The European Commission (EC) has rescheduled an inspection on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Vietnam from May to this upcoming autumn, according to Director of the Fisheries Resources Surveillance Department Nguyen Quang Hung.
Exclusive: Apple supplier Foxconn among firms asked to cut power use in Vietnam
Vietnamese officials have called on Apple supplier Foxconn to voluntarily reduce power use by 30% at its assembly plants in the north of the country where there were electricity outages last year, two people familiar with the matter said.
Want to fit in while in Japan? Follow these unusually specific ‘life rules’ issued by the government
A guidebook published by the Japanese government provides oddly specific "daily rules" to help foreigners fit into Japanese culture.
Japan’s exports pick up on weak yen but business mood stalls
Japan's exports rose for a fifth straight month in April, helped by a boost in value from the weak yen, government data showed on Wednesday, but shipment volumes struggled as soft demand weighed on ...
‘New India Is Dangerous Entity’: Pakistan UN Envoy Highlights Targeted Assassinations In Homeland
Munir Akram, Pakistan's permanent representative at the UN quoted from a report in a leading US daily to say the "new India comes into your home and kills you".
He Won Indonesia’s Election In A Landslide. Now, Backroom Meetings And Horse-Trading Will Determine Whether Prabowo Can Govern
Indonesia's president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, won February's presidential election in a landslide victory of nearly 59% of the nationwide vote, mor ...
China’s Nio, FAW Group to cooperate on battery charging, swapping
China's Nio and state-owned automaker FAW Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for battery charging and swapping, according to their official social media accounts on Wednesday. The ...
China, Japan to discuss resuming ruling party talks after 6-year hiatus, NHK reports
A senior Chinese Communist Party official plans to visit Tokyo this month to meet with leaders from Japan's ruling parties and discuss resuming regular talks between the parties for the first time ...
China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans, rights group says
Human Rights Watch says China is accelerating the forced urbanization of Tibetan villagers and herders, adding to state government and independent reports of efforts to assimilate them through control ...
British firms expecting hard time in China market, lobby group warns
British firms expect doing business in China to become harder over the next five years, a British business lobby group said on Wednesday, as Beijing strives to halt a retreat in foreign funds from a ...