The ceremony to present medical supplies to Cambodia (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi, (VNA) – Vietnam has offered medical supplies,
including 800 ventilators, 2 million medical masks and 300,000 N95 surgical
masks to Cambodia to support the neighbouring country in COVID-19 fight.
Addressing a ceremony on May 20 to symbolically hand over
the supplies to the Cambodian side, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung
expressed his deep sympathy toward Cambodia over the complicated developments of
the
pandemic in the country.
With a mutual support spirit, following the financial assistance
that it provided for Cambodia in April, Vietnam will promptly transport
the medical supplies to Phnom Penh with a hope to help the Cambodian Government and
The United States is in talks with Turkey regarding its plans for Afghanistan amid US troop withdrawal from that country, Acting US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs David Helvey said
Israel’s Defenses Tested as Hamas Fires 2,000 Rockets
Hamas has ruled Gaza since 2006 and fought wars with Israel in 2009, 2012 and 2014. Now, it is setting the pace in a new round of conflict.
Israel came under barrages of more than two thousand rocket fire from Hamas in Gaza starting on May 10 in an unprecedented escalation that saw masses of rockets target Tel Aviv, Ashkelon, and other cities. The rocket fire came amid political tensions in Israel, a Ramadan holiday that brought chaos in Jerusalem and threats by Iran, Hezbollah, and pro-Iranian groups against Israel. Israel responded with targeted strikes against Hamas leaders, buildings in Gaza, and Hamas anti-tank missile teams.
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Honeywell, a defense contractor headquartered in North Carolina, will have to pay a fine to the U.S. State Department after the company provided unauthorized technical data to China.
The shared materials included technical data on the F-35 and F-22 fighter jet programs, as well as information on other weapons systems, according to a charging document from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. In total, the fine amounts to $13 million, split between $8 million paid in civilian penalties and $5 million in “remedial compliance measures,” the State Department said Monday. Aside from China, the information was also distributed to Canada, Ireland, Mexico and Taiwan, according to the State Department.