South Korean Army Chief Resigns, Peace Signals in Kenya, Russia Closes Consulate in Poland

The World and Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, December 6.

Asia

NATION THAILAND. Thailand expects tourism revenue to reach 62 billion baht during the upcoming New Year holiday, up 23% year-on-year.

From December 21 to January 1, 2025, Thailand is expected to welcome 1.56 million foreign tourists, generating revenue of 45 billion Baht, an increase of 16% and 20% respectively. Illustrative photo. (Source: Khaosed English)

BANGKOK POST. Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has successfully blocked access to more than 178,000 URLs of illegal websites and social media pages over the past 14 months.

HINDUSTAN TIMES. India successfully launched the European Space Agency (ESA) Proba-3 mission from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.

AKP. India and Cambodia conducted their first joint exercise , CINBAX-I 2024, at a training facility in Pune, Maharashtra, southwestern India.

China calls on the EU to avoid abusing trade defense measures to protect overall economic and trade cooperation between the two sides.

GLOBAL TIMES. China National Railway Corporation said that in the first 11 months of 2024, the country's railway industry transported a total of 4.008 billion passengers.

YONHAP. South Korean Army Commander Park An-su submitted his resignation to former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun over President Yoon Suk Yeol's sudden imposition of an emergency state of martial law.

Europe

FRANCE 24. French President Emmanuel Macron accepts the resignation of the government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

While waiting for the formation of a new government, President Macron asked Mr. Barnier to lead an interim government to handle current issues. (Source: AFP)

AFP. Moscow announced its decision to close the Polish Consulate General in St. Petersburg in response to Warsaw's closure of the Russian consulate in Poznan.

SPUTNIK. Russia has praised New Delhi for its efforts to create stable conditions for small and medium-sized businesses, especially through the "Make in India" initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

TASS. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Malta to attend the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) conference, marking his first visit to an EU country since the Ukraine conflict.

SKY NEWS. Britain has approved a $19 billion merger between Vodafone UK and Hutchison's Three UK mobile networks to create the country's largest mobile network.

THE GUARDIAN. Aviation giant Airbus has announced detailed plans to cut more than 2,000 jobs in its defence and space sectors.

REUTERS. In an effort to combat childhood obesity, Britain has banned advertising of unhealthy foods on daytime television.

America

CNN. US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Senator Kelly Loeffler to head the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Ms. Kelly Loeffler (54 years old) was a Republican senator representing Georgia from 2020-2021. (Source: AFP)

AFP. The Venezuelan opposition has accused the country's police of besieging the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, where six of its members have been staying since March.

REUTERS. Police in nine South American countries seized more than 3,400 homemade bombs and 28 tonnes of bomb-making materials in raids targeting the black market in explosives.

BARRON'S. UNICEF is appealing for $9.9 billion to provide aid by 2025 to 109 million young people affected by conflict and other crises globally.

Africa

REUTERS. The UN has warned that a historic drought in southern Africa is directly threatening the food supply of 26 million people there.

Drought has led to a shortage of drinking water and irrigation water, seriously affecting people's lives and reducing crop and livestock production in Africa. (Source: New York Times)

AFP. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is actively working to restore the political process and move towards holding elections in the country.

AP. South Sudan's transitional government of national unity and opposition groups have resumed peace talks in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

UN NEWS. UNESCO officially recognized the art of Henna body painting and the ritual costumes “Gandoura” and “Melehfa” of Algeria as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Oceania

ABC. Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong will travel to Auckland, New Zealand to attend the second Australia-New Zealand Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations (ANZMIN).

9NEWS. A small number of “ mystery balls ” have washed up on Silver Beach in southern Sydney, Australia, just under two months after a similar incident occurred on the city’s eastern beaches.

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