Vietnam fulfils role as Chair of Veterans Confederation of ASEAN Countries
NDO/VNA – The 20th General Assembly of the Veterans Confederation of ASEAN Countries (VECONAC-20) took place via videoconference on December 15 under the chair of Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Duoc, Chairman of the Veterans’ Association of Vietnam (VAVN).
Indonesia, US commit to mutual beneficial cooperation
NDO/VNA - Indonesia and the US have committed to reinforce their concrete cooperation, based on mutual respect and mutual benefit during a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Jakarta.
Indonesia starts COVID-19 vaccinations for young children
Indonesia started vaccinating elementary school children aged 6-11 against COVID-19 on Tuesday, becoming one of the few countries in Asia to start mass inoculations for young children.
German cabinet passes climate fund booster with 60 bln euro extra budget
Germany's new government passed a supplementary budget on Monday to supercharge its climate and transformation fund with a debt-financed injection of 60 billion euros to allow more investments in the shift towards a green economy, officials said.
US crosses 50 million COVID-19 cases as Delta dominates amid Omicron emergence
The United States crossed 50 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to Reuters tally, as the Delta variant continues to threaten Americans and the newly discovered Omicron variant spreads.
World News in Brief: December 12
More than half a billion people globally were pushed into extreme poverty last year as they paid for health costs out of their own pockets during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization and the World Bank said on Sunday.
Australia shortens wait time for COVID-19 booster doses as Omicron cases rise
Australia said on Sunday it will shorten the wait time for people to receive a COVID-19 booster following a rise in cases of the Omicron variant.
Night of devastating tornadoes likely kills more than 100 in Kentucky
At least 100 people were feared dead in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes tore a 200-mile path through the US Midwest and South, demolishing homes, levelling businesses and setting off a scramble to find survivors beneath the rubble, officials said Saturday.
World News in Brief: December 9
Britain on Thursday said it had agreed a digital trade deal with Singapore, the first digitally-focussed trade pact signed by a European nation. Britain said the agreement in principle would overhaul outdated trade rules and open up opportunities in Singapore, viewed as a global leader in digital.
Only 6.3 percent of Indonesian SMEs able to join regional trade chain: INDEF economist
NDO/VNA – Only 6.3 percent of the total small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) of Indonesia are able to join the trade chain in Southeast Asia, which is far below the rate in other countries, according to economist Eisha Maghfiruha Rachbini from the country's Institute for Development of
Turkey says Russia to host initial South Caucasus peace meeting Friday
Moscow will host an inaugural meeting of a six-way South Caucasus peace platform on Friday, an idea proposed by Turkey and Azerbaijan following last year's Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Laos tightens border controls to prevent Omicron variant
NDO/VNA - Lao authorities have ordered stricter control at borders with neighbouring countries after the first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was confirmed in Thailand on December 6.