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BMA bans all street food across Bangkok this year
Street food vendors will disappear from Bangkok by the end of the year in the interests of cleanliness, safety and order, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) says. In the capital, which is internationally recognised for its street food, famous locations such as Chinatown/Yaowarat and Khao San ...
Southeast Asian capitals bristle at Trump's trade probe
The Trump administration’s order to probe U.S. trading partners for unfair practices has provoked outrage in the Southeast Asian nations under scrutiny, and threatens to deepen a divide that leaves the region more exposed to Chinese influence. Indonesia, for one, has challenged the notion that ...
Vietnam's FPT looks to put self-driving cars on Asian roads
IT company to challenge global giants with low-cost tech. Vietnam’s FPT aims to jostle into competition among industry titans like Apple and Google over autonomous vehicles by commercializing a low-cost system within the next two years. The country’s leading information technology company is targeting about $200 million in annual sales from ...
Tepco, Toshiba to manage power grids in Cambodia
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings will team with Toshiba to manage power grids in Cambodia, hoping to secure a new earnings source as the utility grapples with soaring cleanup costs for the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster. T.T. Network Infrastructure Japan, a joint venture between Tepco and Toshiba, ...
HCMC residents race to beat heat
Sales of air conditioners and fruit in HCM City soared in recent days as a heat wave hit the area. Over the weekend, Nguyễn Kim, one of the largest chains of electronics stores in the city, was packed with customers looking for air conditioners, fans ...
Meeting discusses anti-corruption efforts
The Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption convened a meeting in Hà Nội on April 17 chaired by Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, head of the committee. Members discussed the progress, results, difficulties and obstacles regarding the investigation, prosecution and trial of cases under the supervision of ...
Nepal tests fencing approach to protect farms and elephants
“We are not angry with the elephant and know that we need to protect it, but we also need to protect ourselves”. This is a brave statement by Kaushala Budha, a Nepali farmer in the Patabhar hamlet, whose house had been nearly destroyed by a ...
3 titanium companies ordered to stop operations
The central province’s environmental department has ordered three titanium exploitation companies to suspend operations, which have continued for the last three years despite expired licences. The three companies – Mỹ Tài Co Ltd, Tấn Phát Co Ltd and Ban Mai Production & Commerce Co Ltd ...
Cities not ready for climate change: experts
Most Vietnamese cities lack the capacity to confront climate change challenges, experts say, calling for greater preparedness efforts. Cities have to be ready to adapt to new situations and unexpected developments, ensuring essential services to residents at all times, they add. Surveys done by the ...
Unpredictable storms forecast
The El Nino phenomenon is highly likely to occur late this year, causing unpredictable storms during the second half of the rainy season in the autumn months, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said. Some 13-15 storms and tropical depressions will occur during the rainy ...
