UN chief appoints Noeleen Heyzer as new Myanmar envoy
Dr Heyzer, a former senior UN diplomat, will replace Ms Christine Schraner Burgener, who finishes up this weekend after more than three years in the role.
Biden to join Asean summit, renewing US’ involvement since Trump skipped after 2017
This will be the first time in four years that Washington will engage at the top level with the regional alliance in a move being seen as key to its strategy of pushing back…
Li Keqiang to attend series of meetings with Asean
The Chinese premier will discuss ways to deepen cooperation on various issues.
India can meet defence needs of other countries, says Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh made the remarks ahead of discussions on DefExpo 2022
Jokowi calls for implementation of Asean travel corridor
Regional leaders agreed on the scheme last year and are set to discuss the implementation at a three-day summit that begins today (Oct 26).
S. Korea unveils 3-month plan to exit pandemic
The country will open up in three phases, with the first beginning on Nov 1
Wang Yi to visit Qatar, meet with Taliban delegation
The meeting in Doha between China and the Afghan Taliban is a continuation of their Tianjin meeting in July.
Major network outage disrupts regular services nationwide
Virtual classrooms were down, food delivery orders were lost, and clinics couldn’t access patient data.
Tourists await Southeast Asia’s most modern water park being launched in Viet Nam
The park, Aquatopia, is designed by the world’s leading experts and is spread over eight hectares.
India on alert as ‘Delta Plus’ variant detected
The new variant is being detected in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.