KUNMING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Yunnan Province on Saturday sent donations of COVID-19 medical supplies to several regions of Vietnam. A total of 200 oxygen machines and 44 ventilators departed Saturday from Yunnan's capital city of Ku...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The streamlined "China-standard" bullet train, or electric multiple unit (EMU) train, for the China-Laos railway arrived at the newly built China-Laos Railway Vientiane Station on Saturday.The EMU train was officially d...

HONG KONG -- Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Saturday that she is upbeat about Hong Kong's future as a global center of innovation and technology (I&T), which will complement Hong Kong's posi...

HANOI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,221 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 3,211 locally transmitted and 10 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, in...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The streamlined "China-standard" bullet train, or electric multiple unit (EMU) train, for the China-Laos railway arrived at the newly built China-Laos Railway Vientiane Station on Saturday. The EMU train was officially ...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Saturday celebrated the World Food Day under the theme "Our actions are our future. Better production, better nutrition, a better environment a...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The streamlined "China-standard" bullet train, or electric multiple unit (EMU) train, for the China-Laos railway arrived at the newly built China-Laos Railway Vientiane Station on Saturday. The EMU train was officially ...

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VIENTIANE, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- As the number of the COVID-19 case keeps rising in Laos, the government on Friday decided to extend the ongoing lockdown by 15 days. Deputy Head of the Prime Minister's Office Thipphakone Chanthavongsa told a press conf...

HANOI, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,797 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 3,789 locally transmitted and eight imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, i...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia collected 3.81 billion U.S. dollars from all sources of taxes in the first nine months of 2021, down 6.38 percent from 4.07 billion dollars over the same period last year, according to official statements on F...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) --A new batch of 2 million doses of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Cambodia on Thursday as the Southeast Asian nation has planned to reopen its socio-economic activities in all areas by the end of the y...

Farmers in Laos are rediscovering ancient practices by cultivating rice and fish in the same field after more modern farming methods are failing to provide them with a liveable income.A farmer in Lao holds up a bag of fresh fish that he has cultivate...

HANOI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,092 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 3,088 locally transmitted and four imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, ...

HANOI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Ministry of Health has approved the vaccination against COVID-19 for children between 12 and 17 years old in the country. According to a circular released by the ministry Thursday, based on the local vaccine suppl...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A new batch of 2 million doses of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Thursday, a senior health official said. A plane carrying the jab landed at the capital's airport ...

TOKYO -- Japan's House of Representatives was dissolved after the reading out the rescript of dissolution at the plenary meeting on Thursday for a general election. The general election will be held on Oct. 31 after the four-year term of lower house ...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The sixth batch of China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines has been handed over to the Lao side upon arrival at the Lao capital Vientiane on Wednesday. Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong, after handing over the ...

BERLIN, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The origins of the coronavirus in a laboratory are unlikely, German biologist and veterinarian Fabian Leendertz told German newspaper Welt in an interview on Sunday. "There are simply so many more occasions when people com...

YANGON -- One million doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China arrived in Yangon Wednesday and another 1 million doses are expected to be delivered Thursday, according to the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar. Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vacc...

HANOI, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,461 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, including 3,458 locally transmitted and three imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Oversupply and a lack of foreign buyers are pushing down condominium prices across the range from high-end to affordable in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, local media reported Wednesday. Data released by real estate ...

SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's export of the information and communications technology (ICT) products hit a record monthly high last month due to a global demand recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, a government report said Wednesday. The I...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The weather bureau of Laos has warned people living in valleys at the bottom of hills and alongside rivers to be alert to the possibility of landslides, flooding and strong winds from tropical cyclone Kompasu. According...

© Provided by Xinhua VIENTIANE, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Mekong River winds along the west side of Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Reeds on the sandbanks sway in the October sunset glow, attracting people to enjoy the beauty of nature.

Vientiane [Laos], October 13 (ANI): Farmers in Laos have urged the local government authorities not to lease lands to the Chinese farmers during the off-season of rice paddies in the country. This came as the NAMPheung company has been leasing at lea...

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- China twice narrowed the gap with host Saudi Arabia but eventually failed to collect a point, losing 3-2 in its FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifier here on Tuesday. Sami Al-Naji scored two first-half goals fo...

New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): India is committed to assist the world in providing the most cost-effective ICT services for accelerating digital transformation by sharing its best practices and knowledge with other nations, said Minister of Sta...

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Sami Al-Naji's two first-half goals helped Saudi Arabia beat China 3-2 in the final round of the FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifiers here on Tuesday. China was outclassed by Australia and Japan in their firs...

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Wang Yang on Tuesday met with Cambodia's Senate President Samdech Say Chhum via video link. Hailing the traditional friendship between China and Cambodia, Wang, chairman of the Chinese People...

HANOI, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 2,949 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the lowest daily number since July 15, including 2,939 locally transmitted and 10 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases we...

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korea will donate COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam and Thailand, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. South Korea will provide 1.1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines for Vietnam and 470,000 doses of the vaccines for ...

New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): With 100 days to go for the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) on Tuesday unveiled 'Our Goal for All' as the official tagline of the a...