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Singapore: 3 in 10 say they still plan to holiday abroad in 2022 despite rise in COVID-19 cases
Nearly three in 10 here are planning to travel overseas this year even if the current global COVID-1...
January 23, 2022
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S.E. Asian market for used Japanese trains slows
BANGKOK — There is a trend in Southeast Asian nations toward purchasing new train carriages instead ...
January 23, 2022
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S. Korean president’s gift renews island rift
SEOUL — A gift box from President Moon Jae-in to ambassadors and foreign media in South Korea with w...
January 22, 2022
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Singapore: 2021 sees record number of containers handled
The Straits Times file photoSingapore has retained its position as the top bunkering port. The Strai...
January 21, 2022
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China: Joint patrol teams keep Mekong River safe
Tan Jianhua, who used to captain vessels plying the Mekong River, has had a gun pointed at his head ...
January 21, 2022
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Japan dispatches planes with water, supplies for Tonga
As an international emergency relief activity, the Defense Ministry dispatched two Air Self-Defense ...
January 21, 2022
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Vietnam: ‘Crazy guy’ aims to save ocean from waste
Every time he goes out to catch seafood, Tran Van Cuong, from Phu Vang District, Thua Thien Hue Prov...
January 19, 2022
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Singapore: Ship officer converts industrial oxygen for medical use on crew with COVID-19
Mr. Shaun Gerald D’Souza was part of a team sailing a natural gas tanker from the United States to I...
January 19, 2022
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N. Korea flaunting progress in its missile development
SEOUL — North Korea’s repeated missile launches are believed to be aimed at showing off its improved...
January 18, 2022
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Bangladesh: Young people turning to tourism business
Young people in Bangladesh are increasingly joining the country’s largely untapped tourism sector on...
January 16, 2022
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South Korea: Surviving the winters of bygone Korea
The winters in Korea can be notoriously tough, with temperatures sometimes falling to below minus 10...
January 16, 2022
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DPRK’s latest missile launch might be diplomatic gambit
The Japanese government believes that Friday’s firing of at least one ballistic missile by North Kor...
January 15, 2022
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Singapore: Taxi operators ramp up electrification of fleets
The country’s largest taxi operator, ComfortDelGro Taxi, on Jan. 5 said it will put up to 400 fully ...
January 14, 2022
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Laos: Holiday hotspots bustle again as visitors return
Popular tourist sites in Luang Prabang Province and Vangvieng, Vientiane Province, are once again fi...
January 14, 2022
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South Korea: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ becomes 1st foreign film to top Korean annual box
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” topped the annual South Korean box office last year to become the first fo...
January 14, 2022
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