The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, January 26.
Asia
BANGKOK POST. Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed issues related to investment, energy, security and climate change, economy and tourism.
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| President Steinmeier pledged to help Thailand implement carbon emission reduction projects to help the country achieve its net zero emissions target soon. (Source: German Presidential Office) |
TEMPO. Indonesian and German authorities are working together to prevent land degradation and the loss of marine resources in Indonesia.
STRAITS TIMES. Singapore and China signed a 30-day visa exemption agreement for citizens of both countries, effective from February 9, right on the occasion of the Lunar New Year holiday.
CCTV. The death toll from the landslide in Zhaotong City on the morning of January 22 rose to 43, with rescuers working through the night in the hope of finding more survivors.
YONHAP. South Korea plans to tighten national health insurance criteria for foreigners' dependents to control insurance spending and prevent abuse of the state health care system.
KYODO. Japan is planning to deploy an electronic immigration system at Haneda Airport in Tokyo to simplify information declaration and shorten immigration clearance time.
AP. The United States expressed concern about Israel's January 24 attack on a UN training center in the Gaza Strip, calling on all parties involved to pay attention to the protection of civilians, humanitarian workers and aid facilities.
Europe
ANADOLU. Turkey is interested in increasing trade cooperation with Iran and is considering opening more border crossings with its eastern neighbor.
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| Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi to Ankara from January 24. (Source: AFP) |
SPUTNIK. Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft plans to expand its presence in the Indian market and build a refinery there, President Vladimir Putin said.
TASS. About 1,000 observers from 95 countries will monitor the Russian presidential election, scheduled for next March, Russian Election Commission Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova announced.
APA. Russia has information about the US beginning to withdraw troops from Iraq , according to Russian President's Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev.
APA. Azerbaijan is considering procedures to leave the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) as well as the Council of Europe as a whole, possibly refusing to recognize the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights.
REUTERS. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has offered to meet his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban in Brussels next week, hoping to clear the remaining obstacle to his stalled bid to join NATO.
AFP. The Italian lower house of parliament has approved an agreement with Albania to set up two migrant reception centres on Albanian territory to process asylum applications from migrants and refugees rescued at sea by Rome.
DESTATIS. Germany's population is set to increase by 300,000 people in 2023 to 84.7 million, largely thanks to immigration, according to the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
LE PAIS. The Spanish government has begun talks on reducing the legal working week from 40 hours to 37.5 hours, despite opposition from business groups.
BBC. Spanish police have busted a large ecstasy lab on the outskirts of Valencia - the largest synthetic drug lab the country has ever successfully busted.
BLOOMBERG. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced its decision to keep interest rates at a record high of 4%, while reaffirming its commitment to fighting inflation.
America
REUTERS. The United States and Britain will impose new sanctions on leaders of the Iran-aligned Houthi group, including at least four senior figures facing asset freezes and travel bans.
CNN. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Congress to break the deadlock and re-approve the two-decade-old plan to fight HIV/AIDS.
BLOOMBERG. US technology corporation Microsoft officially joined the club of companies with a market capitalization of 3,000 billion USD with the "giant" Apple.
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| In the trading session on January 24, Microsoft's stock increased by 1.31% (404 USD) and reached a market capitalization of 3,000 billion USD for the first time. (Source: Getty Images) |
INFOBAE. Colombia declared a state of emergency in Santander and Cundinamarca, after wildfires burned about 600 hectares of forest in the two provinces.
BOC. The Canadian government's efforts to reduce the number of temporary residents by tightening student visa rules and encouraging new home construction will help cool the housing market, according to the Bank of Canada (BoC).
Africa
AFP. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the world to act urgently to stop the rising wave of terrorism in Africa, stressing that it is a "clear and present danger".
ANTARA. During talks with his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan in Bogor, President Joko Widodo stressed that Indonesia's oil investment in Tanzania is an indispensable part of economic cooperation.
NADOLU. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi accused Israel of continuing to impose procedures that are delaying the delivery of humanitarian aid from the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip.
EGYPT NEWS. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly opened the 55th Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) with the participation of 1,200 publishers and 5,250 exhibitors from 70 countries.
AFP. Rwanda has discovered the remains of nearly 120 victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi people from mass graves in a village in the southern Huye district.
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| According to the President of the Rwandan Association of Survivors of Genocide (IBUKA), Napthali Ahishakiye, the remains were removed from mass graves in the family compound of a resident in Ngoma village in the past few days. (Source: AFP) |
Oceania
ABC. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced major reforms to his tax cuts to benefit low and middle income earners.
SBS. Australians are being warned about cases of criminals using voice-spoofing technology to commit phone scams.
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