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New Japanese PM mulls first overseas trip to Vietnam
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is planning to visit Vietnam and Indonesia around mid-October in his first official overseas trip since taking office earlier this month.
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Singapore’s SMEs pessimistic about business prospects
The confidence in business activities of small- and medium-sized enterprises operating in Singapore for the remaining months of 2020 falls to the lowest level since 2009.
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Indonesian media praise Vietnam’s success in curbing COVID-19 spread, economic growth
Indonesian media have applauded Vietnam’s success in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, which helps the country’s economy to expand.
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2020 ASEAN Youth Career Mentorship Programme held online
The ASEAN-Korea Centre has recently held the 2020 ASEAN Youth Career Mentorship Programme in the form of a teleconference, where many questions regarding visa, labour market and employment were cleared up.
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Vietnam welcomes recent progress in Sudan
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, has welcomed recent progress in Sudan in general and Darfur in particular, especially the peace agreement reached on August 31.
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Thailand takes legal action against Facebook, Twitter
Thailand on September 24 began legal action against two major social media providers - Facebook and Twitter - for ignoring requests to take down content.
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Vietnam playing active role in ASEAN transnational crime combat: officer
Vietnam has been playing an active and responsible role in ASEAN cooperation in fighting cross-border crimes, Lt. Gen. Nguyen Thanh Son, head of the Foreign Relations Department under the Ministry of Public Security.
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US magazine highlights Vietnam’s social solidarity in COVID-19 fight
CounterPunch, a US magazine, has recently run an article highlighting the strength of social solidarity in the fight against COVID-19 in Vietnam.
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Myanmar still plans to hold general election on November 8
Myanmar plans to push ahead with a November general election despite calls from opposition parties to postpone it because of a surge in COVID-19 cases, officials said.
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Tropical storm Noul affects 22 Thai localities
As many as 22 provinces of Thailand have been severely affected by flash floods triggered by tropical Storm Noul, a senior government official has said.
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Malaysia’s domestic tourism grows 12 percent
Malaysia’s domestic tourism continued to record better performance last year, recording a double-digit growth of 12 percent to 92.6 billion RM (22.4 billion USD), according to Bernama news agency.
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New Zealand lauds Vietnam’s role as ASEAN Chair 2020
New Zealand highly evaluated Vietnam’s role as Chair of ASEAN 2020, especially amid the challenging and unusual circumstances.
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