The World and Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, March 7.
Asia
MAINICHI. The Japan Confederation of Labor (Rengo), the country's largest union with about 7 million members, has called for an average wage increase of 6.09 percent by 2025.
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| This is the first time Rengo has requested a salary increase exceeding 6% in the past 32 years. (Source: Asia Collective) |
KYODO. Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru expressed concern that high tariffs imposed by the Trump administration would make it difficult to invest in the US market.
AFP. China has vowed to fight back against the US trade war and warned that Washington's tariff threats are disrupting the global economy.
| Speaking at a press conference, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao stated: "If the US continues to follow this wrong path, we will fight to the end." |
YONHAP. South Korean and US military forces conduct combined live-fire exercises near the inter-Korean border.
KOREA TIMES. The South Korean government has announced plans to issue a special visa to attract young foreign talent in advanced industries to the country.
TIMES OF INDIA. American electric car maker Tesla has signed a deal to open its first showroom in Mumbai, India.
IRNA. Iran has rejected Britain's "baseless" accusation that Tehran is seeking to threaten the European country's national security .
AL JAZEERA. Israel plans to deploy some 3,000 personnel across Jerusalem as people prepare for Ramadan prayers.
AKP. The ASEAN-Cambodia Business Summit 2025 with the theme “Promoting ASEAN Connectivity: People, Infrastructure and Trade” took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Europe
EURACTIV. The Czech Republic has decided to gradually increase defence spending by 0.2% of GDP annually until 2030, reaching 3% of GDP by 2030.
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| In the 2025 budget, the Czech Republic allocates a total of 160.8 billion CZK (about 7 billion USD) for defense spending. (Source: EDR Magazine) |
SKY NEWS. Britain lifts asset freeze on Syria's Central Bank and 23 other entities, including banks and oil companies.
DW. The European Court of Justice fined Germany 34 million euros for failing to adequately protect whistleblowers under EU rules.
SPUTNIK. Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Alexander Darchiyev, Director of the North American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, as the new Ambassador to the United States.
| Russia has been without an ambassador to the US since the previous ambassador, Anatoly Antonov, ended his term in Washington in October 2024. |
TASS. Russia has implemented the "Self-exclusion from credit" function on the "Gosuslugi" system, allowing people to proactively block the ability to borrow consumer credit to prevent online fraud.
FRANCE 24. French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to open strategic talks with European allies on nuclear deterrence.
REUTERS. The European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates for the fifth consecutive time, cutting its key deposit rate by another 0.25 percentage points to 2.5%.
America
REUTERS. Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of “lying” again when he claimed Washington was in the process of “taking back” the Panama Canal.
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| The Panama Canal is a vital shipping route between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. (Source: Getty Images) |
AFP. El Salvador will continue to implement a policy of supporting the use of the government-legalized cryptocurrency Bitcoin in 2021.
| In 2021, El Salvador made history by becoming the first country in the world to use Bitcoin as a legal means of payment. |
AP. Mexico has launched two more anti-dumping investigations into certain aluminum products imported from China.
CNN. The US trade deficit in January increased to a record high , due to a sharp increase in imports in response to President Donald Trump's tariff policies.
BUENOS AIRES TIMES. According to Argentina's national meteorological agency, the country is suffering from another severe heat wave , affecting 10 out of 24 provinces across the country.
Africa
REUTERS. According to the Institute for Economics and Peace (Australia), 2024 is the second consecutive year that the Sahel region is considered a terrorist center.
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Of the 7,555 people killed in terrorism-related incidents worldwide last year, the Sahel region accounted for 3,885, or 51%. (Source: BBC) |
AFP. Chad has announced the results of the country's first senate elections , completing an electoral process that began last year.
AFRICAN NEWS. The East African Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has expressed deep concern over the armed violence in Nasir District, Upper Nile State, South Sudan.
Oceania
ABC. The Australian government has insisted that it will decide its own defence spending , not the US, after Washington expressed concerns about Canberra's low defence spending.
9NEWS. A 17-year-old boy, carrying a gun and ammunition, tried to board a plane carrying about 160 passengers scheduled to fly to Sydney (Australia).
RNZ. A 400km stretch of Australia's east coast has been battered by heavy rain and record-high waves as a result of unusual cyclone Alfred.
International organization
REUTERS. UN special rapporteur Michel Forst has expressed concern that Sweden is treating climate change activists like "criminals".
AFP. The European Commission (EC) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have announced plans to tackle the growing affordable housing crisis across Europe.
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