STATE DEPARTMENT — Ukraine is boosting its ties with Southeast Asian nations, signing a key foreign relations pact with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) later this week in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba is expected to sign, in person, the so-called Instrument of Accession to the Treaty […]
Day: November 8, 2022
UN ramps up its urgent humanitarian appeal to bring life-saving assistance to 3.4 million Sri Lankans
The United Nations (UN) team in Sri Lanka and non-governmental organisations have today revised and extended their joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan, which aims to provide life-saving assistance to 3.4 million people amid Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence. Since June, the HNP has been responding to the Government’s request for […]
Lao police arrest middlemen who issued fake visas for workers to go to South Korea
Lao police have arrested three fraudsters posing as labor recruiters who cheated at least 100 Laotians who paid U.S.$1,000 to more than U.S.$2,000 each for fake tourist visas so they could go to South Korea and illegally obtain work, a law enforcement official said. “Laotians cheating one another,” said the police officer on condition […]
COVID-19 infections on the rise among people not fully vaccinated
COVID-19 infections in Thailand appear to be on the rise again, especially among those who are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated, while daily infection and death rates averaged 394 and 5 respectively from October 30th to November 5th. According to the COVID-19 Information Centre of the Public Relations Department, there were 2,759 cases hospitalized […]
TAT promotes Thai tourism’s soft power with ‘Amazing Night Light of Loi Krathong’
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has been holding the “Amazing Night Light of Loi Krathong” event, to celebrate the festival of floating lanterns at Bangkok’s Santi Chai Prakan Park from November 6th until tonight (Tuesday). This year’s event is part of the TAT’s environmentally friendly tourism promotional activities that reflect the Thai way […]
Hitachi Energy and Equinor sign a strategic collaboration agreement to accelerate the energy transition
The agreement extends across Hitachi Energy’s complete portfolio of power grid solutions for a sustainable low-carbon energy system Zurich, Switzerland, Nov. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, today announced it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Equinor, one of the […]
OPES Insurance partners with IMS for Mobile Telematics Insurance in Vietnam
Policyholders to benefit from cheaper auto insurance through SDK-based behavior scoring system created by IMS for Vietnamese market London, UK and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OPES, the first digital-only insurer in Vietnam, has teamed up with IMS, the global connected insurance solutions business, to supply smartphone app-based telematics insurance to […]