HANOI -- Luong Cuong, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and permanent member of the CPV Central Committee Secretariat, was elected as Vietnam's president on Monday, Vietnam News Agency reported.

The ongoing 8th session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) elected Cuong as president for the tenure until 2026. All 440 deputies present at the meeting, equivalent to 91.67 percent of the total number of NA deputies, voted in favor of Cuong as president. (Vietnam-President)

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YANGON -- At least eight people have died with 18 others missing and 11 hospitalized over injury after a passenger ferry capsized in southern Myanmar, an official from the Myeik Fire Services Department told Xinhua on Monday afternoon.

The accident occurred in Palaw Township of Myeik District in Tanintharyi Region, around 9:15 p.m. local time on Sunday, he said. (Myanmar-Ferry Accident)

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BANGKOK -- Thailand's Pollution Control Department (PCD) on Monday unveiled a comprehensive plan to address a potential surge of air pollution, particularly in the capital Bangkok and surrounding areas during the upcoming haze season.

Despite the Southeast Asian country seeing an 11-percent decrease in average 24-hour PM2.5 concentrations compared to last year's critical period, the greater Bangkok area still recorded 97 days of airborne dust exceeding the national safety standard, said PCD Director-General Preeyaporn Suwannakes. (Thailand-Air Pollution)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesia's newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto on Monday swore in his new cabinet with over 100 members.

The "Red and White Cabinet" as it is officially called, referring to the colors of the Southeast Asian country's national flag, includes new faces as well as members from the administration under Prabowo's predecessor, Joko Widodo. (Indonesia-New Cabinet) Enditem

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