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The ASEAN+3 region will remain resilient in 2022 in face of new challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economy, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office.

In Canada, Tet is an occasion to honour the immeasurable contributions by the Vietnamese-Canadian community.

Malaysia will not give more special quotas for the recruitment of foreign workers in the country, its Minister of Home Affairs Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said on January 22.

Russia sees good prospect in further deepening the win-win partnership with all members of the Association Southeast Asian Nations.

Vietnam hopes all relevant parties will increase dialogue and seek peaceful solutions to the Korean Peninsula issue.

Malaysia and Indonesia will finalise issues related to the memorandum of understanding on the recruitment and placement of domestic workers, during a working visit.

Laos and Cambodia have pledged to strengthen tourism cooperation and to continue to promote tourism with an emphasis on safe travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ASEAN-Korea Centre, in coordination with the International Contractors Association of Korea, will hold the 9th ASEAN Connectivity Forum on 18-19 January, aiming to further promote mutually beneficial economic partnership.

The Thai government has pledged to continue promoting tourism activities to boost economic recovery, despite the surge of COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant.

The Philippine Health Ministry reported on January 15 that the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is spreading in the community in the capital city of Manila, amid a record spike of new COVID-19 cases on third consecutive day.

Malaysia’s gross domestic product growth is projected at 6.2 percent in 2022, buoyed by its vaccination accomplishments, according to Standard Chartered’s ASEAN and South Asia chief economist Edward Lee.

Cambodia’s Ministry of Health is looking into the possibility of requiring proof of booster shots status before allowing quarantine-free entry into Cambodia, in an effort to contain the Omicron strain of COVID-19.