Coronavirus Update for Phuket & Thailand
Friday 20th August 2021: Coronavirus domestic travel screening and control measures for Phuket, Thailand has now been extended through to 31 August, 2021. The new Phuket Provincial Orders No. 4626/2564 and No. 4627/2564 will be in effect from 17-31 August, 2021. The...
Huawei executive freed in Canada after deal with US prosecutors
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou talks to media at British Columbia Supreme Court after her extradition hearing ended in her favour, in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada on September 24, 2021. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP) A bitter diplomatic spat between...
Meng Wanzhou: Huawei’s ‘princess’ on the rebound
OTTAWA (AFP) - As the daughter of the founder of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, Meng Wanzhou was known internally as the "princess" of the company and its possible future leader, but for nearly three years, she's been stuck in Canada fighting extradition to the United...
India’s record heroin haul shows drug trade out of Afghanistan will continue under Taliban
NEW DELHI - India's seizure of 3,004kg of heroin, said to be the biggest haul in recent years, and the arrest of four Afghan nationals have put the spotlight on the illicit drug trade out of Afghanistan. Experts expect the drug trade to continue its upward trend under...
Thai FDA changes rules to make antigen test kits more available and cheaper
Antigen rapid test kits (ATKs) for home use will become more easily available in stores and at more affordable prices after an announcement in the Royal Gazette, expected next week, of a new regulation from the Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA). Public Health...
TAT presents Thailand SHA SHA SHA @Andaman: The Memory
Bangkok, 24 September, 2021 – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports, together with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), is staging the Thailand SHA SHA SHA @Andaman: The Memory @ Phuket, Phang-Nga and Krabi, from 24 September to 3 October, 2021. This 10-day event,...
Impossible Foods launches plant-based pork in Hong Kong, the US and Singapore
China alone is responsible for producing and consuming about half of the world’s pork, while Asia’s meat consumption is expected to rise along with its middle class. As the demand for protein increases, consumers are also looking for alternative sources of...
Kim Jong-un’s sister says North Korea is willing to resume talks with South
North Korea is “willing” to engage with the “admirable idea” of declaring an end to the Korean War, provided South Korea ceases to be hostile, said Kim Jong-un’s sister Kim Yo-jong.Ms Kim was responding to South Korean president Moon Jae-in’s proposal to declare a...
UN summit seeks to shape a food system fit for the future
People don’t agree on much when it comes to food. But most think how we produce it isn’t working for everyone on the planet, nor for crucial natural systems vital to food production, including soils, water and the climate. In response, Thursday’s UN summit on food...
Can ‘Madame Football’ revive sinking fortunes of Thailand’s national team?
After the Thai men’s team capped years of poor form by again failing to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has decided to bring in someone who can turn things around. In this time of crisis, who better to take charge than...
Malaysia to Seek Chinese ‘Views’ on New AUKUS Security Pact
AdvertisementOn Wednesday, Malaysia announced that it plans to seek China’s views on AUKUS, the new defense partnership between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, amid divided regional opinion about the new pact.The new tripartite partnership, a...
China Courts Vietnam With More COVID-19 Vaccines, Mistrust Remains
AdvertisementLast week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded a three-day visit to Vietnam, making him the second high-ranking Chinese official to have visited the country since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019 and early 2020.Wang’s trip to...
Japan, citing ‘shared values’, welcomes Taiwan’s CPTPP trade pact application
TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said he welcomed Taiwan's application to join a trans-Pacific trade pact this week, citing shared democratic values with the island, which China claims as its own. Taiwan applied on Wednesday (Sept 22) to...