The World and Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, November 19.
Asia
BANGKOK POST. Thailand's Commerce Ministry released figures showing that the country's rice exports in the first 10 months of this year increased by 20% compared to the same period last year, to 8.37 million tons.
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| Thailand is expected to export more than 9 million tons of rice in 2024, worth more than $6.4 billion. (Source: Bangkok Post) |
JAKARTA POST. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highly appreciated Indonesia's strategic role in the international community, considering it a key partner of the organization.
IRNA. Tehran hopes that at the upcoming meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) executive board, the parties will not be subjected to “pressure and political calculations” in negotiating the Iranian nuclear issue.
KYODO. China denies reports that it is producing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the Russian military.
THX. Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his willingness to cooperate with all parties for an equal and orderly multipolar world, as well as a globalized economy that is inclusive and beneficial to all.
MAINICHI. Japan's health ministry has launched an online tool to calculate how long it takes for alcohol to break down in the body, in a bid to encourage people to make more informed decisions when drinking.
TIMES OF INDIA. Schools in India's capital New Delhi have moved teaching and learning online amid worsening toxic smog .
REUTERS. At the President's Office, Sri Lanka's new cabinet of 21 ministers was sworn in by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Europe
SUNDAY TIMES. The British Labour government is set to "learn" from the Italian model to prevent illegal migration, by paying other countries to strengthen border controls.
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| The British government is under pressure to implement a new migration strategy as the number of people crossing the English Channel has increased by more than 10% so far this year compared to the same period in 2023. (Source: Reuters) |
THE GUARDIAN. Britain has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 at a commercial poultry farm near the town of St Ives, south west England.
EURONEWS. Sweden has begun distributing around five million leaflets urging people to prepare for the possibility of war .
TASS. The Russian Federation Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) announced that it will continue to supply uranium to all customer countries, except the United States.
BARRON'S. Danish political parties agree on world's first carbon tax on emissions from livestock.
FRANCE 24. French farmers protested against the approval of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and the South American Common Market (Mercosur).
ANADOLU. NATO conducts large-scale artillery exercises in Finland, the first since the Nordic country joined the alliance in April 2023.
AFP. An undersea data cable across the Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has been severed and the cause of the disruption is under investigation.
America
BBC. The number of international students at US universities has hit a record high in the 2023-2024 academic year, up 6.6% from the previous year to more than 1.1 million students.
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| According to data from the US Department of Commerce, international college students contribute more than $50 billion to the US economy. (Source: Shutterstock) |
CNN. President Joe Biden arrived in Manaus, Brazil, becoming the first sitting US President to visit the Amazon rainforest.
REUTERS. The Honduran government has declared the highest level of alert in the capital Tegucigalpa due to the damage caused by Tropical Storm Sara over the past three days.
AFP. Leaders of APEC member countries issued a joint statement calling for effective multilateral cooperation to deal with many challenges in the fields of trade and investment, environment, and food security.
Africa
AFRICAN NEWS. Angola has reported its first nationwide case of monkeypox (Mpox), recorded in the capital Luanda.
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| Monkeypox is making it difficult for Africans to cope. (Source: AFP) |
AFP. Senegal's ruling Pastef party claims easy victory in parliamentary elections.
REUTERS. Gabon voters approved a new constitution by a landslide of 91.8%, after a referendum that the ruling military government promised would be a stepping stone to democracy.
AP. Democratic Republic of Congo faces widespread power outages due to waste pollution threatening hydroelectric dams.
KYODO. The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and the Japan Institute of Foreign Investment (JOI) signed a memorandum of cooperation to promote energy transition projects and enhance economic sustainability.
Oceania
REUTERS. Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu signed a decree dissolving the country's Parliament .
ABC. Australia supports local innovation in quantum technology and fights misinformation.
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