The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, November 3.
Asia
KEMLU. Indonesian authorities are conducting training to improve the skills and qualifications of human resources working in special areas in the new capital Nusantara (IKN).
ANTARA. Indonesian police arrest four suspects for smuggling a baby Komodo dragon from a conservation island in East Nusa Tenggara province.
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| West Manggarai Police Deputy Chief Budi Guna Putra said the stolen baby Komodo dragons were between four and six months old and were sold for between $600 and $800 to people in Bali and Java. |
KHMER TIMES. Cambodia exported milled rice to Indonesia for the first time, with the first shipment arriving at the port of Semarang city in Central Java province on November 2.
THE NATION. Thailand welcomed more than 22 million foreign tourists in the first 10 months of this year, thanks in part to the government's visa-free policy.
BANGKOK POST. The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society of Thailand has established and launched the Anti-Online Fraud Operations Center (AOC), a one-stop service point to tackle rampant online fraud.
CHINA DAILY. Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong met with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya for 1 hour.
JAPAN TIMES. Japan has begun the third release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
ANADOLU. UAE and Jordan sign $6 billion Memorandum of Understanding to promote investment and development projects, aiming to further deepen bilateral economic ties.
AFP. Countries such as the US, UK, France, Austria, Australia and Japan confirmed that their citizens had left the Gaza Strip safely and reached Egypt through the Rafah border crossing.
TIMES OF ISRAEL. The Israeli Foreign Ministry has criticized Colombia and Chile for recalling their ambassadors to Israel in protest of the conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Europe
ARMENPRESS. Armenia's National Security Service announced the arrest of five suspects involved in a planned terrorist attack targeting government institutions.
APA. EU inaugurates the headquarters of the EU Civilian Monitoring Mission (EUMA) in Yeghenadzor, Armenia.
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| EUMA Head Markus Ritter stressed that EUMA's presence in the border area between Armenia and Azerbaijan will contribute to easing tensions between the two countries, as well as making local residents feel safer. |
BBC. The Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI) took place from November 1-2 at Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes (UK), with the participation of about 100 delegates.
GUARDIAN. Britain will step up investment in two supercomputer projects to support research into the safety of advanced AI models.
SPUTNIK. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on the cancellation of the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which was approved by the State Duma (lower house) and the Federation Council (upper house).
TASS. Russia and Cuba signed a program of economic and trade cooperation until 2030 to promote trade and investment growth, as well as strengthen ties between the two countries' business communities.
America
CNBC. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to Israel today, November 3, with a busy agenda that will have a strong impact on the upcoming conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
CNN. The US Senate has confirmed former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew , President Joe Biden's nominee, as the next US Ambassador to Israel, despite Republican opposition.
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| Republicans have harshly criticized Jack Lew over the Iran nuclear deal signed in 2015 under the administration of former Democratic President Barack Obama. (Source: AP) |
BLOOMBERG. The US has announced a new package of sanctions against Russia amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, targeting Arctic LNG 2 and several other individuals and entities.
NBC. The Biden administration is committed to expanding trade and investment with countries in the Indo-Pacific region, according to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
AP. The Mexican government has approved a $3.4 billion financial aid package to help rebuild the coastal resort city of Acapulco, which was devastated by Hurricane Otis.
FINANCIAL TIMES. Water shortages due to prolonged drought have forced the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to gradually reduce the number of ships allowed to pass through the canal each day.
Africa
NEWS24. Ministers from some 40 sub-Saharan African countries, which benefit from the African Growth and Opportunity Act ( AGOA ), met with US envoys from November 2-4 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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| Passed by the US Congress in 2000, AGOA is the cornerstone of US economic and trade policy in Africa, providing duty-free access to the world's largest economy. (Source: AFP) |
AFP. Several soldiers from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were “ seriously injured ” during their withdrawal from the country when their convoy was attacked by an improvised explosive device (IED).
CGTN. Niger's military government has begun operating a nearly 2,000-km pipeline transporting crude oil to neighboring Benin, selling crude on the international market for the first time, via Benin's Seme port.
| Niger Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine said resources from the pipeline would be used to "ensure the country's sovereignty and development". |
RIO NEWS. Brazilian President Lula da Silva has signed a decree to temporarily militarize security at some of the country's most important seaports and airports in an effort to crack down on crime.
CBC. Justice Marie-Josée Hogue says an independent investigation into foreign interference in Canada's internal affairs has begun.
AFRICA NEWS. More than 260 Libyan and international companies are attending a forum in Benghazi organized by the eastern government, with the aim of rebuilding Derna after much of the port city was devastated by floods.
Oceania
YONHAP. South Korea and Australia conducted their ninth annual bilateral naval exercise in waters east of the Korean Peninsula to enhance joint operations and coordination.
9NEWS. The recent increase in Covid-19 cases in all Australian states and territories is a sign of the beginning of a new wave of infections.
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