Starting the race for the Elysee Palace
NDO - After months of campaigning, the 2022 French presidential candidates have officially entered the race to become the “owner of the Elysee Palace”. Security and economy are key themes in the election campaign, with the aim of bringing the eurozone's second-largest economy back with stability
ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group completes agendas
NDO/VNA – The 42nd ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group (MTWG) Meeting, hosted by Vietnam, has completed all ten agendas during its course spanning March 9 and 10.
ASEAN, India mark 30 years of friendship
NDO/VNA – Indian Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Jayant N. Khobragade has highlighted the growing relations between the two sides through different periods of time.
Indonesia's Merapi spews out volcanic lava and ash, hundreds evacuate
Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupted overnight, sending hot lava and ash down its slopes and prompting over 250 residents in the surrounding area to evacuate, the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Thursday.
World News in Brief: March 8
Russian President Vladimir Putin and European Council President Charles Michel discussed humanitarian issues in Ukraine during a phone conversation on Monday, the Kremlin said in a statement.
COVID-19 can cause brain shrinkage, memory loss - study
COVID-19 can cause the brain to shrink, reduce grey matter in the regions that control emotion and memory, and damage areas that control the sense of smell, an Oxford University study has found.
Indonesia issues visa on arrival for tourists from 23 countries
NDO/VNA - The Indonesian Law and Human Rights Ministry Directorate General of Immigration has reintroduced the visa on arrival option for tourists from 23 countries, including Vietnam, arriving in Bali as of March 7.
Russia, Ukraine end 3rd round of peace talks with no significant results
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators failed to achieve significant results during their third round of peace talks in Belarus on Monday.
World News in Brief: March 7
India's exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by more than 23 percent year on year during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (starting April 2021), said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday.
Indonesia aims to vaccinate entire target population in March
NDO/VNA – The Indonesian government is determined to vaccinate the entire target population against COVID-19 in late March.
World News in Brief: March 6
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday to discuss the Ukraine crisis, his spokesperson said.
Global COVID-19 deaths near 6 mln: WHO
The number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide is close to 6 million, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO).
