WFP Bangladesh Country Brief, April 2019
In Numbers10,503.921 mt of food assistance distributedUS$ 3.82 m cash-based transfers madeUS$ 92.06 m six months (May 2019-October 2019) net funding requirements for CSP of which US$ 83.16 m is for Cox’s Bazar L2 Emergency Response1.20 m people assiste…
Pope Pays Tribute to Journalists Killed
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis paid tribute on Saturday to journalists killed while doing their jobs, saying media freedom is a key indicator of a country’s health.In an address to the Foreign Press Association in Italy, he urged journalists to shun fake …
UNICEF Myanmar Humanitarian Situation Report #4 – April 2019
Armed conflict between Arakan Army (AA) and the Myanmar military, security concerns and access limitations to areas where significant numbers of targeted children are located remain the biggest challenges to supporting children affected by conflict in…
Vietnam, EU Snub US on Trade
HO CHI MINH CITY Vietnam and Europe could be swapping more pomelo fruit and Portuguese cheese soon if a new trade deal comes into effect, linking two regions that have been looking for an alternative to the trade tensions brought on by the United Sta…
Taiwanese firms mull moving to Malaysia, ASEAN countries amid US-China tensions
KUALA LUMPUR, Amid the ongoing US-China trade tensions, many Taiwanese companies are opting to leave China by either returning to Taiwan or scouting for suitable sites in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia.According to the Taiwan External Trade Develo…
China’s Top Diplomat Calls for US Restraint on Trade, Iran
SHANGHAI Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday that recent U.S. words and actions had harmed the interests of China and its enterprises, and that Washington should show restraint, China’s Foreign Ministr…
China’s Top Diplomat Calls for US Restraint on Trade, Iran
SHANGHAI Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday that recent U.S. words and actions had harmed the interests of China and its enterprises, and that Washington should show restraint, China’s Foreign Ministr…