Asia / Oceania

Cuba sends first batch of Abdala vaccine against Covid-19 to Vietnam

Havana, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba sent to Vietnam the first batch of the Abdala (CIGB-66) Covid-19 vaccine, developed by the Havana-based Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), the scientific institution tweeted on Saturday.

DPRK leader thanks Cuban president for congratulations

Pyongyang, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) The secretary general of the Korean Labor Party, Kim Jong Un, thanked Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel for his congratulations on the 73rd anniversary of the founding of this country, the ACNC reported on Saturday.

Huawei executive detained in Canada since 2018 on her way to China

Beijing, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) Huawei Financial Director Meng Wanzhou is traveling to China on Saturday after a judicial agreement allowing her to end the house arrest of almost three years in Canada, on charges of fraud by the United States.

Vietnam FM describes president's visit to Cuba as fruitful

Hanoi, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's visit to Cuba gave a new impulse to the special friendship between the two countries, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said here on Saturda.

Cuba sends first batch of Abdala vaccine against Covid-19 to Vietnam

Bulgaria highlights Vietnam's adquisition of Cuban Abdala vaccine

25 de septiembre de 2021, 8:0Sofia, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) The Barricada website of Bulgaria's Union of Spanish-Speaking Journalists highlighted the acquisition by Vietnam of ten million doses of the Cuban-made Abdala vaccine, the first one produced against Covid-19 in Latin America.

Cuba attends Chinese forums on technology and book publishing

Beijing, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuban representatives on Friday participated in two events hosted by China to promote cooperation in the scientific-technological sphere and the publication of literary works.

Left-wing parties call to support farmers' strike in India

New Delhi, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) Left-wing parties in India called today on the public to support the national strike (Bharat Bandh) called for next Monday by coalition of agrarian unions Samyukta Kisan Morcha.

DPRK Deputy FM: Korean War is not over yet

Pyongyang, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Ri Thae Song, considered 'premature' to declare the end of the Korean War (1950-1953).

Voters' turnout in last Russian elections surpasses those in 2016

Moscow, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) Voters' turnout in the recent elections of candidates to the State Duma (Lower House of Parliament) of the Russian Federation was 51.72%, the Central Elections Commission formarlly reported. It outstrips that of 2016 when 47.88% of the electorate voted.

Gazprom and Aeroflot behind Russia's first green aviation fuel

24 de septiembre de 2021, 0:30

Moscow, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The Russian companies Gazprom Oil and Aeroflot reported the signing of a deal to create the first production of aviation fuel with a minimal carbon footprint from agro-forestry systems.