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The Vietnam News Agency has selected the ten most significant global economic issues during the year.

The Cambodian Government allowed private schools to reopen from December 29 and public schools to start the new academic year on January 11, 2021.

Thailand hosted 3,065 foreign tourists in November, official data showed on December 28, the second month of receiving long-stay visitors since a ban was imposed in April to keep COVID-19 infections under control.

The Malaysian government is considering opening its border to help boost the tourism sector, according to Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Nancy Shukri.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Algeria has introduced a 65-page handbook on doing business with Benin in a bid to equip Vietnamese enterprises with information on the market and tips for successful transactions.

The prospect of the ASEAN-Russia ties was at centre of attention at a recent round-table conference held by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).

The United States has intensified its interactions with ASEAN this year partly because Vietnam has been assuming ASEAN 2020 Chairmanship.

Vietnam has been successfully doing its job in the United Nations Security Council in 2020, especially in enhancing the voice and image of ASEAN.

Many Southeast Asian countries have taken various measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus since the number of infections have increased in the nations recently.

Nearly 10,000 people fled their homes in the northeastern Philippines as heavy rain across the country caused widespread and severe flooding, leaving at least eight people dead, authorities said on December 20.

Thai voters on December 20 casted their votes to select leaders of the provincial administrative organisations and members of PAO councils.

Cambodia's economy is projected to contract 2 percent in 2020 but recover to a four percent growth next year, the World Bank forecast in its latest economic update for Cambodia entitled Restrained Recovery.