Meeting of Commission for SEANWFZ Treaty held
The meeting of the Commission for the Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) was held online on September 9 following the opening …
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World News in Brief: September 8
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday (September 7) the world must be better prepared for the next pandemic, as he called …
World News in Brief: September 6
Indonesia reported 3,444 new coronavirus cases on Sunday (September 6), bringing the total to 194,109, data from the country’s health ministry website …
World News in Brief: September 4
India reported a daily jump of 83,341 coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 3.94 million, health ministry data showed on Friday (September 4), as it …
World News in Brief: September 2
Indonesia’s coronavirus outbreak will likely peak this month, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday (September 1), adding he was “very …
World News in Brief
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will vote on Sept. 14 to select a new leader to succeed Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, Jiji news agency …
Cambridge university aims for autumn trials of coronavirus vaccine after UK funding
The University of Cambridge is aiming to start clinical trials of its possible coronavirus vaccine in the autumn after it received GBP1.9 million (US$2.5 …
ASEAN’s founding anniversary observed in US
NDO/VNA – Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc chaired an online ceremony in Washington D.C. on the night of August 20 marking the 53rd founding …
World News in Brief: August 19
Nations that hoard possible COVID-19 vaccines while excluding others will deepen the pandemic, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 20 mln: Johns Hopkins University
Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 20 million on Monday (August 10), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins …