Asia Pacific Focus

UN urges for urgent funding to avoid food ration cuts for Rohingya refugees

A growing number of experts are raising concerns over the UN's decision to cut food rations for Rohingya refugees in… Read More

February 18, 2023

Taiwan would lift indoor mask mandate, resuming individual travel with Hong Kong and Macao

As the pandemic continues to wane, Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has decided to ease indoor mask regulations from… Read More

February 17, 2023

Teen tortured over 5 months: Why India can’t keep its domestic helpers safe

Experts have often raised concerns over the susceptibility of domestic helpers to exploitation because of no legal contract, no minimum… Read More

February 17, 2023

In $15B arbitration battle with Sulu Sultan’s descendants, Petronas Luxembourg units seized again

This week, Luxembourg court bailiffs issued fresh seizure orders for two units of Malaysian state oil firm Petronas PETR.UL, following… Read More

February 16, 2023

North Korean food shortage is worsening, says South Korea

North Korea’s chronic food shortages appear to have deteriorated, South Korea said on Wednesday, as the state newspaper, the Rodong… Read More

February 15, 2023

Marcos summons China’s envoy in response to the laser incident

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. summoned the Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, Huang Xilian, on Tuesday, February 14, after China used… Read More

February 14, 2023

Third Time in History: New Zealand declares national emergency over Cyclone Gabrielle

In the third such alert in its history, New Zealand declared Tuesday a state of emergency due to Cyclone Gabrielle,… Read More

February 14, 2023

Indonesia 5.4 Magnitude Earthquake displaces 2,136 residents in Jayapura

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the Indonesian board for natural disaster affairs, has said that 2,136 people are displaced… Read More

February 10, 2023

Nespresso debuts its new Vertuo range in the Philippines

From an obscure plant extract to the fuel that drives the contemporary world, it is reasonable to conclude that coffee… Read More

February 10, 2023

ADB expects Asia-Pacific tourism to recover in 2024

According to the Asian Development Bank, there is good news for the tourism in Asia-Pacific region. The ADB said that… Read More

February 9, 2023

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