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To build a climate resilient and low-carbon economy, Vietnam needs to invest approximately $368 billion between now and 2040, according to the World Bank’s Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR). World Bank Group’s Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report
Leading UN agencies issued a joint statement calling for urgent action to address the global food security crisis. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director General Qu Dongyu, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank Group (WBG) President
Multiple deaths have been caused by flooding and extreme high temperatures in eastern China as summer heat descends earlier than usual. Zhejiang province, east of Shanghai, experienced record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday, topping out at 42 degrees Celsius. Coastal provinces Jiangsu
An Antonov-32 aircraft with four passengers on board took off from the main international airport carrying the impeached Sri Lankan leader and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and a bodyguard, immigration officials said. Following months of widespread protests against the
In the wake of Elon Musk’s decision to terminate a 44 billion dollar takeover deal between Tesla and SpaceX, Twitter is considering legal action against him over his decision. It has been announced that the microblogging site, Twitter, has hired
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), to which the slain former prime minister Shinzo Abe also belonged, is expected to dominate today’s legislative elections. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination two days ago has overshadowed the parliamentary election. In many
Disgraced Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has announced he will resign July 13 after protesters stormed his residence and set the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s house on fire. Rajapaksa’s decision to resign on July 13, was revealed by Parliament Speaker
In the early hours of Sunday, 15 people were killed and nine injured when gunmen opened fire at a bar in the Soweto township in South Africa. As the carnage unfolded shortly after midnight, unknown gunmen penetrated the Orlando East
In the capital of Sri Lanka, thousands of protesters stormed the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. After months of protests over mismanagement of the country’s economic crisis, demonstrators from all over the country marched to Colombo demanding his resignation.
A ruling party source told Kyodo News on Friday that Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was killed while delivering a speech two days before a national election in Nara. At approximately 11:30 a.m., Japan’s longest-serving leader was attacked from