Tag: Southeast Asia
Mine-sniffing rat Magawa ends years of hard work in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — After five years of sniffing out land mines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, Magawa is retiring.
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Asia-Pacific trade ministers mull pandemic, recovery
BANGKOK — Trade ministers from the Pacific Rim were discussing ways to build back better from the pandemic in an online meeting Saturday hosted...
Biden widens list of Chinese firms off-limits for investment
President Joe Biden has nearly doubled the list of Chinese companies whose shares are off-limits to U.S. investors in the latest sign he is...
F1 race in Singapore canceled over pandemic concerns
SINGAPORE — Formula One on Friday canceled the Singapore Grand Prix for the second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Australia resumes WCup qualifying with 3-0 win over Kuwait
SEOUL, South Korea — Australia resumed its World Cup qualifying campaign after a break of 19 months to defeat Kuwait 3-0 on Thursday and...
China defends Cambodia relations after US expresses concern
BEIJING — China said Thursday its relationship with Cambodia has made positive contributions to regional peace and stability, after the U.S. expressed concerns about...
Asian World Cup qualifiers to be moved from China to UAE
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — China’s COVID-19 travel restrictions have forced World Cup qualifying matches scheduled for the eastern city of Suzhou to be relocated...
Asia Today: Vietnam to test all 9M residents in largest city
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam plans to test all 9 million people in its largest city for the coronavirus and imposed more restrictions Monday to...
Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, UK strains
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese...
Japan routs Myanmar 10-0 to advance to 3rd round
CHIBA, Japan — Yuya Osako scored five goals as Japan routed Myanmar 10-0 to become the first Asian team to secure a place in...