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Irish court tries man for suspected connection with Essex lorry deaths
Irish police said Ronan Hughes, who had been arrested in the country for his accused connection with the death of 39 Vietnamese nationals in a refrigerated lorry in Essex.
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Foreign media praise Vietnam's response to COVID-19 pandemic
Thanks to its prompt and drastic responses, Vietnam has stood firm in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign media have said.
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French newspaper explains how Vietnam contains spread of coronavirus
France’s daily newspaper Le Figaro ran an article on April 19 explaining how Vietnam has limited the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in the community.
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German newspaper highlights Vietnam’s measures against COVID-19
Germany’s Junge Welt daily on April 18 ran an article explaining why Vietnam can contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Extra efforts made to sign RCEP in Vietnam in late 2020
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership dialogue partners are advancing the review of legal texts, with an expectation of the process finishing in July so the pact can be signed at the ASEAN Summit.
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Indonesia overtakes Japan to become world's third-biggest aviation market
Indonesia has overtaken Japan to become the world's third-biggest aviation market as airlines continue to reduce passenger capacity because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to OAG Aviation Worldwide.
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China strongly supports Vietnam’s ASEAN chairmanship: ambassador
Ambassador Deng Xijun, head of the Chinese mission to ASEAN, affirmed his country’s strong support for Vietnam’s chairmanship of the bloc in 2020 during a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency.
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WB: Cambodia’s economic pillars unstable due to COVID-19
The World Bank warned on April 14 that the slow growth of Cambodia’s construction and real-estate sector, considered one of the country’s economic pillars, could negatively affect the country’s overall growth.
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Japanese official: Vietnam’s holding of Special ASEAN+3 Summit of significance
Former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan Asano Katsuhito affirmed on April 13 that Vietnam’s organization of an online special summit.
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Indonesian President to join ASEAN special summits on COVID-19
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will attend the ASEAN Special Summit and the ASEAN+3 Special Summit on COVID-19 Response will be held online on April 14 under the chair of Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
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Indonesia's most active volcano Merapi erupts again
Mount Merapi, the most active volcano in Indonesia, erupted again on April 10, spewing a column of ashes by up to 3 km high, according to the Indonesian Volcanology Agency.
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US voices concern over China’s sinking of Vietnamese fishing vessel in East Sea
The US Department of Defence issued a statement on April 9 expressing its deep concern over a Chinese coast guard's collision with and sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel near Vietnam's Hoang Sa archipelago in the East Sea.
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