HANOI, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Over two-thirds of Vietnam's 63 provincial-level localities started their new school year on Sunday amid the worst ever wave of COVID-19 infections in the country, Vietnam News Agency reported. The school opening ceremonies...

MANILA -- The Philippine Airlines (PAL) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States to pursue a restructuring plan to keep the company afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline said on Saturday. The airline said the move is "to allo...

HANOI, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 9,521 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, which are all locally transmitted, according to the country's Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the country's total tally to 511,170, with 12,793 deaths, t...

KABUL -- The Taliban military chief on Saturday ordered Taliban members to avoid aerial gun firing after two people were killed and 10 wounded on Friday night in Kabul, a Taliban media official confirmed. Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, military chief of Tal...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Saturday received an additional 2.5 million doses of China's Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19 as the Southeast Asian country continued to fight the pandemic. A plane carrying the new batch of Chinese vaccin...

VIENTIANE, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Local cases of COVID-19 continued to increase and spread across multiple provinces in Laos, with 64 new infections reported on Saturday. Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control under the Lao M...

HANOI, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported another record high of 14,922 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, surpassing the previous record of 14,224 cases on Monday, according to the country's Ministry of Health. The new infections, including 14,894 loca...

Bangkok [Thailand], September 3 (ANI): As part of the ongoing Mission SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region), INS Airavat arrived at Sattahip, Thailand with COVID relief material on Friday. The ship is delivering 300 oxygen concentrators b...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - In a congratulatory message on the occasion of Vietnam's National Day, Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber hoped for the development of economic and trade ties between Tehran and Hanoi. - Politics news - In his Thursday ...

Hanoi has proposed the establishment of a free-trade zone between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Eurasian Economic Union to boost regional cooperation, Russia's Eastern Economic Forum has heard."I offer a number of steps that will...

SYDNEY - Australia and the United States have commemorated the 70th anniversary of the ANZUS defense accord. Analysts have said while the Australia, New Zealand and United States Security Treaty has offered some benefits, it has also drawn Australia ...