Russia-Ukraine conflict and fear of a food crisis
NDO - As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the world’s two largest wheat exporters, have not “cooled down”, the gloomy prospect of a global food crisis looms. The fear of food insecurity is no longer a story of just one country or region.
Multi-value in the development of carbon services
(VAN) The Low-carbon Agriculture Value Chain Development Project in collaboration with the World Bank will inherit many values of the VnSAT Project.
World News in Brief: April 5
The developing East Asia and Pacific countries is projected to grow by 5 percent in 2022 amid the resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic, tighter financial conditions and the Russia-Ukraine war, the World Bank said Monday.
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.
