Category: Asia
Vietnam’s fishermen struggle as fuel prices surge
DONG HA (UCAN): John Nguyen Cong Ngan is taking apart his six-metre-long fishing boat to…
Archbishop seeks help for India’s rice farmers
CHANGANACHERRY (UCAN): “It is heartbreaking to see the waterlogged paddy fields and hear the cries…
Calls mount for Sri Lankan government to quit
COLOMBO (UCAN): Amid ongoing protests in Sri Lanka over economic mismanagement, rising fuel costs and…
Casualties from storm-triggered disasters rises in the Philippines
MANILA (SE): The death toll in the Philippines from Tropical Storm Megi [Agaton] rose to…
Robredo dismisses trailing rivals’ call to quit presidential race
MANILA (UCAN): Philippine presidential candidate and incumbent vice president, Leonor “Leni” Robredo, shrugged off calls…
