Hong Kong had previously complained about the American move, which takes effect on Nov 9, 2020. The government of Hong Kong has officially complained about the decision by the Trump administration to mark goods from the city as “Made in China” rather than “Made in Hong Kong,” as the United States and China continue to spar on fronts ranging from …

Security officials have expected the anti-government student protest scheduled for Saturday won’t turn violent and won’t see a strong turnout. The source said there was little to fear about the proposed rally on the Tha Prachan campus of Thammasat University, with no more than 20,000 people planning to attend the rally, as with the previous Democracy Monument demonstration last August …

Thailand is moving slowly to reopen its borders with a new initiative that will allow international tourists to remain in the country for 90 days, extendable up to 270 days under a special tourist visa scheme (STV), which is expected to produce 12 billion baht per year. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that the cabinet had in principle accepted the …

Vietnam is seeking to resume back their international commercial flights to several Asian destinations starting tomorrow (Friday). The flights however are only reserved and limited to Vietnamese nationals, diplomats, skilled workers, investors and their families. The said flights are not available yet for tourists. According to a report on the government website, flights connecting Vietnam’s two largest cities — Hanoi …

MANILA – Jollibee Foods Corp. is expanding its branches overseas by opening stores in Liverpool and Greater Dallas Area in West Plano, Texas despite the impact of Covid-19 pandemic around the globe. Jollibee opened its first branch in Liverpool on Sept. 3 and on the Greater Dallas Area on August 20. Both stores received long queues of Filipinos and other …

METRO MANILA – GILAS Pilipinas icon and former PBA MVP Jimmy Alapag and his family left the country for the U.S on Tuesday amid the rising cases being recorded in the country brought upon by COVID-19 pandemic. Charlie Dy, Jimmy’s long-time representative, confirmed the departure of the Alapags. Dy said that they are waiting to board fo LA. The departure …

BANGKOK –  Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to allow in foreign tourist who agree to a 14-day quarantine and will be staying in the country for atleast 90 days to help support the tourism sector badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The government will allow visas up to 270 days for long-stay tourists and they will be able to extend …

BANGKOK – Speaker Chuan Leekpai said on Thursday, that the Parliament could not punish the MP who were caught looking at “inappropriate” photo during the house meeting for the reason that it was a personal matter. Chuan said that the if a complaint was filed then the House can consider on whether the MP had violatedcode of ethics for parliamentarians. …

KUALA LUMPUR – Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob confirmed today that the government has yet to decided on whether the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) should be imposed in Sabah state’s Tawau and Lahad Datu. According to Ismail, there are currently 511,000 and 266,000 residents living in Tawau and Lahad Datu, respectively. He said that implementing the EMCO …

PETALING JAYA – The RM5 million fund given by Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd to Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor in 2016 was a  “political donation” to her husband, and the party Barisan Nasional’s election campaigns, Rosmah’s former aide Datuk Rizal Mansor told the High court today. Datuk Rizal Mansor once agains testified for the prosecution against his former boss as he …