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.
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.
