Hantavirus cases trigger worldwide health response
Rosemarie Zamora As passengers from the hantavirus-affected cruise ship return to their home countries, governments are now confronting a rapidly…
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Vietnamese firm exports 1.1 million LSD vaccine doses to South Korea
Diana Mae Y. Cleto On Friday, AVAC Vietnam JSC exported 1.1 million doses of its AVAC LSD LIVE vaccine for lumpy skin…
Philippines, Paraguay move to ease travel with visa-free agreement
Andre Alfonso R. Gutierrez The Philippines and Paraguay have signed a visa waiver agreement for holders of ordinary passports, marking a step…
Philippine VP Duterte impeached by House amid Senate shake-up
Angelica N. Hall The Philippine House of Representatives impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday with 257 votes out of 316.
New platform HERDD empowers female leadership in Southeast Asia
Jacinth Banite Over the past years, Southeast Asia has made notable progress in elevating female leadership in multiple sectors of…
Nepal PM Balendra Shah rejects criticism over informal settlement demolitions
Jheruleene Anne Ramos Newly elected Prime Minister Balendra Shah has pushed back against mounting criticism over the controversial demolition of informal…
European fleet on highest growth but lags on fuel production: study
Mary Mae Balasanos A study by the European Shipowners on Tuesday revealed that the European fleet has reached its highest year-on-year…
ASEAN leaders push charter reform, energy security at Cebu summit
Elan Castanares Southeast Asian leaders gathering for the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Cebu are expected…
Why job titles don’t create leaders, according to Matt Garman
Newsjustnews writers Matt Garman is a leadership speaker who learned early that leadership is rarely found in a job title.…
Tourism surges in Vietnam’s Hue over holiday period
The central city of Hue in Vietnam welcomed 610,000 visitors during the Reunification Day and International Workers' Day…
‘No to war’: Japanese rally behind Article 9 as protests oppose constitutional changes
An estimated 50,000 people protested in Tokyo on Sunday to express their defiance of the government's plan to…
Filipino scientist urges adoption of low-cost cooling design as energy demand rises
As electricity demand intensifies in the Philippines, a Filipino scientist is calling for a shift towards building designs…
EU calls for stronger legal protection for journalists on World Press Freedom Day
The European Union marked World Press Freedom Day on May 3 with a call for governments worldwide to…
Meta sacks Kenyan firm in AI smart glasses privacy row
Hyacinth Estrada Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has sacked a Kenyan data annotation firm after it was…
‘Beyond borders’: Kazakhstan diplomat on the significance of Semipalatinsk Treaty today
Twenty years ago at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan — once the Soviet Union’s testing ground for nuclear weapons — a…
Brazil’s Lula faces mounting health concerns ahead of October elections
Concerns over Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s health are intensifying, raising doubts about his ability to…
World Bank approves funding to boost women’s employment in Tajikistan
Hazel Camba The World Bank on Friday approved a new grant aimed at creating more jobs for women in Tajikistan…
US, Venezuela end seven-year isolation with revived ‘vital’ direct air route
Eugene Nicklaus S. Laqui Passengers and spectators have celebrated the arrival of the first US airplane bound for Venezuela that departed from…
Germany enhances military space capabilities
Germany has announced a sweeping new military space programme worth EUR35 billion (US$41 billion), signalling a major shift…
More than half of nations restrict press freedom, report finds
Maybelene Marcelino The landscape for journalism and press freedom has deteriorated to its worst point in 25 years, according to…
Singapore HeritageFest to put spotlight on maritime history
KC Maderia The 23rd edition of Singapore HeritageFest (SHF), which will take place from May 1 to 24, will focus…
Erica Farmer on the one mistake bosses keep making when bringing AI into the workplace
Erica Farmer is a futurism and trends expert, AI speaker and Co-Founder of Quantum Rise Talent Group, where…
Trump and Melania demand ABC sack Kimmel over ‘widow’ joke; host hits back
Comedian and TV host Jimmy Kimmel has once again drawn the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump and…
26 new caves discovered in Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Explorers have documented 26 newly identified caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam,…