The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, May 21.
Asia
AFP. Indonesian President Joko Widodo opens the World Water Forum (WWF) at the Nusa Dua International Convention Center in Bali.
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With the theme "Water for Shared Prosperity", this year's World Water Forum sets out the following basic principles: promoting equality and avoiding competition; prioritizing comprehensive cooperation, including the use of technology, finance and support for peace and shared prosperity. (Source: Bernama) |
SUN STAR. Philippine Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has resigned and said he will be replaced by Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero.
BERNAMA. Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry is diversifying its trade efforts by focusing on non-traditional trading partners to address challenges in the era of globalization.
YOMIURI. Japan and South Korea plan to resume Defense exchanges were suspended in December 2018 after a South Korean naval ship locked its fire control radar on a Japanese patrol plane.
INVESTING.COM. Japan and ASEAN are drawing up their first joint strategy for automobile production and sales in Southeast Asia, as Chinese electric vehicles gain popularity in the region.
KCNA. North Korea said the sub-critical nuclear test conducted by the United States was accelerating the nuclear arms race and vowed to strengthen Pyongyang's nuclear deterrent.
MNA. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash on May 19.
ET GOVERNMENT. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India will witness huge innovations in artificial intelligence (AI), boost local manufacturing and create digital public infrastructure (DPI) for the world in the near future.
Europe
REUTERS. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for vigilance against the trafficking of nuclear and other radioactive materials, saying it has recorded more than 4,200 thefts or other related incidents in the past 30 years.
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Ms. Elena Buglova, Director of the IAEA's Department of Nuclear Security, emphasized that the recurrence of such incidents shows the need for vigilance and continuous enhancement of monitoring to control, protect and dispose of nuclear material properly. (Source: IAEA) |
REUTERS. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would conduct exercises using non-strategic nuclear weapons at an appropriate time frame.
REUTERS. Russia has made a final decision to suspend the ban on gasoline exports when the market has enough supply.
AFP. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will propose a bill that would allow border guards to turn away asylum seekers trying to enter Finland from Russia.
REUTERS. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted permission by the London High Court to appeal against his extradition to the United States.
THE GUARDIAN. Britain estimates it will cost at least £4.7 billion (about $6 billion) to implement post-Brexit border procedures.
AFP. French President Emmanuel Macron convened a meeting of the defense and security council to discuss the riots in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the Pacific.
America
AFP. US billionaire Jeff Bezos' space tourism company Blue Origin resumed flights carrying several explorers into space, with former US Air Force pilot Ed Dwight, over 90 years old, becoming the oldest person ever to fly into space.
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| Ed Dwight leaves the Mission NS-25 crew capsule as it lands near Blue Origin's base in Van Horn, Texas, US, after a space flight on May 19. (Source: VNA) |
REUTERS. Dominican Republic's incumbent President Luis Abinader thanks his supporters after preliminary results showed he won a decisive victory to continue leading the country for a second term .
REUTERS. At least 16 people from the ruling National Reconstruction Movement (Morena) party and the Chiapas People's Party have been killed in three attacks since May 16.
VOLCANODISCOVERY. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook the capital Caracas and four coastal states of Venezuela, but caused no casualties.
Africa
BARRON. South Africa's Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Barbara Creecy says 11 missing fishermen are presumed dead after their fishing boat sank off the country's coast.
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| South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Barbara Creecy has sent her condolences to the families of the 11 fishermen. (Source: Creamer Media) |
AHRAM ONLINE. At least six people were killed and 13 others injured when a bus crashed into a crowd of pedestrians north of Cairo, Egypt.
IFC. Research by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) shows that Africa is missing out on the economic benefits of the digital revolution because most businesses are not using the technology.
REUTERS. South Africa's Constitutional Court has overturned a decision by the country's electoral tribunal and ruled that former President Jacob Zuma is ineligible to run in the general election set for May 29.
Oceania
MIRAGE NEWS. Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles will visit Honiara, Solomon Islands this week.
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In Honiara, Mr Marles will meet newly elected Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, Deputy Prime Minister Bradley Tovosia, Finance Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Minister for Police, National Security and Correctional Services Jimson Tanangada. (Source: The Australian) |
ABC. South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas has begun looking into plans to impose a social media ban on children under 14 in the state.
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