ASEAN leaders trust Japan more than China and even the U.S. A survey "showed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' trust level in Japan was at 58.9%, up from 54.5% last year, beating the U.S., China, India and the European Union."
If I'm going to interpret this, the natives of Taiwan survived as the primary people in what we know today as the Philippine archipelago. From the Philippines, they spread everywhere.
In other words, they're all #Filipino! ᜑᜑᜑᜑ 😹 (Or, native Taiwanese to be exact.)
#Latvia wants to improve the enforcement of #EU sanctions against #Russia by deploying the tools it’s used to stamp out illicit financing.
The EU’s Baltic members have been among the most aggressive in criticizing Vladimir #Putin’s invasion of #Ukraine. But they’ve struggled to police a flow of trade from the rest of the bloc to countries in central #Asia — with goods ultimately ending up in Russia to feed the #Kremlin’s war machine.
"At least nine people have died after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest in 25 years."
CNN reports: "Rescuers are working to free 60 people who are trapped in a tunnel after the quake caused landslides and collapsed structures. More than 700 others are injured and over 100 buildings have been damaged."
Couple of our committee folks will be at @fossasia Summit 2024 next week in #Hanoi! If you're also going there, We'll be looking forward to see you soon! #UbuCon#Asia#FOSSASIA
A podcast run by two white American men in bring on another white American man to talk about the #Indonesia election. This is the only piece of content about an election in the world's fourth largest country in this outlet all year.
Everything wrong with American #media coverage of #Asia in a nutshell.
The PH government is dropping China loans for Japan loans to fund big infrastructure projects amid worsening disputes in the West Philippine Sea. JICA loans are cheaper than Chinese loans.
Why would you borrow money from a hostile state? It doesn't make sense.
Halong Bay in Vietnam seemed so overcrowded with ships, I was somewhat disappointed but come nightfall this view more than made it better. The fine art photography coming soon to your wall.
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Aichi will become the first prefecture in Japan to recognize sexual minorities and common-law couples and their children as families under a “family ship” oath system that will come into effect on April 1.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has recalled batches of an anti-cholesterol supplement from the market suspecting it to cause adverse health effects through kidney failure.
Bhutan and Bangladesh to strengthen cooperation across various sectors Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill hat would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 400 of the 415 members of the House of...
The 3rd largest source of #food carbs, in tropical areas, after rice & maize, is #cassava#tubers. Native to South America, it made its way to many places in Africa, Middle East & Asia nations during early trade times. Nigeria is world's largest producer of this food crop & Thailand is largest exporter of cassava starch. Very drought tolerant, thrives in poor soil & is a #FoodStaple in developing nations.
My family grew them in Vietnam. We've been eating them for generations.
#Cassava sustains lives of an est. 500 million people in #Africa, #LatinAmerica & #Asia. The crop has great potential for #FoodSecurity, not only at the family but also at the community as well as at national levels in many countries. Cassava has many advantages compared to cereal crops, in terms of drought tolerance, pest & disease resistance, adaptation to poor soils & indeterminate harvest period. An ideal crop for emergency situations, such as during war or natural disasters.
Bhutan and Bangladesh to strengthen cooperation across various sectors (asianews.network)
Bhutan and Bangladesh to strengthen cooperation across various sectors Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage (apnews.com)
Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill hat would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 400 of the 415 members of the House of...