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Vietnam on Thursday said a unilateral fishing ban on the South China Sea issued by China is a violation on Vietnam’s sovereignty. The so-called fishing ban that China illegally, unilaterally declared, has violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel Islands, as well as its sovereignty rights and jurisdiction rights over its …

Malaysia has launched an investigation to uncover how hundreds of migrant workers arrived from South Asia without jobs, despite having paid steep fees to get employment, officials and rights groups said. The issue revives concerns over labor abuses in Malaysia, a key manufacturing hub at the heart of the global …

Chonthicha “Lookkate” Jangrew is going door-to-door asking people to vote for her in Thailand’s May 14 election even though she faces possible jail time on charges of sedition and defaming the king during unprecedented protests in 2020. The 30-year-old is one of more than a dozen activists from a student-led …

India’s federal investigating agency has started an inquiry into Oxfam India after the government alleged the charity had violated the country’s foreign funding regulations. Thousands of civil society groups in India have had their licences to receive overseas donations cancelled since 2014 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government tightened surveillance …

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Wednesday that all Covid-19 preventive measures, including mask wearing and rapid tests at various establishments, are now officially lifted following no new cases of transmission in recent days. He noted in a special audio address to the nation that prior to this announcement, …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the U.S. to open its market further to Vietnamese agricultural products as he met with visiting Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack Wednesday. PM Chinh asked the U.S. to support Vietnam in promoting fast, sustainable, modern and integrated agriculture; commercialize and enhance the value of …

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has instructed teachers and students to wear masks in school amid a rise in the incidence of Covid. In a statement it issued Wednesday the department also called on schools to encourage parents to get their children vaccinated. In its …

The Save Vietnam’s Wildlife Center in collaboration with Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh on Wednesday released 15 endangered Sunda pangolins (Manis Javanica) into the wild. All the animals were confiscated from illegal wildlife trade across Vietnam. Of the 15 animals, three are pregnant, and …

Malaysian volunteers are tackling food waste during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan by collecting unsold food from vendors and distributing it to low-income households. According to government data, about 112,000 tonnes of food went to waste in Muslim-majority Malaysia during Ramadan last year, a figure that non-profit organization GEMA …

UNICEF reported that people have lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like measles and polio during the Covid-19 pandemic. In 52 of the 55 countries surveyed, the public perception of vaccines for children declined between 2019 and 2021, the UN agency said. The data …