by VF | Apr 12, 2022 | ASEAN, Culture, Lifestyle, Travel
Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year festival. It is a celebration that embraces goodwill, love, compassion. and thankfulness, using water as the means of expression. The word Songkran derives from Sanskrit and means to move or step forward. Songkran takes place...
by VF | Mar 25, 2022 | Asia, Culture, Travel
There are plenty of reasons to visit Southeast Asia. Large part of the cultural significance of the area undoubtedly lies in the hauntingly beautiful temples of the region. Temples play a large role in the history and the culture of the region, but the temples are...
by VF | Feb 25, 2022 | ASEAN, Asia, Health, Technology
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Serbia will also receive support from the hub in South Africa to develop messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines, the WHO says. “Those countries were vetted by a group of experts and proved that they could absorb the technology...
by VF | Jan 21, 2022 | Asia, Business, News
Surging gasoline prices are posing a problem for governments in Asia where higher energy prices are squeezing household budgets. South Korea has already taken steps to ensure a steady supply of the key fuel while tracking prices, Japan may soon hand aid to local...
by VF | Jan 20, 2022 | Asia, Business, News
Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki has stressed the need to run the economic policy in a delicate manner in a bid to pursue the harmonized operation with the monetary policy.”The South Korean economy faces complicated conditions at home and abroad that could constrain...
