Biden says in Colorado that extreme weather will cost US over US$100 bln this year
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that extreme weather events would cost the United States over US$100 billion this year, as he visited Colorado to highlight drought conditions and raging wildfires in the US West.
ASEAN economic ministers hold consultation meetings with partners
NDO/VNA – A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien attended economic ministerial-level consultation meetings between ASEAN and its partners - the US, Hong Kong (China), India, the European Union and Russia - held via video conference in the framework of the
Indonesia, FAO reaffirm stronger partnership for sustainable food systems
NDO/VNA - The Indonesian Government and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has reaffirmed stronger partnership to transform the agri-food systems in the Southeast Asian country.
World News in Brief: September 14
The Philippines' capital region will exit wide-scale coronavirus restrictions from Thursday, as the government launches a pilot test of localised lockdowns, amid efforts to balance reopening the economy and containing the spread of the coronavirus.
Norway's left-wing opposition wins in a landslide, coalition talks next
Norway's centre-left opposition parties are on course to win a majority in parliament after Monday's election and will now negotiate how to form a coalition, with climate change and a widening wealth gap expected to be central to discussions.
Malaysia's parliament resumes meeting after nine-month hiatus
NDO/VNA - Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah opened the 4th session of the 14th National Assembly on September 13, which is the first session of the government headed by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and also the first meeting since December 17, 2020.
IAEA-Iran agreement raises hopes for fresh nuclear talks with US
The UN atomic watchdog reached an agreement with Iran on Sunday to solve "the most urgent issue" between them, the overdue servicing of monitoring equipment to keep it running, raising hopes of fresh talks on a wider deal with the West.
World News in Brief: September 12
Several communities remain flooded and without power after a strong typhoon battered the Philippines' northernmost islands, the authorities said on Sunday, displacing thousands of people.
Australia, New Zealand buy further COVID-19 vaccines as cluster grows
Australia has purchased an additional 1 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine from the European Union, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, as the country accelerates its inoculation programme to fight record high infections.
Biden visits all three attack sites on 20th anniversary of 9/11
President Joe Biden commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States on Saturday with visits to each of the sites where hijacked planes crashed in 2001, honoring the victims of the devastating assault.
World News in Brief: September 11
Indonesia has ended a deal with Norway on cooperation to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation, due to lack of payment, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Afghan economic meltdown would be 'gift for terrorists,' says U.N. chief
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Friday for an injection of cash into Afghanistan to avoid an economic meltdown that would spark a "catastrophic" situation for the Afghan people and be a "gift for terrorist groups."