Up to 17 US missionaries and family kidnapped in Haiti - media
As many as 17 American Christian missionaries and their families, including children, were kidnapped on Saturday by gang members in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, US media reported.
World News in Brief: October 16
NASA is set on Saturday to launch a first-of-its kind mission, dubbed Lucy, to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, two large clusters of space rocks that scientists believe are remnants of primordial material that formed the solar system's outer planets.
Global COVID-19 death toll tops 4.9 million as of October 16
NDO – The number of global COVID-19 cases reached nearly 240.8 million, including more than 4.9 million deaths, as of 6am on October 16 Vietnamese time, according to the statistics website worldometers.info.
ASEAN strengthens partnership, innovation for disaster management
NDO/VNA - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its partners have reaffirmed commitments to raise the ASEAN people’s awareness about the importance of disaster risk reduction during the commemoration of ASEAN Day for Disaster Management (ADDM) 2021.
US to lift curbs from Nov. 8 for vaccinated foreign travelers - White House
The White House on Friday said it will lift COVID-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign nationals effective Nov. 8, ending historic restrictions that barred much of the world from the United States.
EU, China agree to hold summit, Michel says after Xi call
European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday that the European Union and China would hold a summit soon, after a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Vietnam voices support for peace, reconciliation process in Colombia
NDO/VNA – The UN Security Council convened a session on October 14 to discuss the situation in Colombia and activities of the UN Verification Mission there.
Solutions to remove "bottleneck" from global supply
NDO - In the context that most countries around the world are implementing the motto "living with the epidemic", gradually bringing economic activities into the new normal, the global supply chain is in need of drastic improvement.
Sydney to end COVID-19 quarantine for international travellers
Sydney will end its COVID-19 quarantine for fully vaccinated international travellers from Nov. 1, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said on Friday, foreshadowing the full return of overseas travel after more than 19 months.
World News in Brief: October 14
Japan dissolved its parliament on Thursday, setting the stage for an election at the end of the month that will pit new Prime Minister Kishida Fumio against unpopular opposition in a battle over who can better fix the pandemic-battered economy.
Vietnam welcomes appointment of UN envoys for West Sahara
NDO/VNA – Vietnam welcomes the appointment of Staffan de Mistura as the United Nations Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara and Alexander Ivanko as the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Western Sahara and head of the UN Mission for the Referendum on Western Sahara
France says EU visit to Iran critical to future of nuclear talks
A pending visit to Tehran by the European Union's coordinator for talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal is vital to its future, France said on Wednesday, questioning the new hardline Iranian administration's commitment to salvaging the pact.