un security council to discuss violence coronavirus in myanmar

UN Security Council to discuss violence, coronavirus in Myanmar

NEW YORK CITY: The UN Security Council will hold a videoconference to discuss the escalation of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state and the effect of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, diplomatic sources said on Monday (May 11).
pm receives us asean business council delegation

PM receives US-ASEAN Business Council delegation

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 4 for a delegation of the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) led by its President and CEO Alex Feldman.
vietnam takes on primary un security council duties

Vietnam takes on primary UN Security Council duties

Vietnam has officially undertaken its role as chair of the United Nations Security Council for January and non-permanent member of this council for the 2020-2021 tenure. This has created great opportunities for the country to build its international prestige and reap economic benefits. Khoi Nguyen reports.
bhutans national council chairman to visit vietnam

Bhutan’s National Council Chairman to visit Vietnam

Chairman of the National Council (Upper House) of Bhutan Tashi Dorji will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 11-14, the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for External Affairs has announced.
un security council paralysed over israel gaza violence

UN Security Council paralysed over Israel-Gaza violence

The talks opened at UN headquarters in New York with a moment of silence for the 60 Palestinians who died on Monday.
israel pulls out of race for un security council seat

Israel pulls out of race for UN Security Council seat

Israel on Friday (May 4) dropped out of a race for a Security Council seat in 2019 and 2020 following a campaign by Arab states at the United Nations to block the bid.
un security council moves to confront myanmar crisis

UN Security Council moves to confront Myanmar crisis

The meeting will set the stage for a public session of the top UN body on Thursday, during which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to brief on the crisis.
un security council to prepare further measures against north korea

UN Security Council to prepare 'further measures' against North Korea

The UN Security Council agreed on Wednesday to prepare further measures against North Korea after it carried out a fourth nuclear test.
iib wraps up its 104th council meeting in vietnam

IIB wraps up its 104th Council Meeting in Vietnam

International Investment Bank has successfully held its 104th meeting in Hanoi and marked its return as an international development bank through drastic institutional reform, aiming at a total new level of development.
us poultry council denies vietnams dumping complaint

US poultry council denies Vietnam’s dumping complaint

A Georgia-based trade organization has denied complaints by Vietnamese poultry businesses that chicken products imported from the U.S. are being dumped at below-market prices in Vietnam.
un security council passes resolution on foreign militants

UN Security Council passes resolution on foreign militants

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday (Sep 24) led the UN Security Council in approving a resolution demanding that countries take action to stem the flow of foreign militants to Iraq and Syria.
un security council begins iraq crisis talks

UN Security Council begins Iraq crisis talks

The UN Security Council on Thursday held talks on the unraveling crisis in Iraq, where Kurds seized control of the contested oil city of Kirkuk and Arab jihadists pushed towards Baghdad.
un security council to vote saturday on ukraine resolution

UN Security Council to vote Saturday on Ukraine resolution

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session to vote on a Western-backed resolution denouncing the upcoming referendum in Crimea on switching over to Kremlin rule.
un security council nears deal on syria resolution

UN Security Council nears deal on Syria resolution

The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Friday on a US-Russian resolution on destroying Syria's chemical weapons with several top ministers taking part, diplomats said.
un council passes landmark syria chemical resolution

UN Council passes landmark Syria chemical resolution

The UN Security Council unanimously passed a landmark resolution Friday ordering the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons.