The World and Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, February 13.
Asia
ANADOLU. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a series of agreements to boost trade and defense ties.
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| Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (right) meets with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on February 12, in the capital Jakarta. (Source: AFP) |
THE STAR. The Philippines aims to buy more military equipment to modernize its arsenal, including more BrahMos missiles from India and at least two submarines.
JAKARTA POST. Jakarta has asked tech giant Google to help Indonesia protect children in the digital space.
A NEWS. The Indonesian Ministry of Human Rights announced plans to establish a Peace and Reconciliation Village to promote human rights in areas affected by social conflicts in the country.
YONHAP. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) of South Korea has begun a fresh investigation into allegations that the country's four major banks colluded in setting loan limits.
KOREA TIMES. South Korea is facing heavy snowfall and widespread ice, causing many collisions and serious traffic disruptions.
| On the morning of February 12, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety of South Korea activated the level 1 central disaster and safety response and raised the heavy snowfall crisis warning from "concern" to "caution". |
KYODO. Major Japanese companies have banned employees from using a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Chinese startup DeepSeek .
AHRAM ONLINE. The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a bank in northern Afghanistan that killed five people.
IRNA. Iran has ordered the closure of schools and government offices in more than 20 of the country's 31 provinces, as prolonged cold weather puts pressure on energy supplies.
Europe
EURONEWS. Spain will grant one-year residence and work permits to around 25,000 migrants affected by last year's floods in the city of Valencia.
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The historic flash floods that occurred in October 2024 claimed the lives of more than 220 people and caused severe damage, destroying nearly 60,000 homes, damaging about 105,000 cars and more than 10,000 shops around Valencia. (Source: Reuters) |
SPUTNIK. The Russian Emergencies Ministry evacuated all 139 fishermen floating on a broken ice floe in the Sea of Okhotsk, Sakhalin Oblast.
BARRON'S. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico will propose a government personnel change if the two parties in the ruling coalition cannot resolve their internal disagreements.
STA. Slovenian authorities have confirmed the first case of bluetongue disease in animals on a farm in the country.
AFP. The Greek government has announced initial support measures for businesses on the island of Santorini, after the area was hit by hundreds of earthquakes for the third consecutive week.
FRANCE 24. 61 countries adopted a joint statement on the need for “open, inclusive and ethical” artificial intelligence (AI) at the Paris AI summit in France.
| Although it did not sign the joint statement, the US affirmed that it is still interested in international cooperation on AI, and warned that international governance frameworks "must promote innovation rather than inhibit AI". |
REUTERS. Leaders of 10 EU member states, mainly in Central and Eastern Europe, have called on the European Commission (EC) to focus on supporting high-speed rail connections.
SKY NEWS. The British government has tightened immigration rules , making it harder for illegal immigrants to become citizens of the country.
ATHENS24.COM. Former Speaker of the Greek Parliament, Constantine Tassoulas, was elected as the country's new President .
TASS. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been grossly interfering in the country's political process for many years.
America
FOX NEWS. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring government agencies to work closely with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to reduce the federal workforce.
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The Trump administration is pushing for a restructuring of the federal bureaucracy of 2.3 million civilian employees, with the goal of creating a leaner bureaucracy. (Getty Images) |
AFP. During his first visit to Europe since taking office, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the continent urgently needs to increase military spending .
| Speaking at a US military base in Germany, Mr. Hegseth stressed: "The European continent deserves to be free from any aggression, but it is the countries in the region that need the most investment in defense." |
CNN. The Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii (USA) continues to spew lava into the air, in its 9th eruption in just the past 2 months.
REUTERS. Former adviser to President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, pleaded guilty to defrauding donors in a plan to build a border wall in the southern United States.
BLOOMBERG. The growing number of regulations and laws has reduced growth in Canada's business sector by nearly 2 percentage points over 15 years.
Africa
AFP. A bloody attack by rebels from the Collaboration for the Development of Congo (CODECO) left at least 51 people dead in Ituri province, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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| Attacks by non-state armed groups have increased in eastern DR Congo, displacing many people. (Source: BBC) |
REUTERS. More than 70 African climate change negotiators are meeting in Kenya's capital Nairobi to push forward the continent's climate agenda.
FOX NEWS. Artist Mylene Francoise Amon, from Côte d'Ivoire, set a Guinness World Record for painting 130 portraits in just 120 hours.
Oceania
ABC. The Department of Agriculture in Victoria (Australia) confirmed the outbreak of bird flu in the locality.
9NEWS. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong held online talks with her Lao counterpart Thongsavanh Phomvihane to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
International organization
REUTERS. The United Nations estimates that more than $53 billion is needed to rebuild the Gaza Strip and end the “ humanitarian catastrophe ” that has devastated the Palestinian Mediterranean territory.
AFP. On the occasion of International Safer Internet Day (February 11), the European Commission (EC) calls for responsible use of the Internet, especially by children.
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