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Day: November 18, 2022

FAO and Singapore strengthen collaboration for climate-resilient agrifood systems transformation through enhanced climate services

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report, more than 30 percent of global crop and livestock areas could become climatically unsuitable by 2100, in the worst-case climate scenario. The Southeast Asian region is one of the world’s major producers of agricultural products. However, agriculture yields will be affected significantly due…

US Vice President Convenes Emergency Session on Missiles at APEC Summit

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris convened an emergency meeting of key regional powers Friday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bangkok to discuss North Korea’s latest missile launch, that fell 200 kilometers off Japan’s coast. “This conduct by North Korea most recently is a brazen violation of multiple U.N. Security resolutions….

North Korean ICBM Lands in Japan’s EEZ

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — A day after warning of more aggressive steps in response to increased military activity by the United States and its allies, North Korea on Friday fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that apparently prompted a U.S.-Japanese air base to issue a seek cover order. The North Korean ICBM flew for more than…

New Zealand Prime Minister Schedules Summit Meeting with China’s Xi

SYDNEY — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday she would bring up geopolitical tensions and human rights in a scheduled meeting Friday with China’s President Xi Jinping. Ardern is to meet Xi on Friday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation — APEC — summit in Bangkok, Thailand in their first face-to-face…

Thai PM opens APEC Summit calling for balance, inclusivity and sustainable growth

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha opened the summit of APEC leaders today (Friday) with a call for balance, inclusivity and sustainable growth for countries in the Asia-Pacific region, as envisaged in Thailand’s Bangkok Goals for a Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) economy. On Thursday, ministers from APEC’s 21 economies welcomed the Bangkok Goals, initiated by the Thai Government…

Protesters disperse from Bangkok’s Lan Khon Mueang Town Square

Protesters at Lan Khon Mueang Town Square packed their belongings and dispersed this afternoon (Friday), after their attempt to march to the APEC meeting at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre was blocked by police. 25 protesters are currently in custody at Thung Song Hong police station, following clashes with the police near the town…

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