The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, October 4.
Asia
THAI PBS. Thai police have arrested a teenager suspected of being the gunman after a shooting at the upscale Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok left two people dead and six injured.
BANGKOK POST. Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has appointed a 35-member committee to study the feasibility of holding a referendum on constitutional amendments .
KPL. Laos and Brunei have agreed to upgrade their relationship to a strategic partnership, during the visit of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah to Laos on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
CNA. The Singapore government will set up an inter-ministerial panel to review anti-money laundering mechanisms , drawing on lessons learned from the recent bust of a 'massive' money laundering case, said Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo.
THE STAR. Malaysia will launch a “cloud seeding” method to create rain, and is preparing to close all schools if air pollution levels reach unhealthy levels.
ANKARA. Since the beginning of the year, Indonesian authorities have prevented 77 online gambling cases and arrested 130 suspects.
TEMPO. TikTok, an application owned by ByteDance (China), has stopped transactions on the shopping feature of this short video sharing platform in Indonesia since today, October 4.
VIENTIANE TIMES. Sky Angkor Airlines will open a direct flight from Siem Reap, Cambodia to Seoul, South Korea later this year.
KYODO. Japan has begun testing self-driving buses in the Tokyo metropolitan area, as it pushes for driverless services and automated public transport solutions to address a shortage of bus drivers.
IRNA. Iran is considering visa-free travel for a number of countries, including Saudi Arabia, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani.
REUTERS. Iraq is still negotiating to restart oil exports from Iraq via pipelines and ports in Turkey, after a nearly seven-month suspension.
TASNIM. The Iranian military conducted a large-scale joint military exercise involving unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) across the country.
Europe
CNN. The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to three scientists Pierre Agostini (USA), Ferenc Krausz (Germany) and Anne L'Huillier (Sweden) for "experimental methods of generating attosecond light pulses to study electron dynamics in materials".
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| The three winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics were recognized for their experiments that gave humanity new tools to explore the electronic world inside atoms and molecules. (Source: CNN) |
FRANCE 24. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna travels to Yerevan to assess Armenia's urgent needs in the face of an influx of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh and the threat of a military operation by Azerbaijan.
GUARDIAN. Polish and Ukrainian officials say they have agreed to speed up the transit of Ukrainian grain through Poland to third countries.
FINANCIAL TIMES. The European Commission plans to unfreeze 13 billion euros ($13.6 billion) in EU funds that were due to be distributed to Hungary by the end of November this year.
AFP. President of the Spanish House of Representatives Francina Armengol said King Felipe VI has tasked interim Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of the Socialist Party with forming a successor government.
TASS. The Luna-25 spacecraft crash occurred due to a malfunction in the onboard control system, according to a statement from the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
REUTERS. The Czech Republic will introduce temporary controls at its border with Slovakia from October 4 to prevent illegal migration and smuggling, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Vit Rakusan said.
America
REUTERS. A bipartisan delegation from the US Senate will travel to China, Japan and South Korea in October, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's office said.
CNN. Former US President Donald Trump appeared in Manhattan District Court, New York, to attend the trial on charges that he misrepresented his assets and illegally profited hundreds of millions of dollars from more profitable loans and insurance contracts.
AFP. Hundreds of migrants in southern Mexico wait for buses heading to the northern border with the United States, as part of a new Mexican government aid program to ease the congestion at bus stations.
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| Migrants wait to buy bus tickets at a bus station in Juchitan city, Oaxaca state, September 29. (Source: AFP) |
CBC. In Canada, any building that is put into use must undergo rigorous fire safety inspections to ensure fire safety in apartment buildings.
FINACIAL TIMES. India has asked Canada to withdraw about 40 diplomats by October 10, a tit-for-tat move following a row over the killing of separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Africa
ARAB NEWS. Tunisian President Kais Saied rejected the financial aid announced by the EU late last month, saying the amount of aid was not commensurate with the aid agreement signed by the two sides three months ago.
AHRAM. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has confirmed that he will run for a third term in the presidential election scheduled for December.
NPR. South Africa will soon roll out a new HIV prevention method, a vaginal ring that releases antiretroviral drugs, according to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS.
XINHUA. Kenya has seen a rapid increase in cyber attacks over the past six years as the East African nation races to become Africa's digital hub.
AFRICA NEWS. President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi has been officially nominated as a candidate for the presidential election scheduled for December 20.
AFP. Vice President of the African Union (AU) Commission Monique Nsanzabaganwa called for ensuring comprehensive development for people living in the region.
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| African Union (AU) Commission Vice-Chairwoman Monique Nsanzabaganwa speaks at a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on July 13, 2023. (Source: AFP) |
UNICEF. More than 1 million children and 31,000 teachers are unable to return to class in Burkina Faso due to violence and insecurity, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said.
AFP. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has signed an agreement with the Cameroonian government to provide humanitarian assistance for two years to more than 260,000 vulnerable people, including school children.
Oceania
SKY NEWS. Vocational education and training institutions that exploit international students could soon be suspended, closed or criminally prosecuted, according to a new inspection campaign announced by the Australian government.
SBS. The Australian Government has agreed to a series of sweeping reforms to the Privacy Act and plans to introduce the revised legislation in 2024.
ABC. The Australian Electricity Trades Alliance is urging the Australian government to address the large-scale challenge of the energy transition, with a particular shortage of skilled workers in the electricity sector.
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