31st Prime Minister of Thailand, Korea-US-Japan issued a joint statement, Egypt aims for a low-carbon economy

The World and Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, August 19.

Asia

NATION THAILAND. Hyundai Motor Company announced plans to invest 1 billion baht (over 28 million USD) to produce Ioniq electric vehicles in Thailand.

Production of the electric car is expected to begin in early 2026. (Source: Getty)

STRAITS TIMES. Thailand's tourism industry hopes a new direct flight between Kuala Lumpur and Chiang Mai will help the country attract more than 5 million Malaysian tourists this year.

BANGKOK POST. Thailand has proposed a target of turning peatlands in the ASEAN region into haze-free zones by 2030.

AFP. Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn approved Ms. Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country's 31st Prime Minister .

BERNAMA. The Philippine House of Representatives said Manila will spend 50 billion pesos ($875 million) to modernize its armed forces by 2025.

SCMP. Japan has announced plans to build a new research center focusing on advanced military weapons to boost its defense capabilities.

YONHAP. ​​The leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan issued a joint statement praising the achievements of trilateral security cooperation since the historic Camp David Summit a year ago.

MNA. The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Corporation has ordered a Russian company to build a 7,000-ton ship to add to Tehran's shipping fleet on the Caspian Sea.

Europe

TEHRAN TIMES. Russian President Vladimir Putin officially invited his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to attend the upcoming BRICS summit and sign a comprehensive Russia-Iran cooperation agreement.

The BRICS summit is scheduled to take place from October 22-24 in Kazan, Russia. (Source: Sputnik)

TASS. Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Anna Tsivileva as Deputy Defense Minister and Sergei Butin as First Deputy Foreign Minister.

SPUTNIK. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Minsk would support Russia with artillery shells because the two countries are allies and Moscow is currently involved in an armed conflict.

AFP. A Ferris wheel at a Highfield music festival near the German city of Leipzig caught fire, injuring more than 20 people.

ANADOLU. Turkey evacuated about 900 people overnight due to fears of a raging forest fire in the Aegean resort city of Izmir.

SKY NEWS. The artworks kept at the historic Somerset House art center in London (UK) were not affected by the fire that occurred on August 17.

AOL.COM. Hurricane Ernesto hit Bermuda, a British territory in the Atlantic Ocean, with heavy rain and strong winds, causing a large part of the area to lose power.

America

REUTERS. Social network X, formerly Twitter, announced it would "immediately" stop operating in Brazil, citing "censorship" by judge Alexandre de Moraes.

Social network X accused Judge Moraes of secretly threatening to arrest one of its legal representatives in Brazil if it did not comply with an order to remove certain content from the platform. (Source: Edge Microsoft)

CNN. Economists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have lowered their estimate of the likelihood of a U.S. recession next year from 25% to 20%.

DW. Argentina arrested seven suspects of an extremist Islamic group plotting to carry out terrorism in the western city of Mendoza.

AFP. Bolivian police said at least 14 people were killed and 18 injured in a bus accident in the south of the country.

Africa

AFP. Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council said the Sudanese government will send a delegation to Cairo (Egypt) to discuss the implementation of the Jeddah Declaration.

The civil war has forced about 20% of Sudan's population to flee their homes, while tens of thousands have died. (Photo: AFP)

REUTERS. Sudan's Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim has declared a nationwide cholera outbreak , after the World Health Organization released alarming figures on the disease in the country.

EGYPT TODAY. Egyptian Government Start implementing the national low-carbon hydrogen strategy to move towards a low-carbon economy , create more jobs and strengthen energy security.

AFRICAN NEWS. Some 68 million people in southern African countries are struggling to cope with the severe effects of drought caused by the El Nino climate pattern.

Oceania

RNZ. Australian police have arrested four people after raiding two homes in Perth, finding drugs and drug paraphernalia.

9NEWS. A 40-year-old fisherman was taken to hospital in Queensland, Australia, with spinal injuries after being knocked unconscious by a whale.

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