Among the headlines for Thursday, 28th January, 2021, Malaysia has dropped to 57th spot in the Corruption Perception Index for 2020 compared to 51st in 2019. 

Also, Vietnam has confirmed its first outbreak of the coronavirus in nearly two months and warned it could be more serious than its last wave of infections, as authorities rushed to contain the spread and test tens of thousands of people.

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