Chinese Foreign Minister Visits Singapore, Montenegro Has New Prime Minister, Russia's Conditions for Ukraine Peace

The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, August 11.

Asia

DAWN. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz are expected to discuss today the position of interim leader responsible for overseeing the general election due in November.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz failed to reach a consensus in the first round of negotiations on the afternoon of August 10 at the Prime Minister's Office in Islamabad on August 10. (Source: PID)

FINANCIAL TIMES. Major technology corporations in China have placed large orders for chips from US manufacturer Nvidia, with the total value of orders reaching up to 5 billion USD.

CNA. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to hold separate meetings with his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today, August 11, to strengthen bilateral relations.

TOKYO. Japan is not ruling out the possibility of having to impose crowd control measures on climbing Mount Fuji for the first time this week due to concerns that thousands of people will flock to the summit, making it difficult to ensure safety.

THE STAR. Malaysia has always been consistent in protecting its sovereignty , sovereign rights and national interests in its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said at the 36th Asia-Pacific Roundtable.

MANILA TIMES. The Philippine government has suspended a total of 22 reclamation projects in Manila Bay to assess their environmental and social impacts and comply with regulations, according to Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga.

KHMER TIMES. Social media is rapidly taking over the e-commerce segment in Cambodia with most local businesses promoting their services through social media platforms.

Europe

BALKAN INSIGHT. Montenegro President Jakov Milatovic announced that Europe Now party leader Milojko Spajic will take over as prime minister, paving the way for the formation of a new government.

President Jakov Milatovic (right) assessed Mr. Milojko Spajic as a “responsible and experienced” person and that at this time, Montenegro needs a stable government and a common goal of integration in Europe. (Source: Office of the President of Montenegro)

EURO NEWS. The EU is planning to invest more than 100 billion euros ($110 billion) in developing its semiconductor manufacturing industry to reduce the bloc's dependence on imports.

TASS. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said that a peaceful solution in Ukraine can only be achieved when Western countries stop supplying weapons to the Ukrainian army.

AFP. Dutch prosecutors said customs officials at the port of Rotterdam seized a shipment of more than 8,000kg of cocaine hidden in a container carrying bananas, a record amount of drugs seized at the port.

REUTERS. A man threw a petrol bomb at the Swedish embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut, amid growing protests in the Muslim community over the desecration of the Koran in the Nordic country.

AFP. As Norway continues to face flooding caused by heavy rains that have caused rivers to overflow their banks, local authorities are carrying out further evacuations to ensure safety.

America

CNN. The US Treasury Department said it will allow US entities and individuals to conduct certain administrative transactions with Russia's central bank.

FOX NEWS. The US government announced the launch of a competition to create an artificial intelligence (AI) system to protect critical software from hacker threats.

NEW YORK TIMES. New York Mayor Eric Adams said the migration crisis in the most populous city in the United States could cost the budget up to $12 billion over three years.

AP. The Organization of American States (OAS) has called on the Ecuadorian government to conduct a thorough investigation into the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio and to step up security measures.

Africa

ZAWYA. West African leaders must try every diplomatic means to ensure the restoration of constitutional order in Niger, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said as he chaired a meeting of leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the capital Abuja.

Opening the meeting in his role as ECOWAS Chairman, President Tinubu stressed that it is important to prioritize diplomatic measures as the basic direction and approach of ECOWAS. (Source: AFP)

RAPAPORT. Lucara Diamond, a Canadian diamond producer, said it has discovered a 1,080.1-carat Type lla white diamond in Botswana.

AFRICA NEWS. At least 20 people were killed and many others injured after armed men attacked two villages in Plateau State, north-central Nigeria on August 10.

EGYPT NEWS. The Egyptian cabinet has agreed on a bill to establish a national real estate identification system, which will assist the government in planning and development.

ARAB NEWS. Tunisia and Libya have agreed to share responsibility for providing shelter to hundreds of migrants stranded at their border, Tunisian and Libyan officials said.

Oceania

ABC. Quad members (Australia, India, Japan and the US) held the Malabar naval exercise off the coast of Sydney on 11 August, the first time the Malabar exercises have been held in Australia.

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