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.
Thailand plans to build bridge linking with Laos across Mekong River
NDO/VNA - Thailand's Transport Ministry is planning a feasibility and design study on a new bridge across the Mekong River as part of the third phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project.
Indonesia bans foreign tourist arrivals at Jakarta airport as COVID-19 spikes
Indonesia has temporarily banned foreign tourists entering the country through Jakarta's airport, the transport ministry said, in a bid to slow a spike in coronavirus infections driven by the Omicron variant.
World News in Brief: February 6
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Winter Olympics, calling for stronger cooperation between China and the United Nations.
RoK surpasses 1 million total COVID cases with daily record
The Republic of Korea (RoK) on Sunday surpassed one million cumulative COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, as health officials reported a daily record of 38,691 new infections driven by an Omicron variant outbreak.
World News in Brief: February 5
The mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine produced at the World Health Organization-backed vaccine hub in South Africa could take up to three years to get approval if companies do not share their technology and data, a WHO official said.
US coronavirus deaths surpass 900,000, driven in part by Omicron surge
The coronavirus pandemic reached a grim new milestone in the United States on Friday with the nation's cumulative death toll from COVID-19 surpassing 900,000, even as the daily number of lives lost has begun to level off, according to data collected by Reuters.
AUKUS, identification keyword
NDO - If there is a keyword to identify the most prominent feature of the international political situation in 2021, that word is “AUKUS”.
Thailand to extend travel bubble with neighbouring countries
NDO/VNA - Thailand's Ministry of Tourism and Sports plans to continue travel bubble discussions with short-haul destinations following this week's resumption of the Test & Go scheme.
World News in Brief: February 4
China and Russia proclaimed a deep strategic partnership on Friday to balance what they portrayed as the malign global influence of the United States as China's President Xi Jinping hosted Russia's Vladimir Putin on the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. In a joint statement, the two
