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Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Southeast Asia had made huge advancements and was forecasted to be the fourth biggest economy by the year 2030. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in economic devastation for ASEAN countries. Arguably, the pandemic has posed the greatest challenge since ASEAN’s formation. However, there are positive signs that ASEAN can make an economic recovery in 2021. It is of paramount importance for ASEAN countries to work together to mitigate the negative health and economic repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic . The ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework was developed by ASEAN to specify Southeast Asia’s Covid-19 recovery strategy, including improving quality of healthcare and medical infrastructure, and to achieve greater trade integration and collaboration regionally. During last month’s ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, diplomats emphasised the importance of economic solidarity and integration. They also reaffirmed their commitment … [Read more...] about ASEAN Economies Work Together to Recover from the Covid-19 Pandemic

Next Sukanya Verma in Mumbai I t's one of the saddest facts of Bollywood. But when it comes to longevity, a heroine's shelf life is nowhere close to that of her hero. While the latter is never too old or silly to romance heroines half his age, it's considered inappropriate if an actress follows suit. If it's not her age, then much hue and cry is made about her (supposedly) fading star power, post-marriage or motherhood. Considering these stereotypical mindsets, the last decade marked winds of progression with married actresses continuing to reign and hitting 30 wasn't a cause for depression. Moreover, gone are the days of raw, gawky young ladies, the spunky new batch featuring Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma and Kangna Ranaut, etc, is a well-prepped picture of poise, polish and pizzazz. Quite a coming-of-age for the Hindi film heroine, no? In our second installment of the end-of-the-decade special, we profile the career graph of … [Read more...] about How The Decade Has Treated These Actresses