COVID-19: a lingering gigantic challenge – Part 2/3: Germany and a glimmer of hope
By Dr. Hassan Humeida Port of Kiel, Germany: Germany is one of the great world powers that continue to suffer from the coronavirus and its consequences. The rich and powerful country is among the major industrialized countries in the globe, one of the world’s highest-ranked exporter of high quality industrial products. Germany plays the […]
AJA discusses World Journalists Conference 2021 plans
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: The Asia Journalists Association (AJA) held its 17th virtual meeting, bringing together member journalists from several countries, as far as Korea in the East and Germany in the West. Within their joyful atmosphere, the participants exchanged best wishes on the Lunar New Year and Seok-Jae shared his family’s celebration of the […]
Singapore shows its mettle by bringing Davos to its shores
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: In 2018, Singapore was picked out of a list that included South Korea’s Jeju Island to host the Kim-Trump summit. The venue where US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un sought to break the ice on their nuclear imbroglio was actually on the […]
Healthy success: Vietnam is world’s second most successful country in handling CVOVID-19 pandemic
HANOI: Vietnam is Asia’s most successful country in handling the coronavirus pandemic and the world’s second best, a performance index published by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute indicates. The COVID Performance Index – Deconstructing Pandemic Responses showed that countries in Asia-Pacific proved the most successful in dealing with the pandemic, while Europe and the Americas were […]
Hundreds of cattle die in severe cold weather in northern Vietnam
By Phong Lan- Deputy head of the World News Desk Dantri Online Newspaper HANOI: More than 600 cattle have died after days of extreme cold weather in some northern and central mountainous regions of Vietnam, the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control said Wednesday in a report. A biting cold snap has ravaged […]
Free COVID-19 vaccines for all Koreans; inoculation to start next month
SEOUL: President Moon Jae-in said Monday that the government would provide all South Korean people with free-of-charge COVID-19 vaccines in phases starting next month. “[The government] will make sure that all of the people will be inoculated free of charge in accordance with priorities,” he said in his New Year’s address, assuring that inoculation will […]
Elation, pride in Cambodia as its first drop of oil makes history
By Chhay Sophal Thisiscn, Cambodia PHNOM PENH: Waiting for years, Cambodia’s dream is becoming true on Tuesday and it is the Kingdom’s pride under Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government leadership. The APSARA oil field in Block A can ease import petroleum products and it can make the Kingdom move toward stronger financial footing. In […]
Yemeni riyal on ‘rebound’ 20% against U.S. dollar as people voice optimism over new government
By Peter Song Reporter at Asia N SEOUL: The Yemeni riyal has risen by more than 20% enabling the Yemeni economy has entered a recovery phase, “Arab News” reported on December 20. The riyal rose from 925 riyals (about 4,093 KRW) to 750 riyals (about 3,300 KRW) against the U.S. dollar. According to “Arab News”, […]
Kyrgyzstan’s participation in Belt and Road Initiative is vital for country
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva Reporter, Kyrgyzstan BISHBECK: Kyrgyz and Chinese, who were linked by the Silk Road in ancient times, now are linked by the joint One Belt, One Road project. The Belt and Road initiative, announced by Chinese leader Xi Jinping in 2013, unites the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. […]
Sri Lankan State Minister Cabraal says S&P ratings downgrading “extremely biased”
By Peter Jaegeul Song Head of Foreign Cooperation Department – AJA COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government criticized the international ratings agency Standard and Poor’s for being “extremely biased” in regard to the decision to downgrade Sri Lanka’s credit rating, Xinhua news of China and Bloomberg news of the U.S. have reported. On December 11, S&P […]
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