Singapore eyes quarantine-free travel with US before year-end
Singapore is working on allowing quarantine-free entry to travelers from the United States who are vaccinated against COVID-19 before the end of the year, its minister for trade and industry said on Thursday.
Indonesia plans to reduce quarantine period for foreign visitors
NDO/VNA - Indonesia's Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the quarantine period for foreign tourists is expected to be reduced from 8 days to 5 days.
Regional countries easing countermeasures as COVID-19 gradually under control
NDO/VNA - In order to bring the country into a new normal, Laos has begun to allow garment factories that meet COVID-19 prevention and control requirements to resume operations.
ASEAN enhances mineral-related cooperation with China, Japan, ROK
NDO/VNA - The 14th meeting between senior officials on minerals of 10 ASEAN countries and China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) (ASOMM+3) was held via videoconference on October 7.
Investment chances in ASEAN introduced to ROK enterprises
NDO/VNA – Sectors that are inviting investment, along with investment incentives and benefits, in special economic zones and industrial parks of ASEAN countries were introduced to businesses of the Republic of Korea (ROK) at a workshop held in Seoul on October 6.
EU has enough gas for winter, eyes gas market reform - energy chief
European Union countries have enough gas in storage to last through winter, but the surge in prices shows the need to quickly switch to renewable sources and reform the EU gas market, European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said.
Senior officials of ASEAN minerals industry convene 21st meeting
NDO/VNA – The 21st Annual Senior Officials Meeting on Minerals (ASOMM 21) opened via videoconference on October 6 with the participation of representatives from 10 ASEAN countries and the ASEAN Secretariat.
Malaysia spends over US$80 billion to revive economy
NDO/VNA – The Malaysian Government has taken an expansionary fiscal policy approach since the COVID-19 crisis hit the country.
World News in Brief: October 5
The world's top miners on Tuesday committed to a goal of net zero direct and indirect carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) said. The announcement comes before next month's U.N. climate gathering that aims to achieve more ambitious climate action
Two Americans win Medicine Nobel for work on heat and touch
American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for the discovery of receptors in the skin that sense temperature and touch and could pave the way for new pain-killers.
California oil spill cause probed, ship anchor cited as possibility
More oil from a massive offshore spill landed on the southern California shore on Monday, with beaches closed and dead fish and birds washing up on shore as officials investigated whether a ship anchor striking a pipeline could have triggered the leak.
China reports no new local COVID-19 cases for first time in over 3 weeks
China reported on Tuesday no new local cases of COVID-19 for the first time in more than three weeks after outbreaks in the provinces of Fujian and Heilongjiang were brought under control.
