The World and Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, November 6.
Asia
THX. The 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE-7), the world's first national-level fair dedicated to imports, opened in Shanghai.
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| Taking place from November 5-10, CIIE-7 attracted about 3,500 enterprises from 129 countries and territories. (Source: CGTN) |
YONHAP. Seoul welcomes China's decision to waive short-term visas for South Korean citizens.
TIMES OF INDIA. The foreign ministers of Australia and India expressed confidence that the Quad group will continue to cooperate in the Indo-Pacific region regardless of the outcome of the US presidential election.
AHRAM ONLINE. Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Al-Budaiwi called for collective action and increased cooperation to protect borders and address regional security threats .
AFP. Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and his Iraqi counterpart Thabet Al-Abbasi signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the military field.
AP. Saudi Arabia's oil giant Saudi Aramco reported a 15% drop in third-quarter 2024 profits compared to the same period last year due to a weakening global oil market.
REUTERS. Qatar holds referendum on proposed constitutional changes to abolish Shura Council (parliament) elections.
BANGKOK POST. Thai Deputy Commerce Minister Suchart Chomklin and his Turkish counterpart Mustafa Tuzcu agreed to resume negotiations on a free trade agreement between the two countries.
Europe
SKY NEWS. Nearly 600 police officers in England and Wales were made redundant in the year to March 2024.
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| The move is an effort to restore public confidence after a series of scandals involving the police force. (Source: Getty) |
SPUTNIK. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko will hold a meeting of the Union State Council of Ministers in Minsk.
DW. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced an additional 200 million euros (about 218 million USD) in aid to help the people of Ukraine.
AFP. Statistics from the German Institute for Economic Research show that the country's birth rate hit a record low of 1.35 children per woman, compared to 1.58 children per woman in 2021.
FRANCE 24. The authorities of the French island of Martinique have lifted a night-time curfew in the capital Fort-de-France and surrounding areas.
THE GUARDIAN. Britain plans to introduce a law banning smoking in outdoor areas around schools, hospitals and playgrounds.
BARRON'S. Sweden has blocked plans to build 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, after the country's military said they could negatively impact its defence capabilities.
REUTERS. Spain has announced a 10.6 billion euro ($11.55 billion) aid package to rebuild an eastern coastal area near Valencia that was severely affected by flash floods.
America
CNN. Former President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all Mexican goods exported to the US if Mexico did not take measures to stop illegal immigrants from reaching the border between the two countries.
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| Mr. Trump once asserted that Mexico "is taking advantage of the United States too much." (Source: Reuters) |
YONHAP. The United States has approved the sale of airborne early warning and control systems to its ally South Korea, part of a military package worth nearly $5 billion.
BBC. Workers at Boeing (USA) have approved a new contract proposal , ending more than 7 weeks of work stoppage that has cost the aviation giant billions of dollars.
REUTERS. Brazil's National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) and the Justice Ministry will investigate whether the TikTok platform accessed the data of minors .
Africa
AP. The African penguin, the only penguin species native to the continent, is facing extinction in the wild by 2035.
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| African penguin populations in South Africa and Namibia have declined by 90% over the past 70 years. (Source: Conservation Namibia) |
AFRICAN NEWS. Leading Mozambican opposition politician Venancio Mondlane claims he survived a failed assassination attempt in South Africa.
REUTERS. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered the unconditional release of dozens of minors arrested during recent anti-hunger protests in the country.
AFP. Guinea Bissau has postponed legislative elections scheduled for November 24, indefinitely prolonging the West African country's political deadlock.
Oceania
ABC. A man has been arrested after stabbing several people at a shopping centre in Melbourne, Australia.
THE GUARDIAN. Australia cancels defense satellite program due to threat from new technologies that can "shoot down satellites".
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