US report ignores Vietnam’s efforts against human trafficking: foreign ministry
A human trafficking report by the U.S. does not accurately reflect Vietnam’s efforts in fighting human trafficking, the foreign affairs ministry said …
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Meta slashes hiring plans, girds for ‘fierce’ headwinds
Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc has cut plans to hire engineers by at least 30% this year, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned employees to brace for a deep …
Mass biodiversity loss would slash global credit ratings, report warns
Major global biodiversity loss could cause enough economic damage by the end of the decade to severely cut more than half of the world’s sovereign credit …
Vietnam willing to join humanitarian efforts for Ukraine
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has affirmed that Vietnam supports and is always willing to …
Venezuela beefs up cooperative ties with ASEAN
Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Félix Plasencia has freshly chaired a Venezuela-ASEAN dialogue with the participation of diplomatic representatives …
China’s Q4 GDP grows 4.0% y/y, faster than expected
China’s economy grew 4.0% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, faster than expected but its weakest expansion in one-and-half years, National …
Malaysia to set up four more international gateways in 2022
Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs Hamzah Zainudin announced on January 13 that his country will establish four more international gateways in Sarawak, …
Germany wants to avoid escalation in EU dispute over green finance rules
Germany wants to avoid an escalation in the dispute about a European proposal to classify both nuclear energy and natural gas as climate-friendly energy …
Cambodia works to promote economic recovery despite COVID-19
Despite the spread of Omicron variant cases, Cambodia will continue to fully resume the re-opening of socio-economic activities which began on November 1, said …
World News in Brief: December 19
Omicron, a very contagious variant first detected last month in southern Africa and Hong Kong (China), has raced around the globe and been reported in 89 …