Three tonnes of frozen avocado from Vietnam’s Central Highlands arrived in Australia on Tuesday, marking a new step in expanding overseas markets for the fruit. The shipments were sold out to local distributors and will soon hit the shelves in Australia, said Uu Dam Vietnam company, the exporter. The Vietnam Trade Office
Kazakhstan is facing international terrorrism, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a videoconference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on Monday. Discussing the ongoing unrest in Kazakhstan with leaders of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Mr. Putin said the CSTO can provide a fast and determined response, and
North Korea’s ballistic missile launched Tuesday flew at a top speed of Mach 10, South Korea’s military said, taking note of “improvement” compared with what it claimed to be a hypersonic missile test six days ago. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the North fired the missile from
A mental health crisis stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic is greatly affecting young people, but youth will manage to overcome this crisis, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at the fourth World Youth Forum, which opened Monday in Egypt. Mr. Guterres said young people have provided ideas and solutions that
The Kazakh President nominated Alikhan Smailov for prime minister on Tuesday, and the lower house of parliament swiftly voted him in during a session broadcast live on state television. Smailov, 49, served as first deputy prime minister in the previous cabinet which President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismissed last week amid violent
Lao Prime Minister, Phankham Viphavanh, yesterday, wrapped up an official visit to Vietnam from Jan 8 to 10, to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. In the Vietnamese capital city Hanoi, Phankham held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Minh Chinh, last Saturday, discussing measures to boost relations between
The 8th Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women 2022 began calling for applications on Monday. The launch was co-organised by the ASEAN Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation (COSTI), together with the US Government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Underwriters Laboratories. This year’s competition aims to
