ST. PETERSBURG: A multipolar economy is needed to reduce the risk of global economic instability caused by problems in large economies, Dilma Rousseff, former Brazil president and the current president of the New BRICS Development Bank (NDB), said Thu…
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13th ASEAN School Games wraps up in Da Nang
Vietnam topped the tally with 44 gold medals at the 10-day 13th ASEAN School Games (ASG), which wrapped up in the central city of Da Nang on July 7. It was followed by Indonesia with 22 gold medals and Thailand with 18 golds. The games saw nine recor…
Manufacturing output grows in April
MANILA: The country’s manufacturing output, both in volume and value, grew in April this year, a turnaround from the recorded contraction in March, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.
Results of the latest Monthly Integrated S…
Vietnam welcomes nearly 7.6 million int’l tourists in five months
Vietnam served nearly 7.6 million international holiday-makers in the first five months of this year, up 64.9% year-on-year and 3.9% compared to the same period in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, according to the General Statistics Offic…
DENR coastal clean-up yields over 349kg of garbage in Legazpi City
LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Bicol (DENR-5) said 101 sacks of solid waste weighing 349.1 kilograms were collected by volunteers during the World Oceans Day (WOD) clean-up along the shorelines of Barangays Dapdap…
Fishery export grows 6.5% in five months
Vietnam shipped an estimated 3.6 billion USD worth of fishery products abroad during January-May, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). During the span, the export of tuna ro…
DOTr seeks reduction in road crashes
MANILA: Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista on Friday ordered intensified enforcement of road laws and regulations to reduce road crashes.
In a statement Friday, Bautista challenged the Land Transportation Office and its regi…
Vietnam leads region in attracting long-term investment into innovative start-ups
The wave of innovative start-ups in Vietnam has developed at ‘dizzying’ speeds, attracting the attention of many domestic and foreign investors, heard at a recent seminar, entitled ‘Investment Policies for Start-ups’ held in Hanoi. According to stati…
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ about increasing violence in Myanmar
HAMILTON: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed deep concern for the increasing conflict in Myanmar, citing the urgent need to protect all communities amidst human rights violations and aerial bombings.
“The Secretar…