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ASEAN enhances ties with social organisations in community building
An annual forum held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 29 highlighted social organisations’ role in promoting the building of the ASEAN Community.
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At least 10 dead in Indonesia flooding
At least 10 people were dead and eight others missing after flashfloods swept through parts of Sumatra island, the Indonesian province of Bengkulu on April 26, according to the provincial disaster mitigation committee.
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PM meets with representatives from Chinese firms
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received leaders of a number of foreign enterprises in Beijing as part of the activities in his trip to the country to attend the ongoing second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
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Indonesia to build memorial site for Bali bomb attack victims
Indonesia plans to build a site to commemorate victims of the series of bomb attacks on Bali Island in October 2002 that killed 202 people, Indonesian authorities said on April 26.
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Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation opens in Beijing
The second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation kicked off in Beijing, China on April 26.
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PM arrives in Beijing for second Belt and Road Forum
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived at the Beijing Capital International Airport of China on the morning of April 25 to attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
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ASEAN economic ministers ink investment, trade pacts
The ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement and the fourth protocol amending the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement were inked by ASEAN economic ministers in Thailand on April 23.
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PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc to attend Belt and Road Forum in Beijing
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, from April 25-27.
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Volcano on Indonesia’s Bali resort island erupts again
Mount Agung volcano on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on April 21 spewed a column of ashes by up to 2,000 metres onto the sky, leaving rains of ashes.
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PM receives OANA members’ leaders
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for a delegation of representatives of members of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies who are in Hanoi for the 44th OANA Executive Board Meeting.
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Tourist arrivals in Cambodia surge during Chol Chnam Thmey
Nearly 5 million visitors at home and abroad flocked to major destinations in Cambodia during the traditional New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmey 2019 from April 14-16, up nearly 70 percent year-on-year.
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Singapore jails teacher for helping students cheat in O-level exam
A tuition teacher involved in a scheme where tuition centre employees helped six students cheat in the O-level Examinations in 2016 was sentenced to three-year jail on April 15.
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