The International Monetary Fund (IMF), said in a report released yesterday that, economic growth in the Asia and Pacific region is expected to slow down in 2022 and 2023. This reflects headwinds from several aspects, including global financial tightening and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to the report. Asia’s
Health ministers of the Group of 20 (G20) members, launched a “Call to Action on Financing for Tuberculosis Response,” to tackle the second leading cause of death from infectious diseases, after COVID-19. The launch was carried out on Thursday, during the second G20 Health Ministerial Meeting, held on Oct
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on health workers and students, patients, public institutions, filmmakers and other interested parties to participate in the fourth edition of the Health for All Film Festival. In the opinion of Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General, this festival has become an extraordinary
Vietnam confirmed 263 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the lowest daily infections in almost one year, according to the Ministry of Health. Vietnam has so far recorded 11,502,169 COVID-19 cases including 10,602,836 recoveries. One patient died on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 43,163. More than 261.81 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been
Special envoys for nuclear issues of South Korea, the US, and Japan spoke by telephone on Friday and voiced their objections to North Korea’s launch of two short-range ballistic missiles earlier the same day. South Korea’s foreign ministry said North Korea’s nuclear and missile development will only lead to strengthening
The US announced Friday it would send another 275 million USD in military assistance to Ukraine, including arms, munitions and equipment from Pentagon inventories. This will bring US military assistance to the country under the Biden administration to more than 18.5 billion USD. The US State Department’s statement also emphasized
The Foreign Ministry on Friday announced the establishment of its Steering Committee for the protection of Vietnamese citizens abroad. The Committee debuted amid increasingly complicated and unpredictable developments such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Vietnamese citizens tricked into working abroad, forced labour, and the handling of Vietnamese fishermen and fishing vessels by
