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Southeast Asia reported over 98,000 new Covid-19 cases for the third consecutive day and a new high in fatalities on Friday, collated data showed.

The government decided to expand the state of emergency to the four prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa and Osaka at its COVID-19 task force meeting on Friday, as infections have surged in these areas.

SINGAPORE - State investor Temasek and DBS Bank will jointly launch a US$500 million (S$677 million) growth-stage debt financing platform.

Chinas foreign trade with Russia and the Republic of Korea is expected to hit new highs this year, driven by enhanced economic integration in Northeast Asia and their complementary goods trade structure, senior government officials said on Friday.

South Korea plans to invest over 5 trillion won ($4.36 billion) in semiconductors, biohealth and next-generation vehicles next year and provide them the latest tax benefits ahead of other industries, the nation’s fiscal policy chief said on July 29.

After more than a year in limbo, the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States is “back in full force.”

Deaths in Southeast Asia hit a new high on Thursday while the number of new cases continued to remain high, collated data showed.

Incoming foreign students required to take 3 PCR tests

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Minister of Defence, General Phan Văn Giang, and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin, have underlined the need to respect international law in the South China Sea (known in Việt Nam as the East Sea) during talks in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Qin pledges to improve relations with Washington, calls for peaceful coexistence

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to press Myanmar’s military to stop violence and restore democracy, warning that with COVID-19 surging and hunger increasing, “the longer we delay, the more people die.”

YANGON (REUTERS) - Myanmars military ruler is looking for greater cooperation with the international community to contain the coronavirus, state media reported on Wednesday (July 28), as the South-east Asian country struggles with a surging wave of infections.