CANBERRA -- Australian wine exports recorded a strong rebound in the 12 months to March 2025, driven by surging demand from China after the removal of tariffs on Australian bottled wine.
According to the latest export report released on Tuesday by Wine Australia, the country's wine industry regulator, total Australian wine exports rose 41 percent in value to 2.64 billion Australian dollars, with volumes increasing 6 percent to 647 million liters. (Australia-China-Wine Export)
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YANGON -- The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,770 as of April 28, the state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Tuesday.
In addition, 5,106 people were injured and 106 people were reported missing, the report said. (Myanmar-Earthquake-Death Toll)
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia has launched a 10-million-U.S.-dollar initiative from 2025 to 2029 to promote the kingdom's school feeding program, a press release said on Tuesday.
Supported by South Korea, the program will be carried out by Cambodia's Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the United Nations World Food Program. (Cambodia-Program)
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's auto production continued to contract in March but at a slower pace due to higher output of electric vehicles (EV) for the domestic market, data from the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) showed on Tuesday.
Thai auto manufacturers produced 129,909 vehicles last month, down 6.09 percent from a year earlier and easing from a 13.62 percent decline in February, mainly owing to a major fall in trucks and fuel-powered passenger cars, according to the FTI. (Thailand-Auto-March) ■
