World News in Brief: April 1

The Lao government has approved the Vientiane 450 Smart City Development Project, aimed at transforming the Lao capital into a modern and smart city.
Police officers are seen on duty in front of the constitutional court in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), April 1, 2025. The RoK’s constitutional court will decide whether to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol on April 4, the court said Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)
Police officers are seen on duty in front of the constitutional court in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), April 1, 2025. The RoK’s constitutional court will decide whether to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol on April 4, the court said Tuesday. (Photo: Xinhua)

* The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s constitutional court will decide whether to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol on April 4, the court said Tuesday.

* China will roll out more facilitation measures for cross-border travel, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday, extending a warm welcome to foreign friends to visit China.

* Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Russia and the United States are continuing talks to resolve the Ukraine conflict, calling it a "complex issue."

* China stands ready to work with India to take the occasion of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties as an opportunity to advance the sound and stable development of bilateral relations, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

* Venezuela's oil production is at "normal" levels at present time, Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez has said.

* Eurozone inflation eased in March, hinting at growing deflationary pressures as U.S. tariffs threaten to dampen exports and economic growth.

* The African Union (AU) Commission is dispatching a high-level delegation of the AU Panel of the Wise to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, to deal with ongoing instability in the country.

* Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani held a phone conversation with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Tuesday, discussing Syria's political process and bilateral ties.

* The use of coal in Finland's energy production will end this spring, as energy companies Helen and Vantaan Energia are set to shut down their last remaining coal-fired power plants, the Finnish government announced on Tuesday.

* Zambia's central bank on Monday launched new banknotes and coins, which the government said marks another step in the evolution of the country's currency. The new banknote and coin family consists of six banknotes and six coins.

* At least three people were killed and over 50 others taken ill following the inhalation of toxic gas leaked from a tanker parked at a chemical factory in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, police said Tuesday.

* At least 11 people from the same family died and four others were injured after a serious traffic accident occurred late Sunday in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, local authorities said Monday.

* Three people have died in a crash between a car and a bus near London's Heathrow Airport, local media reported on Tuesday.

Xinhua