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Xinhua/APP Hanoi: The Vietnamese government is introducing a green finance classification system to promote and guide the expansion of sustainable investments, stated State Bank of Vietnam Deputy Governor Pham Thanh Ha. According to…

News Desk Beijing: The China National Meteorological Centre issued a blue alert for rainstorms on Saturday as heavy downpours are forecast to lash parts of China. Heavy rains are forecast to hit parts of Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou,…

News Desk New York: We’ve been going to conferences for so long, telling our story, but it seemed like we weren’t getting anywhere. I have come to view summits as “talkfests with no action”, said Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi. Niue,…

News Desk Riyadh: The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has finalised the addition of 47 new sites to its World Heritage List, where member states nominated 50 natural, cultural and mixed sites. During the…

News Desk Kampala: Nearly 60 internally displaced people have died from starvation, including 33 children and 27 adults (17 women and 10 men) in the central Congo province of Kwilu, according to the Provincial Humanitarian Commission on…

News Desk New York: Our sovereignty is not negotiable, and we will be working with the international community to bring an end to unnecessary conversations in academic and diplomatic circles that question Tuvalu’s statehood, said Tuvalu…

News Desk United Nations: A staggering 900 million people living in low-lying coastal zones are at risk of losing their homes due to rising sea levels and other climate effects, and the issue extends far beyond coastal communities,…

Xinhua/APP Seoul: Cancer remained South Korea's top cause of death in 2022, causing 162.7 deaths per 100,000 people, a slight increase from the previous year’s rate of 161.1 deaths, according to the Statistics Korea statistical office.…

News Desk New York: The world has taken a step towards building a stronger international system for dealing with future pandemics, with United Nations member states adopting a political declaration aimed at closing the gaps exposed by…

News Desk Wellington: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake with strong shaking shook New Zealand’s South Island on Wednesday. According to GeoNet, the earthquake occurred at 9:14 a.m. (2114 GMT Tuesday) and was 11km deep and located within 45km…