JAKARTA, Jun 11, 2022, Jakarta Globe. The Health Ministry is reviewing the decision to lift mask requirements in outdoor settings after the daily Covid-19 number topped 500 in the past few days…

SEOUL, Jun 12, 2022, Reuters. South Korean truckers were on strike for a sixth day on Sunday after talks with the government failed to make progress over their demands for higher pay…

SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 13, 2022, Bloomberg. Two big names in crypto are cutting jobs as the digital currency market continues to spiral downwards. Crypto-lending platform BlockFi said on Monday (June 13)…

SEOUL/TOKYO, Jun 14, 2022, Kyodo. South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday expressed his eagerness to normalize the sharing of military intelligence with Japan under an agreement that has…

SEOUL, Jun 14, 2022, Yonhap. South Korean shippers urged striking truckers Tuesday to end their protest and resume negotiations over the disputed freight rate system, stressing that smaller export and…

Policymakers in Jakarta are forging ahead with a plan to divide Papua into four provinces despite strong local opposition. Jakarta claims this will accelerate development and bring the government…

ST. PETERSBURG, Jun 14, 2022, Pan Pacific Agency. Panellists from the five BRICS' countries to discuss the deeping trade and economic cooperation between the alliance's members under the moderating by…

KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 15, 2022, Malay Mail. Today marked a new start for AirAsia X (AAX) as the long-haul low-cost carrier announced that it will be flying from Kuala Lumpur to London…

WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 15, 2022, Reuters. The United States on Tuesday backed Taiwan's assertion that the strait separating the island from China is an international waterway, a further rebuff to…

ST. PETERSBURG, Jun 15, 2022, Pan Pacific Agency. The long-awaited anniversary 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) kicked off despite many coronavirus and logistical restrictions…

HANOI, Jun 15, 2022, VNA. The Ministry of Planning and Investment has sent a document to the Prime Minister asking for approval of a project to develop maritime clusters associated with building…

When Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa banned chemical fertiliser, insecticides and herbicides in May 2021, protesters blamed the government rather than the President or his brother…

SINGAPORE, Jun 15, 2022, TODAY. The authorities will be expanding a flagship project to reduce the Aedes mosquito population to cover about a third of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats here…

SEOUL, Jun 17, 2022, Yonhap. South Korea announced Friday it plans to launch its homegrown space rocket next week, after aerospace engineers replaced a malfunctioning part in the oxidizer tank sensor…

ST. PETERSBURG, June 17, 2022, TASS. Russia is entering an era of tectonic changes as a powerful and sovereign country and will definitely take advantage of the opportunities that are opening…

BRUSSELS, Jun 18, 2022, Reuters. The European Union and India yesterday relaunched negotiations to forge a free trade agreement, with the aim of completing talks by the end of 2023…

COLOMBO, Jun 21, 2022, Reuters. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team began bailout talks in Sri Lanka on Monday, as the country's cabinet cleared a constitutional amendment to dilute presidential…

WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 24, 2022, CNN. The United States is responding to a request for the release of monkeypox vaccine from the nation's Strategic National Stockpile as a global outbreak of cases is…

NEW DELHI, Jun 25, 2022, Reuters. India will introduce a safety rating system for passenger cars – a measure it hopes will encourage manufacturers to provide advanced safety features and will boost…

In line with the Indonesian government’s goal to build a strong financial sector, the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) recently enacted regulation concerning Consumer and Public…