October 9, 2022

Party Central Committee meeting closes

   The Party Central Committee wrapped up its 7-day plenum on Sunday with a speech by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, which underlined the need to strengthen epidemic prevention, boost socioeconomic development, and enhance national security and defense. Party leader Trong said as global uncertainties are expected to continue, Vietnam

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At least 70 people dead and missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria

 At least 10 people have died and another 60 are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria’s southeastern Anambra state, officials said Saturday. The vessel, with 85 people on board, capsized amid heavy flooding, trapping the passengers, said Thickman Tanimu, zonal coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency. Witnesses said

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North Korea continues missile launches

   South Korea’s National Security Council (NSC) expressed concern about North Korea’s launch of two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern waters in early Sunday morning. Yonhap news agency reports that South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was notified shortly after the North launched the missiles and National Security Adviser Kim

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Digital economy accounts for over 10% of Vietnam’s GDP

 The digital economy share of GDP grew from 9.6% last year to 10.41% by June this year, according to a workshop on digital transformation hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communications in Hanoi on Sunday.    The target for 2025 is 20%. In 2022, Vietnam will focus on popularizing

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Da Nang welcomes first cruise ship after 2 years of COVID-19

– France’s five-star cruise ship Le Lapérouse with more than 200 foreign tourists onboard anchored at Tien Sa port on Saturday, becoming the first cruise ship to arrive in the central city of Da Nang after 2 years of the pandemic. During their stay, the tourists, mostly Europeans and Americans, visited several attractions in Da

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