Philippines Needs to Establish a Sovereign Wealth Fund
The country needs to ensure that its bounty of offshore wealth benefits the people, not just a privileged elite. ( read original story ...)
Philippines reports 3,564 coronavirus cases, highest rise in 3 weeks
The Philippines reported 3,564 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the country's biggest daily tally since Sept. 19 and bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 342,816. In a bulletin, the ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ COVID-19 cases top 342,000
After a week of reporting less than 3,000 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday announced 3,564 new infections, bringing the national tally to 342, ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Considers Relaxing Curfew, Readies Vaccine Trials
The Philippines’ health department is open to easing curfew but movement restrictions for the young and elderly are needed to protect vulnerable groups from the new coronavirus, Undersecretary Maria ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ 2021 Budget Hangs as Duterte House Allies Clash
President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies at the House of Representatives splintered on Monday, with majority electing a new speaker while the Philippines’ 4.5 trillion-peso ($93 billion) budget aimed to aid ... ( read original story ...)