According to Reuters and VNA, at a news conference on May 20, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison stressed that his new government would prioritise the implementation of measures to reduce taxes, the adaptation of anti-terrorism laws and the adjustment of National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Other
priorities include: the development of the law of protection of farmers, the
implementation of the mental health care plan and social media reform towards
anti-violence. In addition, PM Scott Morrison affirmed that there would not be
major changes of personnel in the new government.
Morrison’s Liberal-led
conservative coalition has won or is leading in 76 seats in the 151-seat House
of Representatives, the number needed to form a majority government, according
to the Australian Electoral Commission. The final result of the Australian
federal election is expected to announce this weekend.
Source: NDO
The first summit between the European Union (EU) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Brussels, Belgium, marked an important step forward in their bilateral relations.
The 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-45) opened in Vientiane on October 19.
Many countries are grappling with rapidly aging population. As population aging becomes an irreversible global trend with significant impacts on economic and social sectors, nations face the urgent task of creating flexible policies to adapt to and make the most of this trend to build prosperous and sustainable societies.
With a series of stimulus measures, the world tourism industry is on the way to recovery as before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. Facing the opportunity to take off, the "smokeless industry” is expected to strongly contribute to global economic growth while promoting potential and cohesion, contributing to peace and sustainable development.
The danger from the COVID-19 pandemic is still latent, threatening people’s health and lives in the context that the immunity provided from the COVID-19 vaccine has decreased. Many other dangerous diseases are also likely to break out when the global vaccination rate slows down, due to inequality in access to health services, vaccine hesitancy, and consequences of economic recession.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is witnessing a rise in the sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia, according to Maybank Investment Bank Research (Maybank IB Research).
