– US President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the US strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs. The move was done in coordination with other major energy-consuming nations, including China, India, the UK, Japan, and South Korea, the White House said. A

– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage were warmly welcomed at an official ceremony held in the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan on Wednesday evening. Right after the welcome ceremony, the Vietnamese Prime Minister held talks with his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio. The two Prime Ministers agreed to

Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will hold the first joint naval exercise in early December in Indonesian territorial waters. First Admiral Julius Widjojono, Indonesian Navy spokesman, said Tuesday that the drills will take place in Sumatera sea area from December 1-3. Indonesia will join the drills

     The 58th Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) General Assembly and Associated Meetings begins virtually on Wednesday with the theme “Media Reset: Serving the People, Planet, and Peace”. The opening ceremony was attended by 600 participants from radio and television stations in the Asia-Pacific. VOV Vice President Ngo Minh Hien joined

 While Europe has once again become an epicenter of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Asia-Pacific is moving towards post-pandemic normalcy. COVID-19 seems to be gradually disappearing from Japan. Three months ago, the pandemic reached its peak with 26,000 cases every day. Now Japan has less than 200 cases a day