Asia
YONHAP. The South Korean Navy held a launching ceremony for a new 3,600-ton frigate with enhanced anti-submarine and air defense capabilities.
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| ROKS Chungnam at its launching ceremony at Hyundai Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, April 10, 2023. (Source: Yonhap) |
KOREA TIMES. Hackers have stolen more than 20 billion won ($15 million) worth of digital currency from South Korean cryptocurrency exchange GDAC.
KYODO. Japan is considering plans to end its trainee program for foreigners, replacing it with a new system aimed at addressing controversial human rights issues.
MAINICHI. A total of 34,200 tons of radioactive sludge from the nuclear accident at the Fukushima power plant in Japan are being temporarily stored in warehouses by local authorities in the Kanto region and have not been processed.
REUTERS. China said it firmly opposed the visit of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah to the state of Arunachal Pradesh , which Beijing also claims and calls South Tibet.
TEMPO. Indonesia's National Anti-Money Laundering Commission will set up a joint task force to investigate suspicious financial transactions at the Finance Ministry revealed in March 2022.
BANGKOK POST. About 2.1 million eligible Thai voters , including 111,069 living abroad, pre-registered to vote on May 7, a week ahead of the general election on May 14.
THE STAR. The Malaysian government will speed up the visa process for foreigners, reducing the visa application time from three months to just five days, according to Economic Affairs Minister Rafizi Ramli.
REUTERS. Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo called on the United States and China to manage their strategic rivalry through dialogue and transparent engagement where possible.
TIMES OF ISRAEL. Israel's Defense Ministry said it had signed a deal worth 1.44 billion Shekels ($400 million) to sell Spike anti-tank missiles to Greece.
AL JAZEERA. Delegations from Saudi Arabia and Oman held talks with Houthi leaders in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, as Riyadh seeks a permanent ceasefire to end Saudi Arabia's military intervention in Yemen's long-running conflict.
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| Houthi political leader Mahdi al-Mashat (6th, right) poses for a photo with Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al Jaber (7th, left) and members of the Saudi and Omani delegations in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 9. (Source: AFP) |
Europe
VNA. NATO suffered a large-scale cyber attack , paralyzing about 40% of its infrastructure, seriously affecting the alliance's security system.
AFP. Turkey unveils first aircraft carrier amid rising tensions in the region involving Ukraine and other countries around the Black Sea.
UKRINFORM. The German government has just delivered to Ukraine a new batch of military aid , including one DACHS armored engineering vehicle, eight Zetros trucks, eight mobile antenna systems, eight reconnaissance drones and 23,520 40mm artillery shells.
BBC. US President Joe Biden is expected to arrive in Belfast, Northern Ireland, tonight, April 11, to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
TASS. Russia has begun production of components for the first Rokot-M rocket equipped with a domestically developed control system, replacing the Ukrainian one, according to the CEO of the Khrunichev Space Center.
TASS. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it has just confiscated nearly 700kg of cocaine with an estimated value of more than 2.5 billion rubles (30.8 million USD).
BELTA. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Sogiu discussed the organization and combat training of the joint force of the two countries during a meeting in Minsk.
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| Mr. Lukashenko stressed that Russia needs to ensure that it will protect Belarus as its own territory in case of external aggression. (Source: TASS) |
America
CNN. A shooting occurred in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, leaving 5 people dead and 6 injured.
NBC. US President Joe Biden said he plans to run for president again in 2024 “but we’re not ready to announce that yet.”
CNBC. The United States and Cuba will hold another round of migration talks on April 12, as the Biden administration prepares to end border restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Africa
SABC. At least five people were killed and dozens more injured in a pile-up involving about 40 vehicles on the N3 highway in the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the afternoon of April 10.
Xinhua News Agency. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin stressed that Africa needs Beijing's help in borrowing money and building infrastructure, declaring that China is a better ally for Africa than Western countries.
AFP. At least two migrants died and about 20 others are missing after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Tunisia and Italy, according to the German NGO ResQship.
Oceania
REUTERS. China's Foreign Ministry said that its Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu will visit Australia and Fiji this week.
CNN. Australia's Sky News is abandoning TikTok over security concerns that have prompted some Western governments to ban the app from government devices.
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