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Vietnam is expected to secure 60 million doses in 2021 as the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access initiative and AstraZeneca has committed 30 million doses to the country.

The World Economic Forum has placed Singapore at first position among Asian countries in its Energy Transition Index 2021.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Mission to the United Nations, has called on the UN and the international community to support the Colombian Government.

The Thai government has announced it will adopt the vaccine passport, a certificate of vaccination, for use as an official travel document for those already vaccinated against COVID-19.

US tech giant Microsoft Corporation will invest 1 billion USD over the next five years in Malaysia as part of a new partnership programme with government agencies and local companies.

The International Monetary Fund has downgraded Indonesia’s economic growth projection to 4.3 percent in this year, down 0.5 percentage point compared to its forecast in February.

Phnom Penh capital of Cambodia has been placed under a lockdown for the first time since the emergence of COVID-19 cases in the country at the end of last year.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership sends a very powerful message of the region's commitment to open and liberal trade, an official of the International Monetary Fund has said.

Vietnam’s successful economic reform and completion of key leadership positions have been on the radar of several major newspapers in Ukraine over the past week.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam the United Nations, has reaffirmed Vietnam’s support for the UN’s strategy to promote security and sustainable development in the Great Lakes Region in Africa.

The World Health Organisation Cambodia Representative Office has warned that the Southeast Asian country is now standing on the brink of a national tragedy due to COVID-19 despite efforts to control the pandemic.

Up to 100 gifts were presented to poor Vietnamese households in Cambodia hard hit by COVID-19 pandemic on April 10, ahead of the traditional New Year festival Chol Chhnam Thmey from April 14-16.