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WB: Philippine economic growth remains positive amid challenges
The Philippines’s economy is poised to grow at 6.4 percent in 2019 and 6.5 percent in 2020-2021 amid lingering global and local uncertainties, according to a report released by the World Bank on April 1.
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Jail sentence for Vietnamese suspect in DPRK citizen’s death
The Shah Alam High Court in Selangor state of Malaysia on April 1 sentenced Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong,
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Indonesia: Presidential candidates hold different approaches on int’l relations
There were some major differences on how two Indonesian presidential candidates envisioned the future of Indonesia’s foreign policy,
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UN chief calls for concrete action plans at UN Climate Summit
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on March 28 called on world leaders to come to New York in September with concrete action plans against global warming for a UN Climate Summit.
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Election results in Thailand announced
The Election Commission of Thailand on March 28 announced the results of the country’s general election which took place four days earlier.
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Vietnam’s HQ 012-Ly Thai To joins fleet review at LIMA 2019
Naval ship HQ 012-Ly Thai To of Brigade 162 of the Naval Region 4 joined a fleet review on March 27 within the framework of the 2019 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition in Langkawi, Malaysia.
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ASEAN promotes sustainable infrastructure connectivity
The first 2019 meeting of the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee and the third meeting of the Lead Implementing Body for Sustainable Infrastructure took place in Jakarta
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PM congratulates Thai counterpart on successful general election
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 25 sent a message to Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha congratulating his country on successful organizing the 26th general election on March 24.
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Tsunami alerted for six Thai southern provinces
Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation on early March 24 issued a tsunami warning for six southern provinces - Ranong, Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang and Satun.
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Vietnam contributes to UN Human Rights Council’s 40th session
Vietnam has made constructive contributions to the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council which took place in Geneva, Switzerland from February 25 to March 22.
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Indonesia’s Garuda cancels order for 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes
Indonesia’s national flag carrier Garuda on March 22 announced that it is moving to cancel a 4.9 billion USD order for 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets after this type of plane was involved in two deadly crashes in less than five months.
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Deputy FM: Vietnam treasures South – South cooperation
The Vietnamese delegation actively discussed at the dialogue “Shaping the Future of Regional South-South Cooperation: Sharing the ASEAN Experiences and Nurturing Synergies across Regions”.
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