LGUs urged to prioritize maternal and child health, nutrition programs

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos on Friday urged local government units (LGUs) to prioritize maternal and child health, and nutrition programs in their localities in support of the implementation of Republ…

Vietnam attends Singapore Int’l Cyber Security Week 2023

Singapore : A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang attended the Singapore International Cyber Security Week 2023 (SICW 2023) and the 8th ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cyber Security…

Reducing logistics costs essential to increase competitiveness

Hanoi : More efforts are needed to lower logistics costs, which are still kept at a high level, to increase the economy’s competitiveness, according to insiders.Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong said that in recent years, Vietnam…

Record number of firms enter, return to real estate market in Q3: Ministry

Hanoi : A total of 59,559 businesses entered and re-entered the real estate market in the third quarter of 2023, a record number for the period, which represented a rise of 18% year on year, according to head of the Ministry of Construction (MoC)’s Off…

Indonesia to cut 40% garlic imports in 2024

Jakarta : The Agriculture Ministry of Indonesia plans to cut its garlic imports in 2024 by 40% in an effort to encourage domestic production.Head of the National Food Agency (NFA) Arief Prasetyo Adi said the horticultural product import recommendations…

VISUALLY-IMPAIRED LIM BEATS THE ODDS WITH FIRST CLASS DEGREE FROM QIU

KUALA LUMPUR, Despite the challenges posed by congenital visual impairment, a graduate from Quest International University (QIU) Lim Yong Xin has obtained a first-class honours Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology.QIU, in a statement, said at its recent con…

GOV’T SHOULD URGE OIC TO BE MORE DECISIVE ON PALESTINIAN CRISIS – MAPIM

IPOH, The Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations (MAPIM) hopes the government will use its existing position to urge the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United Nations (UN) to take resolute, courageous and principled …