TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost in one of two by-elections held ahead of the general election this weekend but won the other. As two LDP lawmakers resigned, the by-elections for vacant seats in the upper chamber of parliam...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee has resolved to systematically address issues concerning the inflation rate and debt, while creating more jobs. The party's 11th tenure central committee ado...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism has launched the Lao Tourism Recovery Roadmap for 2021-2025, aiming to support the recovery of the tourism sector in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak by promoting do...

HANOI, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 4,045 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 4,028 locally transmitted and 17 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, incl...

Manila [Philippines], October 24 (ANI): Scaling up its number of protests against Beijing's actions in the South China Sea (SCS), the Philippines this year have made the highest number of diplomatic protests to the communist regime in comparison to l...

YANGON -- Myanmar's Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for COVID-19 on Saturday announced further extension of the closure of schools nationwide until the end of October. The move was made in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 a...

Beijing [China], October 23 (ANI): There have been numerous changes in the Western Theatre Command (WTC) lately by Chinese President Xi Jinping. According to a news piece published in The Hong Kong Post, five new appointments were made in the PLA inc...

HANOI, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,373 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 3,361 locally transmitted and 12 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, in...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian police have arrested six men for allegedly trafficking and possessing over 200 kg of illicit drug, the National Police reported on Saturday. The suspects were caught on Friday during a raid at a house in Sre ...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Saturday lifted a ban on all flights from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines after most of the kingdom's population have been vaccinated against the COVID-19, Health Minister Mam Bunheng said in a pres...

Kuala Lumpur( Malaysia), October 23,(ANI/Newsvoir): The COVID -19 has reduced its intensity with the onset of the vaccines and stringent lockdown rules imposed by the countries and governments across the globe, but in no way it has stopped completely...

HANOI, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,985 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 3,977 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. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government on Friday approved the draft budget of about 8.5 billion U.S. dollars for the government spending in 2022, up 8.4 percent compared to that of 2021. The approval was made during a weekly Cabinet...

Hong Kong, October 22 (ANI): China is continuously violating international obligations and has been involved in the abuse of international bodies through its political, economic clout and unconstrained power, a media report said. Beijing has imposed ...

© Provided by Xinhua NANNING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region handled 235 China-Vietnam freight train trips in the first nine months of this year, up 117 percent year on year.The number has surpassed that of the wh...

HANOI, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,636 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 3,618 locally transmitted and 18 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, in...

Zurich [Switzerland], October 21 (ANI): October 2021 was a busy month in international football, with qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, friendlies, and the final rounds of the UEFA Nations League all on the agenda. A total of 160 fixtures...

NANNING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region handled 235 China-Vietnam freight train trips in the first nine months of this year, up 117 percent year on year. The number has surpassed that of the whole year of 2020, sai...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Ministry of Health on Thursday reported two new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 49. Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control under the Lao Minis...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Wednesday launched a Siem Reap provincial tourism development master plan 2021-2035, aiming at turning the northwestern province into a major tourist destination in the kingdom and in the Southeast Asian re...

HANOI, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,646 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, including 3,635 locally transmitted and 11 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, incl...

Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday quoted Lord Buddha's teaching "Appa Deepo Bhava" meaning 'be your own light' and said it is the motivation for India to become self-reliant. The Prime Min...

Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 20 (ANI): Sri Lankan Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parinirvana Stupa on Wednesday after the inauguration of the Kushinagar International Airport in the city. Following ...

TOKYO -- Japan's auto exports dropped 40.3 percent in September from the previous year, as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the supply chain in Southeast Asia and a worldwide semiconductor shortage forced domestic automakers to cut production, governm...

Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 20 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa along with ministerial colleagues and a group of around 100 Buddhist monks arrived at Kushinagar International Airport to attend the inaugural ceremony ...