Indonesia FDI accelerates to a new record high in Q2
NDO/VNA – Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Indonesia rose 39.7% annually in the second quarter of this year to 163.2 trillion rupiah (10.89 billion USD), the biggest climb in the past decade.
Human resource loopholes caused by COVID-19
NDO – The German Ministry of Health recently warned about the serious consequences of prolonged COVID-19 on the labour market in particular and the development of society in general.
World News in Brief: July 22
Candidate of India's ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Droupadi Murmu on Thursday won the presidential election in the South Asian country after crossing the 50 percent mark of the total votes at the third round of counting.
Russia actively negotiating to open regular direct flights to Vietnam: official
NDO/VNA – The Russian side is actively negotiating to open regular direct flights to Vietnam and some Asian countries this year, according to General Director of Vladivostok International Airport (Russian Far East) Andrei Vinichenko.
ASEAN to continue assisting resolution of crisis in Myanmar: special envoy
NDO/VNA - Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, who is also the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar, has reaffirmed his commitment to continue assistance to address the crisis in Myanmar.
Urgent action to combat climate change
NDO - Urgent fight against climate change was the message conveyed by the recent Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, Germany. As extreme weather events occur more and more, the turning of commitments into concrete actions is essentially vital for the future of humanity.
World News in Brief: July 20
Sri Lanka's acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, won a vote in parliament on Wednesday to be the next president until 2024, taking over from former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa who resigned after fleeing the country last week.
Italy faces political crisis
NDO - In the context that Mario Draghi has signalled that he will resign as Italy’s Prime Minister, Italian and European public opinion has expressed concern at the risk of disintegration of the national unity government, pushing the boot-shaped country into a political crisis.
World News in Brief: July 19
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Tuesday during a visit to Indonesia that he hoped to boost trade ties between the countries and seal a decades-long bid by his nation to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year.
Vietnam becomes rotating chair of ASEAN Committee in Buenos Aires
NDO/VNA - Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Duong Quoc Thanh has assumed the position of ASEAN Committee in Buenos Aires (ACBA) Chair for six months during a meeting of the committee on July 18.
World News in Brief: July 18
The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) concluded its extraordinary central committee conference on Sunday, fully supporting the candidacy of incumbent Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen for the post of prime minister in the next term if the party continues to win the general election on July
World News in Brief: July 17
The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) on Saturday held an extraordinary conference of its Central Committee on Saturday to set out an action plan for 2023, the year in which the country's next general elections will be held.
