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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand, Myanmar:

By JIM GOMEZ / AP WRITER Thursday, October 27, 2011 [1]

CAN THO, VIETNAM – One evening in 2017, veterinary officials rushed to Nguyen Van Than’s farm in Cai Rang district, Can Tho city in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. They put 4,000 chickens in burlap sacks and took them away in a van for burial. [2]

CASCAIS, Portugal – H.E. Mr. Sarun Charoensuwan, Ambassador of Thailand to France, led the Thai delegation as the Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand at the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (U... [3]

EconomyCuba plants medical diplomacy flag in Thailand State-of-the-art biopharmaceuticals plant aimed at fast-growing global market Thai researchers at Siam Bioscience's facility in Nonthaburi, Thailand (Photo courtesy of Siam Bioscience) MARWAAN MAC... [4]

After a month of exhaustive coverage of the vaccine scandal in China, the facts of the story have crystallized, as have theories about how nearly $90 million worth of expired or improperly stored doses could have reached consumers. [5]

BRUSSELS—The European Commission submitted for approval on Wednesday a free trade agreement with Vietnam, its first comprehensive open markets deals with a developing Asian country. [6]

BANGKOK -- The Thai parliament is set to discuss bills on marriage equality that would make Thailand the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. [7]

AFP Pope Francis on Monday called for action on abuse of young people after arriving in East Timor, the Catholic-majority nation that has been shocked by several child sexual assault cases involving clergy members in recent years. [8]

Sources
[1] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 46% match

Vietnam, Philippines Form Alliance in Spratlys Row

By JIM GOMEZ / AP WRITER Thursday, October 27, 2011

[2] TH mekongeye.com · 2023-02-20 · 39% match

Is Vietnam’s avian influenza vaccine policy really working?

CAN THO, VIETNAM – One evening in 2017, veterinary officials rushed to Nguyen Van Than’s farm in Cai Rang district, Can Tho city in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. They put 4,000 chickens in burlap sacks and took them away in a van for burial.

[3] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-11-30 · 39% match

Thailand highlights commitment to peace and diversity at UNAOC Global Forum 2024

CASCAIS, Portugal – H.E. Mr. Sarun Charoensuwan, Ambassador of Thailand to France, led the Thai delegation as the Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand at the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (U

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-10-12 · 39% match

Cuba plants medical diplomacy flag in Thailand

EconomyCuba plants medical diplomacy flag in Thailand State-of-the-art biopharmaceuticals plant aimed at fast-growing global market Thai researchers at Siam Bioscience's facility in Nonthaburi, Thailand (Photo courtesy of Siam Bioscience) MARWAAN MAC

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-05-05 · 37% match

Damjan DeNoble: Vietnam's vaccine woes fueled by a broken health care system

After a month of exhaustive coverage of the vaccine scandal in China, the facts of the story have crystallized, as have theories about how nearly $90 million worth of expired or improperly stored doses could have reached consumers.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-10-18 · 35% match

EU Pushes for Approval of Trade Agreement with Vietnam

BRUSSELS—The European Commission submitted for approval on Wednesday a free trade agreement with Vietnam, its first comprehensive open markets deals with a developing Asian country.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-12-21 · 34% match

Thailand's parliament to discuss bills legalizing same-sex marriage

BANGKOK -- The Thai parliament is set to discuss bills on marriage equality that would make Thailand the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage.

[8] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-09-10 · 34% match

Pope tells East Timor’s leaders to act on abuse of youth

AFP Pope Francis on Monday called for action on abuse of young people after arriving in East Timor, the Catholic-majority nation that has been shocked by several child sexual assault cases involving clergy members in recent years.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-10-01 · 34% match

Hanoi's plan to ban dog meat puts pressure on hundreds of vendors

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Hanoi plans to ban the trade in dog and cat meat in central districts from 2021, but locals say the practice is an integral part of Vietnamese culture and should not be regulated.

[10] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-12-03 · 34% match

Gay marriage unlikely to spread soon amongst Thailand’s neighbors

As the Thai government gears up to implement the marriage equality law next month, there is no sign of the green signal elsewhere.

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