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A hospital treating COVID-19 patients in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Cambodia's Ministry of Health said on June 18 that the country recorded 799 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, of which 702 are infections in the community. The new cases brought the total number of COVID-19 infections in Cambodia to 41,581, including 35,940 recoveries and 394 deaths. Based on the new regional classification effective from June 21, the red zones of maximum control include the capital city of Bangkok and three neighboring provinces, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan. The other eleven provinces in the red zone are Chachoengsao, Chon Buri, Trang, Nakhon Pathom, Pattani, Phetchaburi, Songkhla, Samut Sakhon, Saraburi, Yala and Narathiwat. The CCSA also declared nine "orange" provinces including Chanthaburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ayutthaya, Ranong, Rayong, Ratchaburi, Sa Kaeo and Samut Songkhram, while the remaining 53 provinces are … [Read more...] about COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia countries still sees complicated developments

"Dustin Phuc Nguyen gave up a potential TV host career as a VJ for MTV channel in 2016 to co-start his YouTube channel, Dustin On The Go, where he hosts his own creative shows, starring top celebrities and influencers," YouTube said in a blog post on June 18. Dustin Phuc Nguyen is among four pioneering LGBTQ+ creators in Southeast Asia. Photo courtesy of YouTube. Many of his talk shows have become very popular, including ‘Bar Stories,’ in which he meets and talks with celebrities while drinking cocktails, and ‘Caraoke with Dustin.’ He came out as gay in a talk show on national television in 2019 and has since been an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. In 2020, he ran ‘Love Is Blind,’ a blind date talk show that connected couples of all genders. "We want to explore topics that are often on the sidelines of the mainstream discussion," he once told media outlet Vietcetera in an interview. "There are many untold stories in this world and even more talented … [Read more...] about Vietnamese YouTuber among four pioneering Southeast Asian LGBTQ+ creators

Vietnam’s digital economy presents chances for investors, start-ups The newswire techwireasia.com on June 16 ran an article saying that Vietnam has been steadily growing its highly promising digital economy, presenting multiple opportunities for investors, startups, and businesses alike. The author wrote that in recent years, the Southeast Asian region has been seeing rapid and sustained efforts and investment into various digital economy initiatives by both the public and private sectors. Tech giants have been creating waves, most recently the Tokopedia-Gojek merger, and earlier, Grab pushing for a US listing with a valuation of over 40 billion USD. Estimates by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Co predicted that the Vietnamese sector could grow to 52 billion USD by 2025, which comes up to about a sixth of the massive 300 billion USD regional digital economy pie. According to the article, backed by a stable political climate, progressive economic policies, and … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 18

Japanese corporation Mitsubishi plans to build an onshore wind farm in Laos and sell electricity to Vietnam Mitsubishi Corporation will develop a wind farm with power generation capacity of 600MW. Accordingly, this could be one of the largest onshore wind farms in Southeast Asia, according to Nikkei Asia . Although the Japanese giant did not disclose the detailed figure, experts anticipate that the investment could be roughly hundreds of millions of dollars. In 2016, Vietnam entered an agreement to share electricity with Laos. Mitsubishi expects that cross-border power sharing will gain steam in Southeast Asia's renewable energy industry, following the footsteps of other European countries. One of Mitsubishi's subsidiaries will hold a 20 per cent stake in the joint venture to be formed with two Thai renewable-energy developers. Construction by the new company is predicted to start by the end of this year with operations to begin in 2024, Nikkei Asia reported. Moreover, a … [Read more...] about Mitsubishi to build onshore wind farm in Laos to sell electricity to Vietnam

The AFC recently announced the list of 46 teams divided into two regional groups for a draw of the qualifiers. The No.1 seeded group in Southeast Asia and East Asia also comprises the reigning champions the Republic of Korea, Australia, Thailand and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Meanwhile, Japan, China, Malaysia, Myanmar and Singapore are in the No 2 seeded group of Southeast Asia and East Asia. Qualification matches are scheduled to be played between October 23-31 in a round-robin format. Eleven leading teams from each group and four best runners-up will progress to the AFC U-23 Cup, joining hosts Uzbekistan. The 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup is slated for June 1-19, 2022. Vietnam’s U-23 team, which will compete at the tournament, is having a practice session until June 6. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam in top seeded group of AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification