The U.S. State Department launched a new program on Thursday called the Welcome Corps that will allow Americans to privately sponsor refugees applying to move to the United States.The program, formed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health an…
Continue ReadingIn Nepal, dengue fever has spread at an alarming rate, with nationwide outbreaks experienced in 2019 and 2022. Findings of a study showed that the projected increase in temperatures due to climate change could result in higher cases of vector-borne dis…
Continue ReadingChina’s economic growth for 2022 is expected to have been among its weakest in four decades after the twin crises of the pandemic and property woes, analysts said ahead of Tuesday’s GDP announcement.Ten experts interviewed by AFP forecast an average 2….
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, Thailand’s tourism authority, yesterday, announced an annual plan, to boost its economy through elevated and experience-based tourism.Under the theme of “Amazing New Chapters,” the new campaign aims for a full resumption of Thai tourism this y…
Continue ReadingThailand’s Rice Policy and Management Committee has approved a budget, amounting to about 150 billion baht, to guarantee the income of more than 4.6 million rice farming households for their 2022-2023 rice crops.The committee also agreed to extend the …
Continue ReadingThe hopes of non-governmental organisations to strip senators of the right to select the prime minister after the next election have been dashed, after parliament rejected their bill to amend Section 272 of the Constitution.The Bill, initiated by forme…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — Pyongyang appears to be seeking rice donations from India as the regime of Kim Jong Un alerted the nation to prevent flood damage to farmlands from a typhoon passing across its eastern coast.The state-run Korean Central News Agency reporte…
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