World News in Brief: July 7
Moscow has informed Jakarta of Russian President Vladimir Putin's intention to participate in the summit of the Group of 20 (G20) in November, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
World News in Brief: July 5
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-US comprehensive economic dialogue, held a video conversation with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the latter's request on Tuesday
Efforts to heal the rift between France and Australia
NDO - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has held fruitful talks with French President Emmanuel Macron.
EU expands economic cooperation
NDO - The European Union (EU) has just signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with New Zealand and restarted FTA negotiations with Australia and India following a long delay. In the context of facing a series of challenges, the promotion of FTAs is expected to create a strong impetus for the EU to
World News in Brief: July 4
Cuba officially started the 2022 summer break season from Saturday as the continuing decline of COVID-19 cases has prompted the country to lift anti-pandemic measures for the first time in two years. The holiday will run through the end of August, coinciding with the school summer vacation.
Thailand expects to serve over 9 million international tourists this year
NDO/VNA - Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is optimistic after hearing the country is expected to welcome over 9 million inbound international visitors and generate 1.27 trillion baht (35.6 billion USD) by the end of this year, according to Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.
World News in Brief: July 3
The chance of finding 27 crew members alive from a vessel that snapped in two as tropical storm Chaba passed through Hong Kong (China) and southern China is "very slim", the territory rescue authorities said on Sunday, as the search for those missing continued.
World News in Brief: July 2
Indonesia recorded a sharp rise in foreign visitor arrivals in May from a year earlier as travel continued to recover after the easing of restrictions, data from its statistics agency showed.
RoK attaches importance to relations with ASEAN
NDO/VNA - The Republic of Korea (RoK) affirmed the importance it attaches to relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the 26th ASEAN-RoK dialogue in Seoul on July 1.
World News in Brief: July 1
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed bilateral and global issues including Ukraine over the phone on Friday, Indian Ministry of External Affairs said.
Thailand to speed up EV production plans
NDO/VNA - Thailand is speeding up its plan to manufacture electric vehicles (EVs) for domestic use by 2023.
World News in Brief: June 29
Cambodia sets July 23, 2023 as the date for the seventh National Assembly election, according to a decision signed by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Wednesday.
