HANOI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 8,620 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 8,597 locally transmitted and 23 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the total tally to 154,306, with at least 1,306 deaths...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Sunday that the kingdom's first-ever oil extraction had come to a full stop after Singapore-based oil and gas firm KrisEnergy had filed for liquidation. KrisEnergy...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Sunday lowered the kingdom's economic growth forecast to 2.5 percent in 2021 from its earlier projection of 4.1 percent, due to the COVID-19. The economy in the Southeas...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- A plane carrying a new batch of China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine touched down in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Sunday, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said. A new batch of vaccine arrived on...

More than 200 employees at two major hospitals in San Francisco, in the western U.S. state of California, have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a report Saturday in The New York Times.Most of the staff members at Zuckerberg San Franc...

HANOI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 8,624 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 8,620 locally transmitted and four imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the total tally to 145,686, with 1,306 ...

U.S. politicians are seeking to restrict Chinese purchases of American farmland amid fears that such purchases - while so far affecting a miniscule share of U.S. agricultural land - could ultimately pose a threat to the U.S. food supply chain.The Hou...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet virtually with Southeast Asian officials every day next week, a senior state department official said Saturday, as Washington seeks to show the region it's a U.S. priority while also addre...

VIENTIANE, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Laos reported another record high of 380 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, according to the Lao Ministry of Health. Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control under the Lao Ministry of Heal...

by Xinhua writer Yan Jie MANILA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Hyping up the so-called "China threat" is Washington's habitual trick as it needs excuses for transforming the South China Sea into a hunting ground for its geopolitical self-interest. Geared up to...

KAMPALA -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday directed the military to take over COVID-19 screening at the country's Entebbe International Airport. Museveni said in a televised address that the medical arm of the military should screen depar...

PHNOM PENH, July 31 (Xinhua) -- A plane carrying a new batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine landed in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Saturday, giving another boost to the country in its vaccination drive. Health ministry's secretary of state Yok Sa...

© Provided by Xinhua More ironically, when urging others to follow international law, the United States itself refuses to join the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which is a vivid reflection of Washington's hypocrisy.

© Provided by Xinhua PHNOM PENH, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Vendors sell raw seafoods, meats, vegetables at markets in Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital.

HANOI, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 8,649 new cases of COVID-19 infections on Friday, including 8,622 locally transmitted and 27 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the total tally in Vietnam to...

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will next month travel to Singapore and Vietnam, "two critical Indo-Pacific partners," the White House confirmed on Friday.Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc first announced the visit on Thursday, as he met in Han...