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Davos 2025: Trade, tariffs, AI and UN chief Guterres dominate World Economic Forum agenda
DAVOS, Switzlerand (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres ratcheted up his warning about climate change and said the world’s thirst for fossil fuels is a “Frankenstein monster” that spares no one, while calling for greater attention to risks posed by artificial intelligence if its...
Russia says it will help Vietnam become a 'partner country' in the BRICS bloc of developing nations
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russia will facilitate Vietnam's participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country,” the countries said in a joint statement on Wednesday after Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s two-day visit to Hanoi. “The Russian...
AAPI adults prioritize immigration, but split on mass deportations: AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration is an issue that many Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders want the government to focus on this year, but they are sharply divided on what actions President-elect Donald Trump should take when he returns to the White House, according to a new poll....
Vietnam and Russia sign an agreement to expand cooperation on nuclear energy
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam and Russia inked Tuesday an agreement to boost cooperation on nuclear energy during Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s two-day visit to Hanoi. The Southeast Asian country has been trying to revive its nuclear energy plans — after it shelved...
US 'notorious markets' report warns of risks from online pharmacies
BANGKOK (AP) — Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or dangerous drugs, according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s annual report on “ notorious markets.” The report also singled out 19 countries...
Today in History: January 7, gunmen kill 12 at Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2025. There are 358 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 7, 2015, masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French newspaper that had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, methodically killing 12...
The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024
It was a life that took him from peanut farming to the presidency. While former President Jimmy Carter ’s time in the White House only lasted one term, the decades afterward were defined by humanitarian work that affected people all around the world. Founding the Carter Center with...
US ambassador to Vietnam says US arms manufacturers could help boost Vietnam's military capabilities
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. weapons manufacturers could work with Vietnamese counterparts to help build up Vietnam's armed forces, the U.S. ambassador to the southeast Asian country said on Thursday. “Our goal is to ensure that Vietnam has what it needs to defend its interests at...
Chinese online retailer Temu suspended in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has suspended the operations of Chinese online retailer Temu after it failed to meet a government deadline to register the company by the end of November. It is unclear if Temu, a unit of Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo, will be allowed to resume...
Vietnam approves $67 billion high-speed railway project between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam on Saturday approved the construction of a high-speed railway connecting the capital Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi Minh city in the south at an estimated cost of $67 billion. The ambitious railway line will stretch 1,541 kilometers (957 miles) between...
