BANGKOK -- Thailand's exports grew for a 19th consecutive month in January as industrial shipments surged due to an ongoing global demand for electronic products, official data showed on Monday.
Exports, a key driver of the Southeast Asian country's economic growth, jumped 24.4 percent year-on-year last month to 31.6 billion U.S. dollars, marking the strongest expansion in four years, according to the Ministry of Commerce. (Thailand-Exports-Growth)
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TOKYO -- More than 1,000 Japanese people gathered on Monday in front of the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Kengun base in Kumamoto Prefecture, protesting the government's plan to deploy long-range missiles at the facility.
Demonstrators held placards reading "No missiles" and "Don't turn Kumamoto into a battlefield." They chanted slogans such as "Military force cannot bring peace," calling on the government to scrap the deployment plan and provide a full explanation to local residents. (Japan-Protest-Missile)
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YANGON -- Myanmar will convene the first session of its third Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) on March 16, according to an announcement issued by the Pyithu Hluttaw on Monday night.
The National Defense and Security Council also released an announcement on Monday, stating that the first session of the third Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House) and the first sessions of the third Region and State Hluttaws (Region and State Parliaments) will be held on March 18 and March 20, respectively. (Myanmar-Lower House-Meeting)
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KATHMANDU -- Nineteen people were killed, and 25 others were injured when a passenger bus en route to Kathmandu from Pokhara plunged into the Trishuli River in central Nepal's Dhading district early Monday, according to local administration.
One Chinese national was killed in the accident, while another Chinese citizen was injured and is currently receiving treatment at a local hospital, the Chinese Embassy in Nepal confirmed. (Nepal-Accident-Death) Enditem
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