Viewers from countries not participating in the Eurovision Song Contest will be able to cast a vote for their favourite act next year for the first time in the competition’s history, the organiser said on Tuesday. It said the new “Rest of the World” vote was to strengthen the audience’s
HANOI, President Yoweri Museveni attended and addressed the first-ever Uganda-Vietnam business summit and trade exhibition at the International Convention Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam, under the theme “Unlocking investment opportunities.” Speaking to participants, Museveni invited investors from Vietnam to come and invest in Uganda, which has got the best investment environment
Vietnam will be unable to end AIDS without the involvement of young people. This is the message delivered at a meeting in Bac Ninh province on Saturday to mark World AIDS Day (December 1) and in response to Vietnam’s Action Month against HIV/AIDS. Vietnam has detected more than 13,000 new
Ghana’s government is working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than US dollar reserves, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia said on Facebook on Thursday. The move is meant to tackle dwindling foreign currency reserves coupled with demand for dollars by oil importers, which is weakening the local
An experimental vaccine provided broad protection against all 20 known influenza A and B virus subtypes in initial tests in mice and ferrets, potentially opening a pathway to a universal flu shot that might help prevent future pandemics, according to a US study published on Thursday. The two-dose vaccine employs
The US has banned approvals of new telecommunications equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE, citing their “unacceptable risk” to US national security. Also banned by the US on Friday were Chinese surveillance equipment maker Dahua, video surveillance firm Hikvision, and telecoms firm Hytera Communications. The move represents Washington’s
More than 100 artists will showcase the traditional costumes of the Thai, Mong, Ha Nhi, and Lu ethnic minorities as part of a cultural and tourism week highlighting the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau which will open next Friday in Ho Chi Minh city. Other activities include a
