Calvin Yang

6 days ago | channelnewsasia.com | Calvin Yang

SINGAPORE: The European Union has been looking to forge new alliances, even as its economic partnership with the United States is in jeopardy, said European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic on Wednesday (May 7). He told CNA that his phone has been ringing off the hook from countries seeking to make deals with the bloc after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imports on Apr 2.

1 week ago | channelnewsasia.com | Calvin Yang

SINGAPORE: Climate change is worsening malnutrition in Asia, with young children bearing the brunt of increasingly fragile health and food systems, said the United Nations children's agency UNICEF. Despite rapid development in the region, many children are still not getting the nutrition they need, UNICEF’s regional nutrition adviser for East Asia and the Pacific Roland Kupka told CNA on Tuesday (May 6). “Climate change is putting pressure on health systems.

1 month ago | channelnewsasia.com | Chris Ocamringa |Calvin Yang

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the United States are closing in on a deal offering minerals in exchange for security. This comes as the DRC, home to the world’s largest source of cobalt, has been devastated by decades of political instability and armed conflict. Much of the recent fighting has been with the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group.

1 month ago | foodsafety.einnews.com | Chandni Vatvani |Calvin Yang

Indonesia’s ambitious free meals programme faces food safety, logistical concerns CNA’s Chandni Vatvani finds out just what the nationwide initiative is getting right, and what obstacles it needs to overcome.

1 month ago | channelnewsasia.com | Calvin Yang

War-ravaged Myanmar requires massive international effort to recover from last Friday’s (Mar 28) devastating earthquake that has killed at least 2,700 people, said aid agencies. This comes as assistance is just starting to trickle into the country already facing a dire humanitarian crisis from its four-year-long civil war. United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Kanni Wignaraja stressed that access into Myanmar is critical at the moment.