February 2, 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs during his visit to Vietnam. Image Credit: News.lk
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs concludes visit to Vietnam
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Harsha De Silva, recently concluded a visit to Vietnam.
Dr. De Silva called on his counterpart, Mr. Le Hoai Trung, and Mr. Do Thang Hai, Vice Minister of Industry and Trade to discuss a range of issues, including Vietnam’s strategy on economic development and areas of potential bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Kelani bank water supply project to receive foreign assistance
The Kelani right bank water treatment plant will be further developed to serve the increasing water demand in the areas north of Colombo.
The Cabinet has given the green light for the Minister of Finance, Mr. Ravi Karunanayake, to obtain assistance for the project from Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank of France.
Google’s project Loon arrives in Sri Lanka
The Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure, Mr. Harin Fernando, has announced that Google will begin testing its Project Loon initiative in Sri Lanka from this month.
The project aims to deliver a high-speed internet service, powered by balloons, enabling the country to become the first in the world to have universal internet access.
Voting begins in the United States
Voting in the presidential race began in the United States yesterday, with caucuses in the state of Iowa convening to vote for party presidential candidates.
The coming months will see primaries and caucuses being held throughout the country, to select nominees of the Democratic and Republican parties for the nationwide presidential election to be held in November.
Zika declared a public health emergency
The World Health Organization has declared the spread of the Zika virus, a “public health emergency of international concern”.
This alert puts Zika in the same category of concern as Ebola, and was declared amidst an increasing number of cases being reported in over 20 countries.
Africa’s first solar bus unveiled
A prototype of a solar-powered bus, manufactured by Uganda’s Kiira motors, was unveiled yesterday at a stadium in Kampala.
The automakers have described the bus as the first in Africa to use solar energy, and expects to attract partners to manufacture it for the mass market.
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