Regional: Asia‑Pacific

48+ min ago   (436+ words) A total of 338 Bangladeshi recruiting agencies will get the opportunity to send workers from Bangladesh to Malaysia, the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment said in a press release yesterday. Of them, the Malaysian government has directly selected 25 agencies,…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago   (103+ words) The Herald Journal - Manage Subscription (Pay Your Bill, Vacation Request, Update Account Info) Flood Watch until MON 6:00 PM MDT FILE - Belize's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Francis Fonseca addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago   (150+ words) Ministry of Foreign Affairs နိုင်ငံခြား ရေး ဝန်ကြီး Republic of The Union of Myanmar His Excellency U Kyaw Kyaw Min, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the United Arab Emirates,…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago   (158+ words) WV News Thailand's Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas speaks at the World Bank Group Flagship Small AI: More and Better Jobs forum during the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. There was a…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (335+ words) Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) today said that Taiwan is closely monitoring China's military exercises in the region and has assessed that the latest round would be held off the coast of China rather than near Taiwan. Nonetheless,…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (372+ words) (VNA/KPL) Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang and his Lao counterpart, Senior Lieutenant General Vanthong Kongmany, met in Vientiane on October 9 to discuss bilateral cooperation and agree on measures to strengthen coordination in combating transnational crime....

3+ hour, 56+ min ago   (503+ words) (VNA/KPL)Vietnam and Laos held their second conference on disseminating policies and laws to outstanding village heads in the shared border areas in Savannakhet province, Laos, on October 8, aiming to strengthen border management, maintain security and promote local development....

6+ hour ago   (686+ words) As global economic uncertainty looms preceding the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Bangladesh prepares to negotiate a fresh loan of up to US$4.0 billion to cushion shocks. The new government continues discussion for the International Monetary Fund's funding after…...

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6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (538+ words) Thailand plans to use the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group to attract foreign investment in future industries and expand international economic cooperation, the government said on October 12. The government intends to use…...