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North Korea denies media report it supplied munitions to Russia

North Korea denies media report it supplied munitions to Russia

North Korea’s foreign ministry denied a media report it supplied munitions to Russia, calling it “groundless,” and denounced the United States for providing lethal weapons to Ukraine, the North’s official KCNA news agency reported on Friday. Japan’s Tokyo Shimbun reported earlier that North Korea had shipped munitions, including artillery shells, …

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Vietnam, Indonesia complete negotiations to determine EEZ boundaries

Vietnam and Indonesia have finished negotiations to determine boundaries between the countries’ exclusive economic zones (EEZs). President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo said after a Thursday meeting that negotiations have been completed in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of …

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Hanoi market powered by German solar project

German ambassador to Vietnam Guido Hildner visited Dong Xuan Market in Hanoi on Wednesday to observe its new solar power project in action. The generation of solar power at the market is the result of collaboration between Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District authorities and authorities from the Berlin borough of Lichtenberg. …

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Vietnam lacks builder for new airport

Construction of what’s slated to be Vietnam’s largest airport could fall behind schedule as a VND35 trillion (US$1.48 billion) passenger terminal package has yet to find a contractor. The Thanh Long Airport project’s main investor, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), announced that bidding on the package had been canceled …

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Deputy Hanoi chairman arrested in pandemic flight bribery scandal

Hanoi’s deputy chairman Chu Xuan Dung has been arrested over allegations of receiving bribes in organizing Covid-19 repatriation flights. Vu Hong Nam, former Vietnamese ambassador in Japan, was also arrested to be investigated for the same allegations, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Security To An Xo said Thursday. Pham …

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Asian markets enjoy some much-needed festive cheer

Asian markets enjoy some much-needed festive cheer

Asian markets extended a Wall Street advance into Thursday as forecast-busting U.S. earnings and consumer confidence data tempered worries about a deep recession. With dust settling after the Bank of Japan’s surprise shift from ultra-loose monetary policy, investors embarked on a mini Santa rally ahead of the Christmas break, while …

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Mekong countries urged to fight plastic pollution in rivers

Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia have been asked to adopt stronger solutions to deal with plastic pollution in the Mekong River and its tributaries. The Mekong River Commission (MRC) said in a Wednesday report that the four member countries should establish a “joint, permanent mechanism to monitor and clean up …

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South Korea, US consider live-fire drills amid North Korea threats

South Korea, US consider live-fire drills amid North Korea threats

South Korea and the United States are considering staging their first large-scale joint live-fire demonstration in six years in 2023 amid North Korea’s growing military threats, Seoul’s defence ministry said on Thursday. The drills have been floated as South Korea and the United States discuss preparations for the 70th anniversary …

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