The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, April 28.
Asia
CNN. Thailand passes the same-sex marriage bill and becomes the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage.
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| The same-sex marriage bill in Thailand will officially come into effect within 120 days of royal approval. (Source: Enternews) |
AFP. China is committed to developing the strategic deep-water port of Hambantota and Sri Lanka's Colombo international airport.
REUTERS. India plans to spend nearly 3,7 billion USD to fence its 1.610 km long border with Myanmar to prevent illegal activities.
AL JAZEERA. Pakistan is investigating the suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers, and is reviewing security arrangements protecting Beijing's projects in the country.
AFP. Iran released all 18 Philippine crew members on the oil tanker seized in the Gulf of Oman in January.
YONHAP. South Korea called on Israel to withdraw its decision to consider more than 800 hectares of land in the Jordan Valley in the West Bank as Tel Aviv's land.
TAN HOA NEWS. China signed bilateral currency swap agreements with 29 countries, with a total scale of 4 quadrillion yuan.
BLOOMBERG. Thailand expects to attract at least 15 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the next three years.
REUTERS. China has started procedures to resolve the dispute with the US over electric car subsidies to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
ARAB NEWS. Hezbollah forces in Lebanon launched dozens of rockets into an Israeli town, killing at least 7 people.
Châu Âu
HINDUSTAN TIMES. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visits India from today, March 28 at the invitation of his counterpart S Jaishankar.
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| Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed confidence that India and Ukraine "will become good partners and friends". (Source: RIA Novosti) |
NET 25. Sweden's Site Zero factory is the world's largest and most modern plastic recycling facility using artificial intelligence (AI) to classify waste.
DW. The German economy is said to be in a technical recession after the first quarter of the year and growth is forecast to decline in 2024 from 1,2% to 0,1%.
REUTERS. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will lend Turkey 30 million Euros to support areas affected by the February 2 earthquake.
SPUTNIK. Sweden plans to deploy troops on Latvian territory from November within the framework of cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
KYIV INDEPENDENT. Ukraine established a new Logistics Planning Department to deal with allegations of corruption by foreign auditors.
SPUTNIK. Estonia affirms that cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is the foundation for its security.
THE KYIV INDEPENDENT. Ukraine is about to receive a $1,5 billion loan guaranteed by the UK and Japan from the World Bank (WB).
Americas
BLOOMBERG. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) recorded a record loss of 114,3 billion USD in 2023, forcing the Fed to stop transferring profits to the US Treasury when interest rates remained high.
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| Interest costs of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) increase nearly three times to 281,1 billion USD by 2023. (Source: AFP) |
REUTERS. US investigators collected the black box of the cargo ship that collapsed on the bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
BLOOMBERG. Argentina will lay off tens of thousands of public sector workers at the end of this month to reduce its budget deficit.
UNICEF. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warns that acute malnutrition is threatening the lives of more than 125.000 Haitian children.
Africa
TAN HOA NEWS. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry spoke by phone with his Irish counterpart Michael Martin about the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
TAN HOA NEWS. Tunisia rescued 41 undocumented migrants off the coast of Sfax province, Southeast of the country.
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During the rescue operation, Tunisian authorities arrested 9 wanted individuals and seized 2 steel boats. (Source: AFP) |
AHRAM ONLINE. Egypt supports the presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya to achieve stability in this neighboring country.
WASHINGTON POST. State-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia recovered more than three-quarters of the $3 million lost after a software malfunction.
Oceania
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| Electric vehicles are increasingly popular in Australia, contributing to environmental protection and reducing carbon emissions. (Source: Getty) |
CLIMATE COUNCIL. Australia is expected to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 and can achieve its carbon neutrality target by 2035.
NAM NEWS NETWORK. A town in Central Australia enforced a curfew for teenagers after a series of recent violent incidents.
TAN HOA NEWS. New Zealand selected 187 of the best domestic cheeses as part of the New Zealand Cheese Awards competition.
