Russia said on Sunday it would not make concessions under USpressure and warned that this week’s talks on the Ukraine crisis might end early, while Washington said no breakthroughs were expected and progress depended on de-escalation from Moscow. The hard line from Moscow underscored the fragile prospects for negotiations that
Vietnam earned more than 336 billion USD from exports last year, up 19% from the previous year, the Ministry of Industry and Tradereported on Sunday. Minister Nguyen Hong Dien said despite a slew of difficulties, the country’s total trade export-import revenue hit a new record of nearly 670 billion USD. Vietnam has maintained
The upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier between Vietnam and China will admit 20,000 spectators at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, or half of its capacity, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). The fixture is slated for February 1. However, things will depend on developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, VFF General Secretary Le
The Kazakh Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will leave Kazakhstan after the situation stabilizes. A statement published on Telegram channel said the peacekeeping force will be stationed in Kazakhstan on a strictly temporary basis and will leave the country at the first request of
The automatic stay extension for foreign nationals in Vietnam will end this Saturday as the country has begun to gradually resume regular commercial flights, according to the Immigration Department. For further information, foreign nationals are advised to contact the immigration department via telephone number 02439 387 320 or email foreigners@immigration.gov.vn. The automatic visa
Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, was convicted Monday and sentenced to four years in prison for possessing walkie-talkies in her home and for violating COVID-19 protocols. Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, 76, has been sentenced to a total of six years in prison so far,
Talks between Tehran and world powers to revive the 2015 nuclear accord are approaching a “good agreement”, but reaching one soon will depend on the other parties, Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday. State news agency IRNA quoted Hossein Amir-Abdollahian as saying that initiatives by the Iranian side and the
