The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, November 17.
Asia
SANKEI SHIMBUN. 400,000 Japanese soldiers and 200 British soldiers participated in the Vigilant Isles joint exercise in Gunma Prefecture - the largest joint exercise since the two countries signed the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA).
KOREA TIMES. About 3,400 South Korean Navy and Marine Corps soldiers are participating in a week-long amphibious landing exercise near the east coast to enhance joint combat capabilities.
YONHAP. South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is drafting a bill to ban the eating of dog meat in five years - the first time the government has officially moved to end the practice.
XINHUA. China launches new-generation ocean color-monitoring satellite to help improve understanding of seawater.
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| The Long March 2C rocket carrying a new generation ocean color monitoring satellite lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on November 16. (Source: Xinhua) |
BANGKOK POST. Thailand's Ministry of Public Health has launched a campaign called "Have a baby, make the world great" to encourage couples to have children and boost the country's worryingly low birth rate.
REUTERS. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates that Iran has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% purity, according to a confidential quarterly report distributed to its 35 member states.
| As of October 28, Iran possessed 128.3 kg of 60% enriched uranium, an increase of 6.7 kg compared to the September report. Thus, Iran's total enriched uranium reserves as of October 28 were 4,486.8 kg, an increase of 691.3 kg compared to the previous quarterly report. |
Europe
AFP. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was re-elected for a new term after receiving 179 votes in favor and 171 against, with no abstentions, in a vote on November 16 in the National Assembly.
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| The vote ends a prolonged deadlock following an inconclusive general election in July. (Source: AFP) |
BBC. Mr. David Cameron arrived in Ukraine, met with the host country's President Volodymyr Zelensky on his first foreign trip as British Foreign Secretary.
AFP. The Hungarian government has submitted the outline of a new “golden visa ” program to parliament, as part of a draft law regulating immigration from third countries.
REUTERS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will step up diplomatic and political efforts to sign a peace deal with Azerbaijan.
AP. The Turkish parliament has postponed a vote on ratifying Sweden's accession to NATO, with the parliament's foreign affairs committee set to discuss the issue further next week.
AFP. The European Commission (EC) has proposed a ban on imports of diamonds and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Russia, and tightened the implementation of price caps on Russian oil.
EURONEWS. The EU has reached an agreement to set up a system to share data on home rentals on the online platform Airbnb and other short-term accommodation sharing platforms.
America
REUTERS. The United States will continue to compete relentlessly with China, but will manage that competition responsibly so it does not lead to conflict or accidental conflict, US President Joe Biden told reporters after a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco, US.
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| This is the first summit between US and Chinese leaders in a year after the summit late last year in Bali, Indonesia. (Source: AFP) |
AP. A temporary spending bill to avert a federal government shutdown passed the Senate with 87 votes in favor and 11 against.
CNN. The US Pew Research Center published a study showing that in 2023, the percentage of TikTok users who regularly read news on this application increased to 43% from 33% in 2022.
AP. The governments of Paraguay and Venezuela have agreed to restore diplomatic relations after a five-year hiatus and recognize each other's ambassadors in the coming days.
CBC. Nearly 7 million Canadians will face food insecurity in 2022 due to rising inflation, according to Statistics Canada.
Africa
MAP. Moroccan authorities seized 48kg of cannabis resin during an anti-drug operation at the border with Spain.
IOM. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says at least 64 African migrants are still missing after their boat sank off the coast of Yemen over the weekend.
24NEWS. Tunisian National Guards foiled 17 attempts to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, detained a total of 20 boats and 16 wanted men, and rescued 543 migrants.
AFRICA NEWS. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on Burkina Faso’s leaders to conduct a “thorough, independent and transparent” investigation into the recent massacre that left at least 70 people dead.
Oceania
THE AUSTRALIAN. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with Microsoft President and CEO Satya Nadella during the 30th APEC Summit Week in San Francisco, USA.
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| Prime Minister Albanese announced the Australian government's decision to explore the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in public services, in partnership with Microsoft through the Digital Transformation Agency. (Source: Sky News) |
SKY NEWS. Economic stress and inequality are the most important issues affecting Australians today, according to the Scanlon Institute's 17th Annual Report on Social Cohesion.
ABC. People in all states of Australia are finding it increasingly difficult to afford rent as house prices soar from rural to urban areas.
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