World News in Brief: July 15
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Friday called for a joint forum involving G20 finance and agriculture ministries to come up with concrete action to tackle growing food insecurity and a looming fertilizer supply crisis.
World News in Brief: July 14
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) on Thursday launched the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent (2050 Strategy), which sets the vision and direction for the region and provides a framework for all development partners to align their cooperation with the island countries.
First meeting of ASEAN, UK senior officials held in London
NDO/VNA - The inaugural ASEAN-UK Senior Officials’ Meeting (AUKSOM) was held in London on July 6, the first official engagement of both sides’ Senior Officials since ASEAN and the UK established full dialogue partnership in August, 2021.
World News in Brief: July 7
Moscow has informed Jakarta of Russian President Vladimir Putin's intention to participate in the summit of the Group of 20 (G20) in November, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
World News in Brief: July 5
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-US comprehensive economic dialogue, held a video conversation with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the latter's request on Tuesday
Efforts to heal the rift between France and Australia
NDO - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has held fruitful talks with French President Emmanuel Macron.
EU expands economic cooperation
NDO - The European Union (EU) has just signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with New Zealand and restarted FTA negotiations with Australia and India following a long delay. In the context of facing a series of challenges, the promotion of FTAs is expected to create a strong impetus for the EU to
World News in Brief: July 4
Cuba officially started the 2022 summer break season from Saturday as the continuing decline of COVID-19 cases has prompted the country to lift anti-pandemic measures for the first time in two years. The holiday will run through the end of August, coinciding with the school summer vacation.
Thailand expects to serve over 9 million international tourists this year
NDO/VNA - Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is optimistic after hearing the country is expected to welcome over 9 million inbound international visitors and generate 1.27 trillion baht (35.6 billion USD) by the end of this year, according to Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.
World News in Brief: July 3
The chance of finding 27 crew members alive from a vessel that snapped in two as tropical storm Chaba passed through Hong Kong (China) and southern China is "very slim", the territory rescue authorities said on Sunday, as the search for those missing continued.
World News in Brief: July 2
Indonesia recorded a sharp rise in foreign visitor arrivals in May from a year earlier as travel continued to recover after the easing of restrictions, data from its statistics agency showed.
RoK attaches importance to relations with ASEAN
NDO/VNA - The Republic of Korea (RoK) affirmed the importance it attaches to relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the 26th ASEAN-RoK dialogue in Seoul on July 1.