October 3, 2022

Stadium Tragedy Exposes Indonesia’s Troubled Soccer History

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Gaining the right to host next year’s Under-20 World Cup was a major milestone in Indonesia’s soccer development, raising hopes that a successful tournament would turn around long-standing problems that have blighted the sport in this country of 277 million people.   The death of at

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US, Philippine Forces Hold Combat Drills to Brace for Crisis

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — More than 2,500 U.S. and Philippine marines joined combat exercises Monday to respond to any crisis in a region long on tenterhooks over South China Sea territorial disputes and increasing tensions over Taiwan.   The annual military drills are the first major exercise between the longtime treaty

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National Digital Transformation Month launched

A month in response to National Digital Transformation Day and the TATU Audio Social Network were launched at a ceremony in Hanoi on Sunday. October 10 is observed as National Digital Transformation Day in Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung said, adding that October  has been

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Vietnam-Canada Business Association inaugurated

The Vietnam-Canada Business Association (VCB Association) was inaugurated on Saturday. Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Trong Thua said he believes the VCB Association will boost economic and trade relations between the two countries, and said the Ministry of Home Affairs will work to help the Association expand its membership

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OPEC+ to consider cutting oil production

OPEC+ will discuss cutting its oil production by more than 1 million barrels a day, at a meeting in Vienna this week, more than than last week’s figure of half a million to a million barrels a day. The meeting on Wednesday will be the group‘s first in-person meeting after

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Vietnamese culture showcased on Slovakia’s Asia Day

Cultural beauty of Vietnam and other Asian countries shone on Bratislava streets of Slovakia on Saturday during Asia Day 2022 hosted by the Embassies of Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, and China and city authorities. This was the 4th Asia Day held in Bratislava capital to honor Asian cultural identity and promote

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Party Central Committee discusses national development plans

The current Party Central Committee began their sixth plenum in Hanoi on Monday to consider socio-economic development and state budget this year and next year and the state finance budget plan for 2023 to 2025. Senior Party members will also discuss the national master plan for 2021-2030, with a vision

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