The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, September 14.
Asia
KYODO. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a reshuffle of his cabinet and the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), with a record high proportion of women - five people taking up ministerial positions.
YONHAP. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol carried out a small-scale cabinet reshuffle , replacing three ministers including the Minister of National Defense, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Minister of Gender Equality and Family.
Xinhua News Agency. During a meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that the two countries will upgrade their relationship to an “all-weather strategic partnership.”
ANTARA. Indonesian police, in coordination with Thai and Malaysian authorities, arrested 39 suspects involved in a major drug trafficking ring in the region.
KHMER TIMES. Cambodia is hosting the first-ever Multinational Field Exercise on Humanitarian Mine Action under the Expert Working Group (EWG) mechanism of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and Dialogue Partners (ADMM+).
ADB. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced the approval of a $303 million loan to the Philippines to reduce flood and climate risks in three deltas of the Abra, Agus, and Tagum-Libuganon rivers.
BANGKOK POST. From the end of September, Chinese tourists will be exempted from visa requirements to enter Thailand under a temporary program announced by the Thai government on September 13.
RUDAW. Austria has reopened its embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, after closing it in 1991 during the Gulf War, in a move seen as a sign of stability.
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| Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Muhammad Bahr Al-Ulum at the reopening ceremony of the Austrian Embassy in Baghdad on September 12. (Source: X) |
Europe
AFP. North Korea wants to further develop bilateral relations with Russia, expressed support for all decisions of Russia and believes that the two countries will always be closely linked, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un affirmed during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur province.
BBC. The UK House of Commons has passed a bill to ban the use of Chinese surveillance technology in government buildings and military bases, days after news of a spying scandal in the UK Parliament emerged.
REUTERS. Germany has stopped accepting migrants from Italy under a European “voluntary solidarity” plan aimed at easing pressure on countries on the EU’s outer borders, which are considered the “port of first call” for migrants.
DW. The German Navy is ready to offer the headquarters of the German naval command in Rostock as the headquarters of NATO naval forces in the Baltic Sea region.
REUTERS. The Venice City Council (Italy) has agreed to test charging daily entrance fees , after UNESCO recently warned that it could put Venice on the list of world heritage sites at risk of destruction.
TRT. At least one worker was killed and three others injured in a coal mine collapse in northern Turkey, authorities are investigating the cause.
America
NASA. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio broke the record for the longest-serving American astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) with more than 355 days.
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| Rubio has been working on the ISS since September 2022 and is expected to return to Earth on September 27, meaning he will have spent 371 days on the ISS when he completes his mission. (Source: NASA) |
CBC. Canadian officials have authorized the use of a modified Covid-19 vaccine to protect against the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, while urging children as young as 6 months old and the general public to get a booster shot.
CNN. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a funding plan worth more than $100 million to increase recycling and waste management - the EPA's first major effort in this area in 30 years.
GULISTAN NEWS. A shooting occurred at Mexico City international airport, injuring two security officers, but causing no casualties among passengers or civilians.
Africa
AP. The death toll from flooding caused by Storm Daniel in the city of Derna on September 10 has risen to at least 5,300 people, while about 10,000 people are still missing, Libyan officials said on September 13.
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| Reconstruction is expected to cost billions of dollars. Pictured: A scene of devastation after flooding caused by Typhoon Daniel in the city of Derna, September 12. (Source: AP) |
YONHAP. The South Korean government will provide a $6 billion financial aid package over the next two years to Africa, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF).
AFRICA NEWS. At least 40 civilians were killed in an airstrike in the Darfur region of western Sudan.
ANADOLU. Armed groups from northern Mali have launched an attack on the town of Bourem, located between the cities of Gao and Timbuktu, raising concerns about the collapse of a peace deal between government forces and rebels.
Oceania
9 NEWS. The Australian High Court has ruled that Qantas airline illegally dismissed 1,700 ground staff during the country's Covid-19 lockdown.
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| The Australian High Court's rejection of Qantas' appeal opens up the possibility of huge compensation costs for the 102-year-old airline. (Source: AP) |
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