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The World Bank said on Tuesday that it had approved a fisheries project in the Solomon Islands, its third new project announced for the Pacific country in as many weeks. The $13.5 million project will strengthen regional fisheries management to better protect it from illegal fishing, according to the World Bank. It is one of four projects worth in total $130 million that is part of the World Bank's historic increase in support to the Solomon Islands. Stephen Ndegwa, the World Bank's country director for Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands told Reuters last week that the boost in funding was a culmination of several years of engagement supporting the Solomon Island's development. Ndegwa said the World Bank expected to announce 40 new projects in the Pacific this financial year worth more than $1 billion. … [Read more...] about World Bank approves third new project for Solomon Islands

Pham Ngoc Phuong Anh has been selected as the Vietnamese representative at Miss International 2022, an international beauty contest which is scheduled to be held in Japan this December. Phuong Anh performs Japanese dance at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 13. The announcement of Phuong Anh as the nation’s representative was made at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 13. Tuong San, a Top 8 finisher at Miss International 2019, presented a crown and sash to Phuong Anh, giving plenty of encouragement to the local ahead of the start of the global pageant. The ceremony also witnessed the participation of Sireethorn Leearamwat, Miss International 2019, Stephen Diáz, marketing director of Miss International, and Thuy Dung, the Vietnamese representative at Miss International 2017. 22-year-old Phuong Anh stands at 1.77 metres tall, with measures of 87-61-93. The girl, hailing from Ho Chi Minh City, first rose to prominence by winning the first … [Read more...] about Phuong Anh to represent Vietnam at Miss International 2022

GENEVA -- The World Trade Organization agreed on the first change to global trading rules in years on Friday as well as a deal to boost the supply of COVID-19 vaccines in a series of pledges that were heavy on compromise. The deals were forged in the early hours of the sixth day of a conference of more than 100 trade ministers that was seen as a test of the ability of nations to strike multilateral trade deals amid geopolitical tensions heightened by the Ukraine war. Delegates, who had expected a four-day conference, cheered after they passed seven agreements and declarations just before dawn on Friday. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told them: "The package of agreements you have reached will make a difference to the lives of people around the world. The outcomes demonstrate that the WTO is in fact capable of responding to emergencies of our time." Earlier she had appealed to WTO members to consider the "delicate balance" required after nearly round-the-clock talks that … [Read more...] about WTO strikes global trade deals after ‘roller coaster’ talks