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HANOI, Nov 15 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnamese Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, and his New Zealand counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, yesterday, witnessed the signing of bilateral cooperation documents, after their talks here.

Cooperation deals between the ministries of education, and transport were signed. One of the deals involves civil aviation cooperation.

DHAKA, Nov 15 (NNN-BSS) – The World Bank’s Vice President for South Asia, Martin Raiser, reaffirmed the bank’s continued support, to help Bangladesh navigate through the current economic challenges and achieve resilient and inclusive growth.

“We’re ready to lend our full support to these efforts at this challenging time,” he said, after meeting with Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, during his visit to the country, which concluded on Sunday.

PHNOM PENH, Nov 15 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Brunei, yesterday, vowed to reinforce their bilateral relations and cooperation for mutual benefits, according to a joint statement.

The statement was issued at the end of a one-day state visit of Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah to Cambodia, as the two countries marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year.

During the visit, the sultan had a meeting with Cambodian King, Norodom Sihamoni, and also met with Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, the statement said.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Pakistan, Ghana and Bangladesh will be among the first recipients of funding from a G7 'Global Shield' initiative to provide funding to countries suffering climate disasters, the programme announced on Monday at the COP27 summit in Egypt.

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — President Joe Biden will sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday for their first in-person meeting since the U.S. president took office nearly two years ago, amid increasing tensions between the two superpowers as they compete for global influence.

MOSCOW, November 14. /TASS/. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has made his country bankrupt and deprived its citizens of a future, a top Russian lawmaker said on Monday.

Vyacheslav Volodin, Russian State Duma Speaker, wrote on his Telegram channel, "Today, Kiev is spending more than half of its revenues, or 57.9%, on debt servicing, this is why it is forced to ask for new loans. Ukraine is a bankrupt state."

BANGKOK, November 14. /TASS/. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum Week opens in the Thai capital of Bangkok on Monday.

From November 14 and through November 19, the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center is to host meetings of senior APEC officials, ministerial meetings, plenary sessions, exhibitions and a number of other events related to the forum. It will end with a meeting of APEC Economic Leaders’ meeting on November 18-19, which will be attended by representatives of 21 economies.

SHENYANG, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- BMW Group's joint venture in China, BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. (BBA), will invest 10 billion yuan (about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars) into a new battery production project in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

The signing ceremony of the project was held Friday in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning. The signed agreement will see BBA expand battery production capacity at its Shenyang production base.

BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The 17th Group of 20 (G20) Summit, scheduled to take place here from Tuesday to Wednesday, is expected to build global consensus and bolster confidence in world economic recovery.

Experts and business leaders worldwide pin their hope on major economies to strengthen coordination on macroeconomic policies and promote multilateralism, openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation.

BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Monday for the 17th Group of 20 (G20) Summit.

On the theme of "Recover Together, Recover Stronger," the G20 Summit will open on Tuesday with a focus on strengthening the global health architecture, accelerating sustainable energy transition and promoting digital transformation.

It will be followed by the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting in the Thai capital of Bangkok.