BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil registered 578 more COVID-19 deaths in t

NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally rose to 31,440,951 on Tuesday as 29,689 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.

VIENTIANE, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Laos saw a record 932 million U.S. dollars in the value of imports and exports for June, according to the latest information from the Lao Trade Portal website.

Hong Kong, July 27 (ANI): China is involved in various disputes with neighbors - including India, Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam - but none approach the degree of danger faced by the democratic na

PHNOM PENH, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Ministry of Health (MoH) on Tuesday confirmed 39 new cases of highly infectious Delta variant of COVID-19, bringing the kingdom's total number of Delta va

PHNOM PENH, July 27 (Xinhua) -- A Cambodian scholar on Monday called on some Western countries not to politicize the COVID-19 origin-tracing issue, saying that any origin-tracing should be scientif

DHAKA -- Bangladesh witnessed a fresh high in both daily cases and new fatalities of COVID-19, registering 15,192 new cases and 247 related deaths in the past 24 hours as of 8:00 a.m. local time Mo

HANOI, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 7,882 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, including 7,859 locally transmitted and 23 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. The n

Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday (local time) announced Veena Reddy, as the first Indian-American to become its Mission Director. "Today, Veena

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ULAN BATOR -- Five people were killed after rain-triggered floods hit the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai over the weekend, the country's National Emergency Management Agency reported on M

Beijing [China], July 26 (ANI): China on Monday announced that the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will conduct an exercise in the disputed South China Sea. The training maneuver will be held in

HANOI, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam on Monday re-elected Pham Minh Chinh as the Vietnamese prime minister for the 2021-2026 tenure, according to voting results.

BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan recorded 3,752 new COVID-19 cases over the

Hong Kong, July 26 (ANI): Pandemic-induced fiscal responses and economic contractions have led to a sharp rise in public debt among rated sovereigns in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region but there is sign

HANOI, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 2,708 new COVID-19 cases between 7 p.m. local time Sunday and 6 a.m. local time Monday, taking the total tally in the country to 101,173, according to th

HANOI, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam on Monday re-elected Nguyen Xuan Phuc as the state president for the 2021-2026 period, according to voting results. Phuc

Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who endured beatings and jail while leading black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority edu

HANOI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's current COVID-19 epicenter Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday night announced that a citywide curfew will be imposed from Monday. According to the decision by mu

HANOI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 7,531 new cases of COVID-19 infections on Sunday, including 7,525 locally transmitted and six imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - BANGKOK -- Thailand on Sunday registered a new high of COVID-19 i

PHNOM PENH, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Sunday reported 819 new COVID-19 infections including 423 imported cases, raising the national total caseload to 72,923, the Ministry of Health (MoH) sai

WASHINGTON/BEIJING - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will make clear to China in upcoming talks that Washington welcomes competition with Beijing, but there needs to be a level playing

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA - U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is heading to Southeast Asia to unify allies concerned by China's growing military abilities as the global coronavirus pandemic continues