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Act East Policy : India, Indonesia vow to expand collaboration in defence, maritime security
India and Indonesia, driven by their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, have agreed to intensify their defence, maritime security and multilateral cooperation under the Act East Policy.
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The cost of dominance: China's evironmental destruction in the South China Sea
In the midst of geopolitical tensions, a simmering environmental crisis is brewing beneath the surface of the South China Sea. While countries in the region, such as China, are busy strengthening their control, the delicate marine ecosystem is collapsing due to human actions. Decades of intense fishing, dredging to create new land, and the harvesting of giant clams have devastated the unique populations of the South China Sea, pushing many species towards extinction.
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Vietnam Reunification Through the Lenses of Latin American Friends
In the early morning of April 30, 1975, Latin American time, 11-year-old Jesús Germán Faría Tortosa woke up to the sound of "Vietnam ganó, Vietnam ganó" from outside.
US announces $174mln foreign aid including $3mln to Vietnam for COVID-19 battle
The United State would aid US$174 million financial assistance to 64 countries including USD3 million to Vietnam to help the fight against coronavirus pandemic, its Department of State announced.
Mobilising overall strength of ASEAN Community to curbing spread of COVID-19
Participants share information about the situation in ASEAN member states as well as the implementation of measures in each country since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 patients could still be contagious 8 days after symptoms disappear
Haft of the patients with mild COVID-19 infections in a study still carry the novel coronavirus 2.5 - 8 days after they’ve appeared to recover, Science Daily reported.
Vietnam calls for dialogue, solutions for Syria amid COVID-19 pandemic
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN, has called all concerned parties to continue pursuing dialogue and seeking long-term political solutions for the situation in Syria.
Rounds of applause for front-line fighters around the world
#ClapforCarers movement, the idea of clapping to cheer up COVID-19 fighters has been catching on the world over. People in the UK, Italy, France, Singapore, Vietnam, etc., are celebrating the one-minute-clap from balconies, doorsteps, windows to thank health workers for their hard work.
The world expresses its thanking front-line COVID-19 fighters in pictures
The global fight against COVID-19 pandemic has never been this tough. As a token of gratitude, people across the world are celebrating the relentless efforts of world leaders, experts, scientists, healthcare personnel, sanitation workers, etc., who are all striving to win over the virus, in different ways.
Restrictions are slowing coronavirus infections in the US: Data
The new data offers evidence, in real time, that tight social-distancing restrictions may be working, potentially reducing hospital overcrowding and lowering death rates in the US, New York Times cited experts.
COVID-19 pandemic could kill 20 million people worldwide in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic could kill as many as 20 million people worldwide this year even if the intensive social distancing measures currently are being implemented in many of the most affected countries, South China Morning Post reported, citing a mathematical model developed by researchers at Imperial College in London.
Can coronavirus strikes someone twice?
Those who recover from the coronavirus are probably not going to catch it again, at least in short term while the question on how that immunity would last is still unclear, NBCNews cited experts as saying. However, Up to 10 percent of coronavirus patients leaving medical facilities in Wuhan after being tested negative for Covid-19 seem to have subsequently been re-infected, according to the South China Morning Post.
Netherlands, Spain, Turkey to recall defective China-made masks and test kits
The three European countries have all complained of poor accuracy rate with coronavirus-related protective products, including test kits and face masks, as rising confirmed cases of Covid-19 infection in Europe increase dependence on Chinese imports, Financial Times reported.
UK advises its citizen in Vietnam to stay at home as much as possible 1
“We’re very fortunate to live and work in Vietnam. So, please respect the law, respect Vietnamese culture norms, and show that you’re playing your part in helping to tackle this global pandemic”, Ambassador Gareth Ward said in a video message to British citizens in Vietnam.
The novel coronavirus outbreak around the globe in pictures
The world over is bracing itself upon the emerging of the novel coronavirus that's going more and more rampant. Below is a closer insight into the struggle countries are facing.
Coronavirus may have spread in humans for years, study says
Virus may have jumped from animal to humans long before the first detection in Wuhan, definitively putting to rest the conspiracies that claim it's a lab-made disease, according to top researchers from US, Britain and Australia.
US regulator approves use of malaria drugs for COVID-19 treatments
A limited emergency-use authorisation for two anti-malarial drugs has been issued by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat coronavirus patients, AFP reported.
Coronavirus Update, March 30: The numbers unstop worldwide, most of developed countries suffer
The Covid-19 pandemic has killed more than 33,900 people in 199 countries and territories, made more than 722,000 people infectious. The super small virus is worrying and threatening any human parts on the earth, so is Vietnam, when the epicenters are two biggest centers of population and development.
While the world is batting COVID-19, North Korea fires more missiles than ever
North Korea launched two suspected short-range ballistic missiles, Sunday, the fourth in a series of tests of major weapons this month, the Korea Times reported.
Coronavirus Update: Global death toll crosses 30,000, two-thirds in Europe
The global death toll due to the novel coronavirus has crossed the 30,000-mark, with two-thirds of them in Europe.
Coronavirus latest: What else we still don’t know about?
Scientists and public health experts worldwide have been on the race to identify more about the novel coronavirus that first emerged from Wuhan, China late December. Despite their incredible efforts, there is still much we do not understand, and we are all now part of a planet-wide experiment trying to find answers.
Vietnam calls for adherence to ceasefire in Libya
Vietnam has called on all concerned parties in Libya to abide to the temporary ceasefire in Libya and work to early reach a long-term ceasefire and ensure access to humanitarian aid, at an online meeting of the UN Security Council on Libya on March 26 morning.
Coronavirus doesn't affect only the lungs, new research suggests
New research suggests the coronavirus can even injure healthy coronavirus patients' heart muscles or cause partial heart failure, including among people who do not present respiratory symptoms.
