South Korea conducts air strike drills, France hopes for “peaceful” US election, EU investigates Temu platform

The World and Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news on the morning of November 1.

Asia

THX. Beijing (China) is facing a prolonged period of air pollution from October 31 to November 2.

Beijing city government issues warning about severe pollution. (Source: UPI)

YONHAP. ​​The South Korean military conducted an airstrike drill targeting a mobile missile launcher model following North Korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch.

KYODO. Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is arranging his first summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of an international conference scheduled for mid-November.

THAILAND NATION. Thailand's six international airports will handle 119.29 million passengers in fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 - September 2024), up 19.22% year-on-year.

WHO. Cambodia has launched a nationwide measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign to protect more than 1.5 million children under five years of age.

STRATS TIMES. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is setting up a global network to strengthen the country's position as a fintech hub.

JAKARTA POST. Indonesia warns that the trend of terrorist attacks has shifted from public to online and targeting vulnerable groups such as women and children.

THE STAR. At least seven people were killed and dozens more injured when a coastal bridge collapsed in the Maluku islands of eastern Indonesia.

Europe

AFP. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced that she would close three Iranian consulates in her country in response to the execution of German citizen of Iranian origin Jamshid Sharmahd.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock affirmed: "We have repeatedly made clear to Tehran that the execution of a German citizen would have serious consequences." (Source: Imago-Images)

EURONEWS. The European Commission has decided to provide 1.5 million Euros in emergency humanitarian aid to the Philippines to respond to the severe consequences of Tropical Storm Trami.

BARRON'S. The EU has launched an investigation into e-commerce platform Temu over suspicions that it is not effectively preventing the sale of illegal products.

FRANCE 24. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot expressed hope that the US presidential election will take place peacefully.

THE LOCAL FRANCE. The authorities of the French capital Paris have decided to restrict car traffic to improve air quality and reduce congestion.

THE GUARDIAN. More than 30,000 illegal migrants have crossed the English Channel to Britain in small boats so far this year, more than in the whole of 2023.

SPUTNIK. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that an updated partnership agreement between Russia and Iran will be signed soon, with a special focus on defense issues.

America

REUTERS. Canada must nearly double its current defense spending to C$81.9 billion ($58.92 billion) to meet NATO military spending commitments.

Canada's latest defence policy estimates total defence spending will rise to 1.76 per cent of GDP by the end of the decade. (Source: CBC)

AP. Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo affirmed that he will not recognize the results of the Venezuelan presidential election if the vote count is not released before January 10, 2025.

UN NEWS. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.

CNN. Beverage giant PepsiCo plans to close four bottling plants in the US and lay off nearly 400 workers.

Africa

AFRICAN NEWS. The UN Security Council voted unanimously to begin a two-year process to withdraw the UN political mission from Somalia (UNSOM).

The Security Council established UNSOM in 2013 to support the Somali government in its transition to democracy and the rule of law. (Source: Radio Dalsan)

EGYPT TODAY. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and his Djiboutian counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh discussed the situation in the Red Sea region and efforts to ensure regional stability.

AHRAM ONLINE. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed his country's full support for Niger and Africa's Sahel region in the fight against terrorism.

IMF. According to the latest report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Sudan, Gaza, Lebanon will face major challenges for decades to recover from the catastrophic period of conflict.

Oceania

China and New Zealand have launched a two-year accelerated patent program to simplify the intellectual property application process for innovators from the two countries.

ABC. The Australian government has stressed that the country needs to prepare for the risk of more prolonged and dangerous bushfires in the coming years.

Over the past decade, Australia has experienced a number of extreme weather events including floods, droughts, heatwaves and bushfires. (Source: Getty)

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