Cambodia to host ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting next week
NDO/VNA - Cambodia, as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat) from February 15-17 in Phnom Penh in a hybrid format, the country’s foreign ministry said in a press release.
Russia and Ukraine say Berlin talks fail to yield breakthrough
Russia and Ukraine said they had failed to reach any breakthrough in a day of talks with French and German officials aimed at ending an eight-year separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Philippines welcomes back foreign tourists for first time in two years
The Philippines welcomed back more than 200 foreign tourists on Thursday, becoming the latest Southeast Asian nation to reopen in a bid to revive a battered tourism sector after its borders shut to visitors nearly two years ago due to the pandemic.
Thai automakers target 1 million cars for export this year
NDO/VNA - The Thai automotive industry expects to manufacture 1.8 million vehicles this year, including one million for export, as market demand continues to improve.
Biden, Saudi king discuss energy supplies, Iran and Yemen
US President Joe Biden and King Salman of Saudi Arabia discussed energy supplies in the face of soaring fuel prices and developments in the Middle East, including Iran and Yemen, in a telephone call on Wednesday.
Indonesia surpasses Singapore in digital investment in ASEAN: official
NDO/VNA – Indonesia has exceeded Singapore to lead ASEAN in terms of investment in the digital sector, according to Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin.
British PM Johnson to visit Poland for talks on Ukraine
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Poland on Thursday, a Polish foreign ministry spokesman said, amid tensions over the security situation in Ukraine.
Key US-Canada border crossing blocked by truckers fighting Trudeau's COVID curbs
The busiest land crossing from the United States to Canada remained shut on Tuesday after Canadian truckers blocked lanes on Monday to protest their government's pandemic control measures.
Security challenges in West Africa
NDO – The recent African Union (AU) Summit in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, covered a series of hot topics, notably regional security. African leaders focused on discussing solutions to the crises that have sparked a new wave of political unrest in West Africa. However, ending conflicts and
Laos allows private firms to study building power line to Vietnam
NDO/VNA - The Lao Government has given the green light for two private companies to carry out a feasibility study on the construction of a 220kV transmission line which would carry electricity from five dams in northern Laos to Vietnam.
RoK's president prioritises tackling inflation, rising household debt
The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s economic policies should focus on stabilizing consumer inflation and managing household debt as higher interest rates have repayments more onerous, President Moon Jae-said on Tuesday, with just a few months left in office.
Laos urges more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19
NDO/VNA – The Lao National Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has urged people to take their children and other relatives to health facilities to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible, so as to reduce serious illness and deaths caused by the disease.