Day: October 22, 2022

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Vietnam, UN Agreed To Continue Strengthen Multilateralism

HANOI, Vietnamese President, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, agreed yesterday, to continue to strengthen multilateralism, with the United Nations playing a central role, amid unpredictable developments in the world, and regional political and security issues.

 

The two sides held talks in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, as part of activities during Guterres’ two-day official visit to Vietnam, according to a statement released on the Vietnamese government portal, yesterday.

 

The two sides stressed the need to strengthen solidarity, cooperation and compliance with international law.

 

The Vietnamese leader and UN chief also agreed to further enhance relations between the UN and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and promote the role of the bloc in tackling regional issues.

 

During the talks, Phuc suggested the UN continue to support Vietnam in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as, help Vietnam develop policies to mobilise international funds, in implementing long-term recovery in a greener, more sustainable and self-resilient way.

 

He also expressed his wish that the UN will help his country realise its commitment, to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

 

Source: Nam News Network

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Malaysia Reported 2,256 New COVID-19 Infections, Three More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia reported 2,256 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,877,387, according to the health ministry.

 

There are six new imported cases, with 2,250 cases being local transmissions, data released by the ministry showed.

 

Three new deaths have been reported, pushing the death toll to 36,440.

 

The ministry reported 1,363 new recoveries, lifting the total number of cured and discharged to 4,814,421.

 

There are 26,526 active cases, with 47 being held in intensive care and 17 of those in need of assisted breathing.

 

The country reported 1,637 vaccine doses administered yesterday. 86.1 percent of the population received at least one dose, 84.3 percent are fully vaccinated and 49.8 percent have received the first booster, and 1.6 percent have received the second booster.

 

Source: Nam News Network

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Laos To Resume That Luang Festival To Boost Economic Recovery

VIENTIANE, The Lao government is scheduled to resume the annual That Luang Festival, so as to boost economic recovery and preserve the country’s cultural traditions, after it was cancelled for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The Lao authorities are inviting businesses from China, Thailand and Vietnam, to take part in a trade fair, which will take place on Nov 4-8, on the sidelines of the That Luang Festival in the Lao capital, Vientiane.

 

Director of the Vientiane Industry and Commerce Department, Vanmany Phimmasane, told a press conference that, the festivities and the trade fair will involve exciting activities.

 

The trade fair will exhibit Lao-made products, tourism products, as well as, railway, expressways and logistics parks, alongside goods made under the “One District, One Product” scheme.

 

The That Luang Festival is one of the most important religious festivals in Laos, which was observed by Lao people from all over the country. The main religious activities will include the traditional wax castle procession, and almsgiving.

 

Source: Nam News Network

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Brunei’s Private Property Price Dropped 0.9 Percent In Second Quarter

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei’s property price recorded a year-on-year drop of 0.9 percent, in the second quarter this year, the country’s central bank said, yesterday.

 

According to the latest statistics from the Brunei Darussalam Central Bank, the Brunei Darussalam Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) was at 93.1 in the second quarter, a year-on-year decrease of 0.9 percent.

 

Based on banks’ mortgage data, there were 130 transactions for private residential properties in the second quarter, a 4.8 percent increase compared to the first quarter.

 

Majority of transactions were detached houses (54.6 percent), terrace houses (19.2 percent), semi-detached houses (18.5 percent), apartments (5.4 percent), and land (2.3 percent).

 

The overall median purchase price for all types of private residential properties was 249,500 Brunei dollars (175,209 U.S. dollars), in the second quarter, a yearly drop of 10.9 percent.

 

RPPI measures the rate at which prices of private residential properties purchased by households, change over time.

 

Source: Nam News Network

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Sailing: J/70 world championship, the top level challenge hosted in Monaco 

Preparation and a training session for the J/70 sailboat World Championship

17 October , 2022 – Monaco ( Principality of Monaco) Preparation and a training session for the J/70 sailboat World Championship

MONACO, Oct. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The sailing world has gathered in Monaco for the J/70 world championship. For the 2022 edition, more than 400 sailors from 23 nations and 90 boats are ready to go at sea and the competition looks tough with half the participants having already seen their names on trophies as the Olympics, the America’s Cup or other top circuits. “When you go to a world championship you know you will sail against the top people in the class. Everyone we expected to be here is here. At the end of the day, it’s about each team executing, getting the job done and being consistent,” explains the US veteran of the America’s Cup and multiple world championships Chris Larson. “It’s not so much about the other individual competitor, it’s about you going and getting your job done,” he adds. Larson is sailing with Smokeshow team alongside the world champion sailor Alan Terhune, the experienced J/70 sailor Patrick Wilson and the owner Paul Sevigny.

On the Monaco quays it is possible to run into the Brazilian legend Torben Grael (five Olympic medals, four of them in the Star class), the Italian sailor Pietro Sibello (in charge of the mainsail on the Italian Challenger Luna Rossa at the last America’s Cup) and British sailor and Olympic medalist Saskia Clark. And the list goes on taking in Luis Bugallo, Marshall King, Ian Wilson, Peter Duncan, Jud Smith and Paul Ward, who’ve been crowned J/70 World Champions in recent years. Luca Domenici, José María Torcida Seghers and Jonathan Calascione complete the class line-up with their European results.

“First of all, to us hosting the world championship means the ending of the pandemic because it should have been held in 2021, but it had to be postponed to 2022 – summarizes Oliver Campana, presidentof the Monaco J/70 Class Association – It is also very meaningful to us as the last one we had here in Monaco was in 1976. Therefore, to host such an important competition with 90 boats coming from all over the world is an honor for the Yacht Club.” This World Championship also sheds light on environmental initiatives adopted by the YCM: “Our Committee Boat has been operating on biodiesel for five years now. As for those of our semi-rigid safety boats which aren’t electric, they are running on bioethanol. We have dynamic positioning buoys that avoid any damage to the seabed. And last but not least, this J/70 World Championship is partnered with RAMOGE, one of the longest established environmental protection agreements in the world,” concludes Campana.

The event is organized by Yacht Club de Monaco, in partnership with the Monegasque Sailing Federation, FxPro, Xerjoff, Sebago and technical sports clothing brand Slam which is supplying garments for all crew members on the podium.

For more information:

LaPresse SpA Communication and Press Office Director
Barbara Sanicola – barbara.sanicola@lapresse.it

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