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Myanmar further extends entry restrictions until end of March
maart 01, 2022by
YANGON, March 1 (Xinhua) — Myanmar’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on Tuesday further extended the entry restrictions for all travelers until the end of March...
Singapore reports 24,080 new COVID-19 cases
maart 01, 2022by
SINGAPORE, March 1 (Xinhua) — Singapore reported 24,080 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 748,504. Of the new cases, 2,950...
ADB provides additional loan for water supply project in Dhaka
maart 01, 2022by
DHAKA, March 1 (Xinhua) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladesh government Tuesday signed agreements for 135 million U.S. dollars in additional loans...
Vietnam reports 98,762 new COVID-19 cases, 3,557,629 in total
maart 01, 2022by
HANOI, March 1 (Xinhua) — Vietnam logged 98,762 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, its new daily record, up 4,377 cases from Monday, according to its Ministry of...
Brunei’s daily COVID-19 cases top 4,000 for two consecutive days
maart 01, 2022by
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 1 (Xinhua) — Brunei reported 4,220 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, another record daily high, bringing the national tally to 67,762. As a...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 1
maart 01, 2022by
HONG KONG — A newly built community isolation facility (CIF) started admitting its first batch of COVID-19 patients in Hong Kong on Tuesday. The facility, located...
Malaysia’s manufacturing PMI improves in February
maart 01, 2022by
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Xinhua) — The headline IHS Markit Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) — a composite single-figure indicator...
Ind vs SL: Spoke to PCA President, Mohali Test to have crowd as per govt directives, says Ganguly
maart 01, 2022by
By Vishesh RoyNew Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said that there will be no crowd...
Tata cancelled USD 3 billion deal in Bangladesh over bribery issue
maart 01, 2022by
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 1 (ANI): Indian conglomerate Tata in 2005 cancelled USD 3 billion deal after Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman placed a...
Pakistan: Opposition says announcement of oil price reduction by Imran Khan is out of fear of Awami March
maart 01, 2022by
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 1 (ANI): After Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday announced a reduction of up to Rs 10 per litre in petrol and diesel, opposition...