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U.S. Vice President Harris announces $20 million new clean energy funding for Mekong region
U.S Vice President Kamala Harris announced $20 million in new funding for clean energy projects in the Mekong region, during the last day of her tour of Thailand on Sunday following a regional summit. She spoke to civil society and business leaders in Bangkok after the ...
Poppy Mcpherson
APEC begins summit with focus on food and energy inflation, North Korea
An annual meeting of Pacific Rim leaders started Friday in Bangkok with the focus on taming surging food and energy prices driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as realizing inclusive and sustainable growth of the region. The launch by North Korea of an intercontinental ...
KYODO NEWS
Asia-Pacific leaders seek unity on war, economic ills, virus
Pacific Rim leaders were striving to find common ground on the war in Ukraine and other dire threats to humankind in an annual meeting that began Friday at a heavily guarded venue in Thailand’s capital. The annual summit of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is ...
ELAINE KURTENBACH and CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL
