The latest news on what's happening in the region on Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Check out what’s hot in the region as The Nation puts together headlines from members of Asia News Network (ANN). Click to read more: Tue, Mar 21, 2023
ANN News Highlights
Bringing Asia Closer
Summit Xi-Putin I
Putin tells Xi he’ll discuss China’s blueprint for Ukraine - Bloomberg for Straits Times
Summit Xi-Putin II
Xi's visit to give fresh impetus to ties - China Daily
Summit Modi-Kushida
Indo-Pacific
Kishida Pledges $75 Bil. Investment in Indo-Pacific Region - The Japan News
Rail
India, Japan exchange notes on Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail - The Statesman
Bangladesh
Japan looking at possibility of economic ties with Bangladesh: Kishida | The Daily Star
Health Indonesia
Indonesia gears up to allow foreign medical specialists to practise in the country - Straits Times
Crime Vietnam
Seven tonnes of smuggled elephant tusks discovered in record seizure - Vietnam News
Food Laos
Over 1 million people suffering food insecurity in Laos - Vientiane Times
Airport Philippines
Fix ‘turf war’ at Manila airport, execs told | Inquirer
Society S Korea
No. of first-time brides in 40s outstrips those in 20s - Korea Herald
ChatGPT
Opinion: Making inclusive education possible | Inquirer
Indo-Pacific
Editorial: Nuclearizing the Indo-Pacific - Jakarta Post
Credit Suisse
Shocked Credit Suisse staff in S’pore, Hong Kong fret about retrenchments - Agencies for Straits Times
IMF Sri Lanka
IMF greenlights US$7 bn funding for Sri Lanka - The Island
Travel Vietnam
Aviation firms ready to welcome Chinese tourists - Vietnam News
