Indo-China
Vietnam to extend lockdown throughout southern region as COVID cases soar
HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam will from Monday extend strict curbs on movement in its business hub Ho Chi Minh City and...
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Thailand builds COVID-19 hospital in Bangkok airport amid surge in cases
By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Artorn Pookasook BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai volunteers on Wednesday turned a cargo warehouse at Bangkok's Don...
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Myanmar floods, coup, complicate growing COVID-19 outbreak
(Reuters) -Flooding in Myanmar has displaced hundreds of people, residents said on Tuesday, adding to the misery of a nation...
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Philippines’ Duterte taunts ICC, saying war on drugs far from over
By Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday the battle against...
Read moreProtest breaks out at prison in Myanmar’s biggest city
(Reuters) - A protest erupted at a prison in Myanmar's commercial capital of Yangon on Friday against what activists said...
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Chinese hackers stole Mekong data from Cambodian foreign ministry – sources
By Prak Chan Thul and James Pearson PHNOM PENH/HANOI (Reuters) -Buried in a long U.S. indictment accusing China of a...
Read moreChina bans cattle imports from Laos to prevent skin disease
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's customs said on Thursday it has banned the import of cattle and cattle products from Laos...
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Thai health workers use canals to get to remote COVID-19 patients
By Athorn Pooksasuk and Jiraporn Kuhakan SAMUT PRAKAN, Thailand (Reuters) - Two Thai health workers zip up their protective suits,...
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Hanoi tightens restrictions as COVID clusters spread in Vietnam
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's capital Hanoi urged its citizens to stay at home from Monday and ordered a halt to...
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Vietnam curbs movement in southern areas as COVID-19 cases hit record
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will impose restrictions on movement in 16 southern provinces for two weeks from Monday as the...
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Vietnam says Pfizer to provide 20 million vaccine doses, consider tech transfer
HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam on Wednesday said U.S. vaccine maker Pfizer would provide an additional 20 million doses of its COVID-19...
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Vietnam to tighten grip on social media livestream activity
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's government is seeking to increase scrutiny of livestream content on social media such as Facebook and...
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Nike and Adidas supplier suspends production at Vietnam plant due to COVID
HANOI (Reuters) -Taiwan's Pou Chen Corp, which makes footwear for companies such as Nike and Adidas, suspended operations at its...
Read moreChina says it ‘drove away’ U.S. warship on anniversary of tribunal ruling
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's military said it "drove away" a U.S. warship that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Paracel Islands...
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In first, Thailand to mix Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccine doses
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand will use AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine as a second dose for...
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Vietnam receives 2 million COVID-19 vaccines to fight worst outbreak
HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam has received 2 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the U.S. government, the American...
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Panic-buying as Vietnam announces broad COVID-19 curbs in biggest city
HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam will impose tight movement restrictions in its commercial hub Ho Chi Minh city from the end of...
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Russia backs ASEAN plan on tackling Myanmar crisis
By Fransiska Nangoy and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Russia strongly supports the Southeast Asian diplomatic effort to end the...
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Vietnam orders Netflix to remove Australian spy show over South China Sea map
By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - Netflix Inc has removed Australian spy drama "Pine Gap" from its services in Vietnam...
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