Russia-India trade hits record, UK "threatens" Houthi forces, NATO "shows off" artillery shell contract

The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, January 24.

Asia

STRAITS TIMES. Singapore launches The HIVE 2.0 high-tech retail innovation hub at Esplanade Xchange, offering a unique experience in automation, robotics and digital retail services.

Hive 2.0 Hi-Tech Retail Innovation Hub at Esplanade Xchange. (Source: Straits Times)

BANGKOK POST. The Thai cabinet has announced a 350 million baht ($9.8 million) development package for Andaman coastal provinces to boost the government's mega land bridge project .

CCTV. At least three people were killed and 50 injured in a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in the China-Kyrgyzstan border area on the morning of January 23.

XINHUA. The Information Office of the State Council of China released a white paper titled "China's Legal Framework and Counter-Terrorism Measures".

CHINA DAILY. China is willing to continue to play a positive and constructive role in improving Iran-Pakistan relations at the request of both countries, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin.

YONHAP. ​​South Korea plans to spend 100 billion won ( $74.6 million ) this year to support Korean businesses looking to bring manufacturing back home from overseas.

KOREA TIMES. Nearly 350 flights scheduled to take off and land at Jeju International Airport, South Korea were canceled on January 23 due to heavy snowfall and strong winds.

PTI. During the January-November 2023 period, trade turnover between India and Russia increased 1.9 times over the same period last year, reaching a record high of $59.7 billion , according to data from the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

WFP. More than 500,000 people in Gaza are facing severe food shortages and the risk of famine is increasing by the day, according to Abeer Etefa, spokesman for the Middle East region of the World Food Programme (WFP).

Europe

EDR. NATO has signed a 1.1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) contract with German and French defense manufacturers to buy 220,000 155 mm artillery shells.

According to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the 155mm artillery shells can be used in the Caesar and Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery systems, which were supplied to Ukraine by NATO member states. (Source: World Army Power)

EURO NEWS. EU member states have reached an agreement in principle on launching a defence mission in the Red Sea , according to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.

BBC. The UK plans to announce new sanctions targeting Houthi financing in the coming days, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.

What we have done again is send the clearest possible message that we will continue to degrade the Houthis' ability to carry out these attacks.” (British Foreign Secretary David Cameron)

REUTERS. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a priority issue on Italy's agenda during its 2024 G7 presidency.

AFP. In 2023, the number of people applying for asylum in France reached a record high, around 142,500 people, an increase of more than 8% compared to the previous year, according to preliminary figures from the Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) in France.

POLITICO. Poland has officially dropped its lawsuit against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over the 2010 plane crash near Smolensk that killed then-President Lech Kaczynski.

TASS. Russia has issued a presidential decree designating 2024 as the Year of the Family to promote family protection policies and preserve traditional family values.

America

CNN. The Biden administration has begun rolling out its campaign message on abortion rights with a series of executive actions, campaign ads and a rally in New Hampshire.

Many Democratic voters sought to help Mr. Biden win New Hampshire through an unprecedented "write-in" campaign. (Source: CNN)

NBC. The government of San Diego city, California (USA) declared a state of emergency in the context of heavy rain causing flooding on many streets.

RIO NEWS. The Brazilian government has announced a 300 billion Real ($60 billion) financial plan to boost the re-industrialization of the region's largest economy over the next 10 years.

AP. Ecuador has discovered a record 22 tons of cocaine in a military operation, one of the country's largest drug seizures.

MERCO PRESS. Chile inaugurated the fastest and most modern high-speed train system in the region, with a speed of 160 km/h and a capacity of 236 passengers/trip.

GLOBE AND MAIL. The Canadian government has announced new measures to limit and prevent abuse of the country's international student visa program.

CBC. Income inequality among Canadians continues to increase dramatically, making it increasingly difficult for low-income earners to make ends meet amid a continuing cost-of-living crisis.

Africa

RIA NOVOSTI. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended online the launching ceremony of the project to build a new unit at the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in the North African country.

Russia's state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom is undertaking the project. (Source: Nucnet)

XINHUA. Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will provide services to minimize the impact of the ongoing tension in the Red Sea on ships passing through the area.

BLOOMBERG. Egypt's digital exports will increase by 26.5% to $6.2 billion in 2023, up from $4.9 billion in 2022, according to Communications and Information Technology Minister Amr Talaat.

XINHUA. The losses to South Africa's poultry industry due to bird flu are estimated to run into billions of rand (tens of millions of dollars), said Izaak Breitenbach, director general of the South African Poultry Association.

Oceania

ABC. Australia and Japan have signed an agreement to develop a research project to enhance strategic capabilities related to robotic and autonomous systems for undersea warfare.

THE AUSTRALIAN. As students prepare to return to school for the new academic year after the summer break, Australians are being reminded to take precautions against a “significant” new wave of Covid-19 .

SBS. Takeaway coffee cups could be targeted by Australia's New South Wales Environment Agency as it tightens its grip on single-use plastics.

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