HANOI -- Vietnam will keep its annual public debt ceiling at 60 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) during the 2026-2030 period under the government's adjusted public debt strategy, local daily Tien Phong reported Friday.
Under the strategy, signed on Thursday, government debt will remain capped at 50 percent of GDP annually, unchanged from the previous plan, while the ceiling for external debt has been raised from 45 percent to 50 percent of GDP. (Vietnam-Public Debt)
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JAKARTA -- Smoke from forest and land fires in Kalimantan has spread to Jakarta, prompting Indonesia's meteorological agency to urge residents to limit outdoor activities, an official said Friday.
Satellite images showed smoke spreading across Kalimantan and Sumatra and reaching Banten, West Java and Jakarta, said Guswanto, a senior agency official, who cautioned that it was unclear whether the smoke had affected ground-level air quality. (Indonesia-Forest Fires)
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ISLAMABAD -- At least six people were killed and seven others seriously injured when a passenger van overturned in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Friday.
The incident happened in Buner district, where the van lost control while negotiating a turn and plunged into a ravine, police told the media. (Pakistan-Road-Accident)
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Friday celebrated World Food Day 2026 in the far northeastern province of Ratanakiri, aiming to raise awareness and inspire collective action toward food security, improved nutrition, and zero hunger, according to a news release from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).
Under the global theme "Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow," the event brought together government representatives, development partners, farmers, and Indigenous communities to highlight agricultural innovation, sustainable food production, and rural livelihoods. (Cambodia-World Food Day) ■
