Indonesia yesterday confirmed 4,857 new COVID-19 cases, taking its tally of infections to 5,991,687, the country’s Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 rose by 120 to 154,463, and 14,710 more people have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to
After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the highly anticipated Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2022 and National Security (NATSEC) Asia 2022 exhibitions are now back, and undoubtedly eagerly awaited by local and global defence industry players. The biennial event, which was last held in 2018, themed “Advancing
Vietnam reported 108,979 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down 11,021 cases from Thursday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 62 localities nationwide, included 108,957 domestically transmitted and 22 imported. The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, remained the pandemic hotspot with 10,803 new cases yesterday, followed by
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate from their homes near a Philippine volcano Saturday after an eruption sent ash and steam hundreds of meters into the sky. Taal volcano, which sits in a lake south of Manila, exploded with a “short-lived” burst at 7:22 a.m. (2322
The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry and the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) organized a ceremony in Hanoi on Friday to mark International Francophonie Day (March 20) and the 25th anniversary of the seventh Francophone Summit hosted by Vietnam. In his remarks, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said, “The development of
The G7 and the EU have strongly condemned North Korea’s testing of an intercontinental ballistic ballistic missile on Thursday. The G7 leaders strongly urged Pyongyang to fully comply with Security Council resolutions and abandon its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner.
The United States and the European Union (EU) announced an agreement on liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels. According to the initiative announced by US President Joe Biden and European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen, the two sides will establish a
