Japan-France live-fire drill, Ukraine welcomes many distinguished guests, shooting in the Netherlands

The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, September 29.

Asia

BANGKOK POST. Thai anti-drug police have seized a large amount of drugs, including 15 million ecstasy pills, about 400 kg of crystal meth and nearly 450 bricks of heroin, worth 300 million baht (8 million USD).

DAWN. More than 56,000 schools in Pakistan's Punjab province will be closed for the rest of this week to prevent a major outbreak of conjunctivitis.

CHINA DAILY. China inaugurated and put into operation its first cross-sea high-speed railway, connecting the cities of Fuzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou in Fujian province.

This high-speed railway has a total length of 277.42km, of which 19.9km is built at sea, running through 8 stations with a total investment of 53.04 billion NDT (about 7.25 billion USD).

Xinhua News Agency. China and Germany will co-chair the 3rd Financial Dialogue in Germany on October 1, marking the resumption of high-level talks that were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

JAPAN TIMES. Researchers at Waseda University (Japan) confirmed that microplastics are present in clouds, and can affect the climate in ways that we still do not fully understand.

KYODO. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) will carry out the second discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea on October 5th.

EURASIAN. Japan and France conducted live-fire exercises as part of the Brunet Takamori drills from September 10-30 in the French territory of New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean.

Brunet Takamori is the first joint exercise between the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the French Armed Forces, which includes live-fire exercises and information exchange. (Source: EurAsian)

TIMES OF ISRAEL. Israel announced it has reopened the Erez crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing Palestinian workers to enter and exit Israel after a two-week closure due to violent protests.

DW. Germany signed an agreement to purchase the Israeli-made Arrow 3 hypersonic missile system , becoming an important part of the European Union's air defense system.

Europe

AFP. The Kremlin said Armenia's decision to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin, would be an " extremely hostile" act.

UKRINFORM. Ukraine may withdraw its complaint against Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia at the WTO if these three EU member states commit to not imposing restrictions on Ukrainian goods in the future, according to Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Taras Kachka.

REUTERS. Ukraine's relationship with NATO has never been closer, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference after talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

On September 28, British Defence Minister Grant Shapps and his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu were in Kyiv to discuss the continued provision of military aid to Ukraine. The visit took place ahead of Ukraine's first Defence Industry Forum, which included representatives from over 160 defence companies and 26 countries.

AFP. Datatilsynet - Norway's data regulator, announced that it will refer the fine against Meta for violating user privacy to the EU Data Protection Commission.

ANP. Dutch police said three people were injured after a shooting at a house in Rotterdam and the nearby Erasmus Medical Center. The suspect is 32 years old, and the motive for the attack is unclear.

Medical staff leave the Erasmus MC hospital, which was locked down after reports of a shooting. (Source: AFP)

DW. The German government has adopted a new Space Strategy, focusing on promoting private sector initiatives in space and calling for fighting climate change from space.

AFP. According to new documents from the Russian Defense Ministry, the country plans to increase defense spending by nearly 70% in 2024, to nearly 10.8 trillion rubles ($111.15 billion), accounting for about 6% of GDP.

REUTERS. Italy's Council of Ministers has approved a new policy aimed at tightening migration rules, which could remove special rules regarding the age of asylum seekers.

GUARDIAN. British authorities have authorized oil and gas exploration at the Rosebank field in the North Sea, off the coast of Scotland, in an effort to enhance energy security.

America

CNN. The US State Department said it will work with allies and partners in the coming days to conduct an international monitoring mission in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region after last week's conflict.

REUTERS. In a phone call on September 28, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Japanese counterpart Minoru Kihara affirmed that the two countries will cooperate more closely than ever to prevent any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific region.

REUTERS. Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng said that the Joe Biden administration could help restore the strained relationship by taking "practical" steps.

CNBC. New York City, USA continues to hold the top position in the rankings with 763 points, according to the results of the survey evaluating global financial centers announced on September 28.

In addition to New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington and Chicago also made it into the top 10 global financial centers. (Source: Getty)

CBC. The race for the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons appears to be taking shape after Anthony Rota's resignation officially took effect.

RIO NEWS. The Brazilian government is preparing to establish a task force to provide emergency assistance to people in the Amazon region, where a severe and prolonged drought is impacting river levels.

Africa

XINHUA. Kenya plans to import about 20,000 electric vehicles a year to meet growing demand and reduce its burden of fossil fuel use.

AP. Burkina Faso has arrested four officers on suspicion of involvement in a " plot to undermine national security" , after the military government announced that security and intelligence agencies had foiled a coup attempt.

AFP. Political groups in Mali have expressed outrage at the military government's decision to indefinitely postpone presidential elections that were supposed to return the country to civilian rule.

AFRICA NEWS. Officials from the East African Community (EAC) say they are exploring new strategies to tackle communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Oceania

SBS. The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber ​​Security Centre (ACSC) produces easy-to-implement cybersecurity advice and guidance in more than 20 languages ​​to help improve cybersecurity in the Indo-Pacific.

ABC. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Australia is implementing a project that uses AI combined with a large-scale remote image sensor system to analyze the impact of bushfires on wildlife.

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