New developments in COVID-19 fight in Southeast Asian nations
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered a temporary ban on imported meat to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Hanoi (VNA) – Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered a temporary ban on imported meat to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon said that the PM has agreed with the request submitted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The request was made after COVID-19 was found on frozen meat imported from India.
Sakhon did not mention specific countries which will be listed on the ban or when it takes effect.
The Cambodian Health Ministry announced 765 new COVID-19 infections on July 29, including 328 imported ones, raising the national tally to 75,917.
On the day, spokesperson of the Indonesian Ministry of Health Siti Nadia Tarmizi stated that the country has so far detected 923 cases with the local variant of the SARS-CoV-2, B14662.
Nadia said the variant has been identified since November 2020 in a number of Indonesian provinces. She also confirmed that the local variant was included in the Alerts for Further Monitoring category of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The country’s COVID-19 Task Force said on July 29 that it will deploy 17,000-18,000 persons to trace possible contacts with COVID-19 patients nationwide, starting from August.
Meanwhile, Thailand’s Health Ministry sounded the alarm about Bangkok’s dire lack of hospital beds and isolation facilities as COVID-19 cases and deaths soared to a new record.
The Southeast Asian country is struggling to contain its latest outbreak fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant, with infections and deaths skyrocketing and the health care system stretched thin.
On July 29, Thailand has reported 17,669 new COVID-19 cases and additional 165 fatalities, bringing the national counts to more than 561,000 and 4,562, respectively./.
The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa held a ceremony on July 29 to present 50,000 medical masks to representatives from the Embassy of the Kingdom of Eswatini in the country to help its residents fight COVID-19 pandemic.
The military-run telecom provider Viettel has put into operation a COVID-19 vaccination management platform capable of updating 5 million shots per day.
FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City is running a vaccination drive targeting 5,000 French citizens and their family members in southern Vietnam, which began on July 29.
I was surprised to receive a call from an American friend who lives in Singapore, asking about the pandemic situation in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s current COVID-19 epicentre with a daily record of thousands of cases.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and EAEU Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev jointly declared the conclusion of FTA talks on the sidelines of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), according to the statement.
The article stressed that throughout his revolutionary career, the founder of modern Vietnam consistently regarded the revolutionary press as a vital part of the Vietnamese Party’s and nation’s revolutionary struggle.
Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
Connectivity is expected to improve further with the completion of the fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge by the end of 2025, facilitating logistics and agricultural exports to Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
Prensa Latina's recent article on Vietnam’s assurance of smooth and effective transition to a leaner structure highlighted Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s latest directions on implementing 28 resolutions regarding the decentralisation and delegation of authority.
The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.
Efforts to empower women must transcend dialogue and translate into concrete commitments, including corporate pledges and government partnerships, according to the spouse of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
The forum featured two in-depth discussion sessions, engaging representatives from governments, think tanks, and businesses from both ASEAN and China, on how to forge closer ties for a common future.
The new FIFA Hub in Jakarta will not only support football development in Indonesia but also serve as a coordination centre for 21 football associations across Southeast and East Asia.
Minister Counselor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen reaffirmed Vietnam’s principled and consistent stance on the Palestine issue, calling for an immediate and lasting ceasefire across the entire Gaza Strip.
PM Anwar Ibrahim affirmed the determination of Malaysia, as ASEAN Chair for 2025, to utilise all viable regional mechanisms of the bloc and work with partners to de-escalate violence and restore a peace process led by Myanmar.
Frozen meat - Illustrative image (Source: aec.utcc.ac.th) 
