A vaccination station in Luang Prabang, Laos (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Laos and Malaysia areworking on their COVID-19 vaccination efforts in a bid to curb the spread ofthe pandemic.
The Lao Ministry of Health on June 12 saidthere were 712,793 locals or 9.7 percent of the population getting the firstshot of COVID-19 vaccines and 385,921 or 5.26 percent fully vaccinated with twoshots.
On June 13, the country logged six newinfections in three localities, consisting of five domestic and one importedcases.
To date, the national tally has hit 1,996 cases,with 1,862 recoveries and three deaths.
Meanwhile, in Malaysia, the government hasintroduced an initiative dubbed the Public-Private Partnership Industrial COVID-19Immunisation Programme (PIKAS) to cater for the manufacturing sector.
According to the Malaysian Ministry of InternationalTrade and Industry (Miti), as “Phase Four” of the National COVID-19Immunisation Programme (NIP), PIKAS will begin on June 16 with on-sitevaccination at designated factories and industrial locations.
In a related movement, a call centre has beenset up to contact individuals who did not show up for their vaccinationappointment. Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said theinitiative began on June 12 at the vaccination centre in Kampung Ampang IndahCommunity Hall, Ampang, where seven telephone operators had been trained forthe purpose.
The pilot project involved 177 individuals inthree categories: those who have received appointment dates in the MySejahteraapp but did not provide feedback, those absent for their second dose, andindividuals who failed to show up for their first jab./.
Malaysian Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said on June 10 that the Government will do its best to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure that economic recovery will continue, starting from the second half of this year.
Laos is stepping up the COVID-19 vaccination programme while the Philippine Government is also encouraging its people to get inoculated against the coronavirus disease.
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a loan of 400 million USD to support reforms that will help the Government of Indonesia increase the depth, improve the efficiency, and strengthen the resilience of the financial sector.
In his article, Oscar Sanchez Serra highlighted President Ho Chi Minh’s founding of the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper on June 21, 1925, which marked the birth of Vietnam's revolutionary press rooted in a bold and far-sighted vision.
Several ASEAN meetings are scheduled to take place in Port Dickson this September, including the Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) for ASEAN Plus Three (APT), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the 15th ASEAN Maritime Forum, and the 13th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum.
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered the urgent implementation of a national policy to crack down on all forms of call centre scams, online fraud, and illegal gambling, which are now considered threats to national security.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and EAEU Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev jointly declared the conclusion of FTA talks on the sidelines of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), according to the statement.
The article stressed that throughout his revolutionary career, the founder of modern Vietnam consistently regarded the revolutionary press as a vital part of the Vietnamese Party’s and nation’s revolutionary struggle.
Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
Connectivity is expected to improve further with the completion of the fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge by the end of 2025, facilitating logistics and agricultural exports to Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
Prensa Latina's recent article on Vietnam’s assurance of smooth and effective transition to a leaner structure highlighted Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s latest directions on implementing 28 resolutions regarding the decentralisation and delegation of authority.
The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.
A vaccination station in Luang Prabang, Laos (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) 
