World News in Brief: October 9
Japan's new Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said on Friday he had agreed in his first talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping since taking office on the need to work together on issues of shared concern.
Facebook apologizes for second outage in a week, services back up
Facebook Inc apologized to users for a two hour disruption to its services on Friday and blamed another faulty configuration change for its second global outage this week.
US will accept WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines for international visitors
The United States will accept the use by international visitors of COVID-19 vaccines authorized by US regulators or the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late on Friday.
Singapore, US seal deal to implement growth and innovation partnership
NDO/VNA - Singapore and the US have signed an agreement to implement the US-Singapore Partnership for Growth and Innovation in order to strengthen collaboration on trade and investment between the two countries, the Singaporean Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said in a news release on October
More than 100 killed and wounded in mosque blast in northeastern Afghanistan - UN
A suicide bomb tore through a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing or wounding more than 100 people, a UN agency said.
World News in Brief: October 8
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said on Friday he would do his utmost to lead Japan out of the COVID-19 crisis while protecting its territory and people in an increasingly tough security environment.
Philippines journalist Ressa and Russian journalist Muratov win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Philippines journalist Maria Ressa and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Eighth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals opens
NDO/VNA – The 8th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals (AMMin 8) opened on October 8 in the form of teleconference.
Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature
Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said on Thursday.
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.
