Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, July 23
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, July 23 Xinhua 24 Jul 2021, 03:55 GMT+10 DHAKA -- Starting Friday morning, Bangladesh entered its most severe nationwide lockdown to curb the rampant spread of COVID-19. Authorities decided to impose the strict lockdown from July 23 to Aug. 5 after relaxing restrictions for a week on the occasion of Eid al-Adha festival which was celebrated here Wednesday.(Bangladesh-Lockdown) - - - - SINGAPORE -- Singapore needs a "whole-of-nation" effort to achieve the Singapore Green Plan 2030, said Low Yen Ling, minister of state for the Ministry of Trade a...