Kremlin says Putin-Zelenskiy meeting only possible once document is agreed
Russia doesn't reject the possibility of a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but it can only happen once a document has been agreed, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
Thailand eyes 1.1 million tourists from Southeast Asia
NDO/VNA - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) aims to attract 1.1 million tourists from Southeast Asia this year, given that residents in the region can now largely travel without restrictions, according to Thanet Phetsuwan, TAT deputy governor of marketing for Asia and the South Pacific.
US FDA advisers to discuss additional COVID vaccine boosters
The US Food and Drug Administration's staff said on Monday that expert advisers would discuss the timing and populations for use of additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters doses in a meeting later this week.
Hungarian PM Orban's coalition wins in parliamentary elections
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition has won Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to the preliminary results from the National Election Office.
World News in Brief: April 3
The transition committee of the Republic of Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol named Han Duck-soo on Sunday to become prime minister in the new administration, restoring him to a role he last held more than a decade ago.
China to cut paper and wood tariffs from New Zealand from April 7
China will implement an upgrade to the free trade agreement between Beijing and Wellington to eliminate tariffs of 12 wood and paper products imported from New Zealand from April 7, the Ministry of Finance said on Sunday.
Mexico suspends gasoline subsidy as US drivers cross border for deals
Mexico, which has been subsidizing gasoline to soften price spikes, said on Saturday the policy would not apply in the US border region this week, citing shortages as more Americans drive south to fill their tanks.
Australia-India trade deal to open 'biggest economic door': Morrison
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said a trade agreement with India due to be signed on Saturday represented “one of the biggest economic doors there is to open in the world today”.
ASEAN, UK unveil infrastructure capacity building programme
NDO/VNA – The ASEAN Secretariat, the United Kingdom (UK) and the Lead Implementing Body for Sustainable Infrastructure (LIB-SI) have co-organised the UK-ASEAN Sustainable Leadership in Infrastructure Conference online and in-person in Singapore.
Mexico in talks to receive Indian vaccine and cancer drug technology
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard has begun talks to receive medical technology from Indian companies to produce vaccines and cancer drugs in Mexico on Wednesday, the ministry said.
Historic meeting discusses cooperation between Israel and Arab countries
NDO - Foreign Ministers of the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt had a historic meeting in the town of Sde Boker in the Negev Desert, southern Israel, to discuss cooperation between Israel and Arab countries.
World News in Brief: March 29
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators began talks in Istanbul on Tuesday, and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told them that progress would pave the way for a meeting of the countries' two leaders since the time had come for concrete results.