NEW DELHI, Aug 20 — India, the world’s biggest exporter of onions, has imposed a 40 per cent export duty on onions with immediate effect.

JAKARTA, Aug 20 — Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) economic ministers have endorsed a carbon neutrality strategy aligning with Paris Agreement commitments and could unlock a US$5.3 trillion (RM24.6 trillion) economic opportunity.

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TAIPEI, Aug 19 — Taiwan's vice president and front-runner to be the island's next president, William Lai, is in the eye of the storm after China launched widely expected drills near Taiwan in an angry response to his brief visits to the United States (US) this month.

SEMARANG, Aug 19 — Indonesian Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan called for Asean countries to collaborate in formulating concrete solutions to strengthen intra-Asean trade at the Asean Free Trade Area (AFTA) Council Meeting in Semarang, Central Java, on Saturday.

BANGKOK, Aug 19 — Thailand’s self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand on Tuesday (August 22), the same day a joint sitting of the bicameral legislature will vote for a new prime minister.

LONDON, Aug 19 — British nurse Lucy Letby was convicted on Friday of murdering seven babies and trying to kill another six at the hospital where she worked in northwest England, making her one of the country's worst serial child killers.

LONDON, Aug 19 — British nurse who described herself as a 'horrible, evil person' was found guilty on Friday (August 18) of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to kill another six in the neonatal unit of a hospital in northwest England where she worked.

BRUSSELS, Aug 19 — The European Union said on Thursday (August 17) it had launched an investigation into whether biodiesel from Indonesia was circumventing EU duties by going through China and Britain.

SINGAPORE, Aug 18 — Three individuals are qualified as candidates for Singapore's presidential election, announced the republic’s Elections Department (ELD) on Friday.

MASSACHUSETTS, Aug 18 — Moderna said yesterday initial study data showed its updated Covid-19 vaccine is effective against the Eris and Fornax subvariants in humans.

SINGAPORE, Aug 17 — The non-oil domestic exports in Singapore declined by 20.2 per cent year-on-year, marking a contraction for the 10th straight month, government agency Enterprise Singapore announced Thursday, Xinhua reported.

SINGAPOE, Aug 17 — As a global financial hub, Singapore remains vulnerable to transnational money laundering/ terrorism financing (ML/TF) risks, according to Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) deputy managing director (Financial Supervision), Ho Hern Shin.

TOKYO, Aug 17 — Japan on Thursday issued the highest-level heatstroke alert for its Tokyo metropolitan area as the summer heat continues to bake many parts of the country, according to the Ministry of the Environment, reported Xinhua.

SIEM REAP, Aug 17 —  Tourism Malaysia beefs up its international marketing efforts by organising seminars in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, packed with business-to-business (B2B) sessions and networking luncheons, to arrange possible tie-ups between Malaysian tourism industry players and its Cambodian counterparts.

BANGKOK, Aug 16 — The long-awaited vote to choose Thailand's new prime minister will take place on August 22, according to Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha.

PATTANI, Aug 16 — Two men believed to be militants died in a shootout in Nong Chik District, Pattani, southern Thailand today.

DUSSELDORF, Aug 16 — German vaccine manufacturer Curevac is suing its competitor BioNTech for damages, accusing the top Covid-19 vaccine maker of patent infringement, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Japan is committed to further strengthening its relationship with Asean in order to address the shared geopolitical issues facing the world today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16  — Saudi Arabia recommends the re-wearing of face masks to Umrah pilgrims who visit the Grand Mosque and Prophet's Mosque to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in the surrounding areas.