SINGAPORE - It is Vietnam's turn to chair the 10-member Association for Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) this year. While all eyes are on the Asean Summit to be held in Hanoi from November 11 to 15, ... ( read original story ...)
Ulysses not yet affecting Philippines; landfall in Bicol possible on Wednesday
Tropical Depression Ulysses is not yet affecting any portion of the Philippines as of late Sunday night but is likely to make landfall in the Bicol region on Wednesday, PAGASA said. In its 11 p.m. ( read original story ...)
Philippines to vote for China’s ICJ nominee
The Philippines is voting for China’s candidate to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. declared yesterday. Locsin tweeted his instruction to the ... ( read original story ...)
Alec Baldwin’s Offensive Joke Got Him Banned From the Philippines
Alec Baldwin has done it all — fought paparazzi, yelled at staff, called his daughter a pig, and so on — and this one joke got him banned from a country. ( read original story ...)
Philippines to back China’s candidate for the World Court
The Philippines' foreign minister ordered the country's mission to the United Nations on Sunday to vote for China's candidate to fill one of the five seats at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh President, PM congratulate Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have greeted US president-elect Joe Biden and vice-president-elect Kamala Harris. In his message to Joe Biden, the president said the existing ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh adds 3.3cr internet users in a decade
The number of internet users in Bangladesh expanded by 3.3 crore between 2010 and 2019, bringing another 20 per cent of the population online, according to a recent report. ( read original story ...)
Physiotherapy in Bangladesh: Ailing all along
While demand for physiotherapy has been growing rapidly as an allied health profession across the world, it is still struggling in Bangladesh due mainly to the absence of a functional unique body. ( read original story ...)
Coconuts and leaves are being accepted as tuition payment at a college in Bali, Indonesia, from students facing COVID-19 hardship
Students at Venus One Tourism Academy in Bali, Indonesia, pay tuition fees with coconuts, which the college uses to harvest virgin coconut oil. ( read original story ...)
Prayers of gratitude for election of ‘daughter of India’ Harris as U.S. vice president
Indians burst firecrackers on Sunday and offered prayers of gratitude over the election of Kamala Harris as the next U.S. vice president, declaring it a proud moment for Indian-Americans. ( read original story ...)