The Vietnam Peace Committee called on all governments to “join, sign and adopt the Treaty; respect the Treaty as well as international laws and agreements in general, and stop the use of force or threaten the use of force in international relations.” … [Read more...] about Vietnam Peace Committee hails the entry into force of treaty banning nuclear weapons
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South Korea posts worst growth in two decades
South Korea recorded its worst growth in more than two decades in 2020, the central bank said Tuesday, but it is expected to be among the best-performing OECD economies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The country's gross domestic product contracted 1.0 percent in 2020 from a year earlier, the Bank of Korea said, citing weak private spending and exports. It marks the worst annual growth since 1998, when the South Korean economy shrank 5.1 percent in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis. Still, South Korea is expected to be among the countries in the OECD group of developed economies least affected by the pandemic in 2020. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the South's economy -- the world's 12th-largest -- grew 1.1 percent from the previous quarter, data showed, marking a second consecutive quarter of growth amid the pandemic. The central bank said exports expanded 5.2 percent in the fourth quarter from three months earlier, offsetting a slump in private consumption due … [Read more...] about South Korea posts worst growth in two decades
Number of recovered Covid-19 patients jump by 14
This latest case has brought the country’s Covid-19 tally to 1,549 to date. The number of fatalities linked to the virus remains at 35. Further, 20,890 people who had close contact with coronavirus patients or returned to Vietnam from virus-hit regions are under quarantine to curb the spread of the deadly disease. … [Read more...] about Number of recovered Covid-19 patients jump by 14