Vietnam wraps up chairmanship of ASEAN Committee in Italy
Vietnam handed over its chairmanship role at the ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR) to Indonesia at an ACR monthly meeting held on January 20. In its six-month …
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Stabilising the oil market
After days of discussion at the first virtual ministerial meeting in 2021, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and partners (also known as OPEC+) …
Australia’s most populous state reports zero COVID cases, urges thousands to get tested
Australia’s most populous state New South Wales (NSW) on Monday reported zero local coronavirus cases for the first time in nearly three weeks, as Sydney …
World News in Brief: December 29
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the international community to make 2021 “a year of healing” in his video …
World News in Brief: December 6
The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 6,027 within one day to 569,707, with the death toll adding by 110 to 17,589, the Health Ministry said on Saturday …
World News in Brief: December 2
Britain on Wednesday (December 2) became the first western country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, jumping ahead of the United States and Europe after its …
World News in Brief: November 30
World shares paused on Monday (November 30) to assess a record-breaking month as the prospect of a vaccine-driven economic recovery next year and yet more free …
23rd ASEAN-Japan Summit held online
The 23rd ASEAN-Japan Summit was held online under the chair of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The event saw the participation of Japanese Prime …
World News in Brief: November 9
China exports grew at the fastest pace in 19 months in October, while imports also rose, official data showed on November 7, as the world’s second …
Attacker identified, France raises security threat level to highest
The Knife-wielding man who on Thursday (October 29) attacked worshipers at a church in the French city of Nice was a Tunisian national who entered France from …