VIENTIANE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Ministry of Health reported 1,344 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising the total to 61,239. In the past 24-hour period, seven more patients died of the disease, bringing the death toll to 126, according to a ...

WASHINGTON - A top U.S. national security official says Washington and Beijing are "in the very early stages" of discussions that could eventually tamp down military tensions but that China's seriousness will have to be tested.Kurt Campbell, U.S. Nat...

HANOI, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- A national memorial service was held Friday night across Vietnamese localities to mourn those who lost their lives to COVID-19. A nationally televised ceremony commenced on-site at 8:00 p.m. local time in both the Vietnames...

HANOI, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 9,625 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, including 9,617 locally transmitted and eight imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities...

HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Friday that the Chief Executive in Council, in accordance with the Legislative Council Ordinance, has specified Jan. 1, 2022 as the commencement date of the seve...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 180-million-U.S.-dollar loan to help three cities in Cambodia improve urban infrastructure and boost economic competitiveness, the ADB said in a statement on Friday. The ...

New York [US], November 19 (ANI): Counsellor Phan Ho The Nam, political coordinator of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) on Friday called for a comprehensive political solution to the situation in Afghanistan, reported VOV Worl...

VIENTIANE, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming opening of the China-Laos Railway will represent the end of a long "road of dreams" for the Lao people, Daovone Phachanthavong, the vice executive president of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Indus...

NEW DELHI -- In a surprise move, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced to withdraw all the three farm laws passed by the Indian Parliament last year. "We will complete the process of the repealing all the three farm laws in the fort...

VIENTIANE, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Laos is expecting to earn about 463 million U.S. dollars from the sale of minerals domestically and for export in the last three months of 2021, after earning 1,464 million U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2021....

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 19 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam has reported additional 10,223 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours as of 4 pm on Thursday. They included 14 imported cases and 10,209 locally-transmitted cases in 60 cities and provinces nationwide...

© Provided by Xinhua The China-Laos railway will drastically cut the cost of transportation in Laos, which will be beneficial to trade and investment, as well as attract more visitors. When the railway comes into full service, the cost of imported g...

State Department bureaucrats were so traumatized by the Afghan withdrawal that they cried, sought counselling, and cuddled therapy dogs to get by. Never mind the Afghans; these suits are the real victims."American foreign policy is horrendous 'cause ...

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 18 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Counsellor Phan Ho The Nam, political coordinator of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the UN, has highlighted the importance of dialogue seeking a comprehensive political solution to the situation in Afgha...

Beijing [China], November 18 (ANI): China on Thursday claimed that two supply vessels from the Philippines trespassed the waters of the disputed Nansha Islands. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian remarks come in response to the Philippine...

by Chanthaphaphone Mixayboua, Zhang Jianhua VIENTIANE, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Most of the Lao people agreed with the government's plan to reopen schools across the country, despite their worries about the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lao government is plannin...

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 18 (ANI/VOVWORLD): A Vietnam Airlines flight departing from the Republic of Korea (RoK) landed at Da Nang International Airport on Wednesday, bringing nearly 30 foreign tourists to local destinations under a pilot program to...

HANOI, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 10,223 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 10,209 locally transmitted and 14 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities. The infect...

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 18 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam was elected by UNESCO member states as a member of the Executive Board for the 2021-2025 term at a plenary session of the UNESCO General Assembly held on Wednesday at its Paris-based headquarters. ...

Vientiane [Laos], November 18 (ANI): Laos workers who were hired by Chinese companies for construction projects, undertaken six years ago are still waiting for their payments. These workers were hired to build homes for villagers displaced by the con...

VIENTIANE, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Ministry of Health on Thursday reported a new high of 1,401 new COVID-19 cases, up 95 compared to the previous record of 1,306 cases on Tuesday. Among the new cases, 1,384 were local infections, raising the tota...

by Chanthaphaphone Mixayboua, Zhang Jianhua VIENTIANE, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming opening of China-Laos Railway will represent the end of a long "road of dreams" for the Lao people, Daovone Phachanthavong, the vice executive president of the La...

STATE DEPARTMENT - Here's a look at what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats have been doing this week:Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, SenegalBlinken is visiting Africa November 15-20, with stops in Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal. He...

Manila [Philippines], November 18 (ANI): The Philippine foreign ministry has said that Chinese Coast Guard vessels fired water cannons at boats delivering supplies to Philippine military personnel in Ayungin Shoal in the disputed South China Sea and ...

© Provided by Xinhua With China's timely and regular vaccine supply during the past months, Cambodia has reached herd immunity earlier than planned and has recently reopened all sectors in the kingdom.PHNOM PENH, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- T

HANOI, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's central Quang Nam province on Wednesday welcomed 29 foreign tourists, the first quarantine-free international travelers to the country in 20 months, amid efforts to revive tourism post-COVID-19 restrictions. The a...

HANOI, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 9,849 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, including 9,839 locally transmitted and 10 imported ones, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, includ...

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 17 (ANI/VOVWORLD): National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has become the first Vietnamese airline licensed to fly regularly to the US as the airlines on Tuesday received a permit from the US Federal Aviation Administration (...

PHNOM PENH -- A plane carrying another batch of 2 million doses of the China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the capital of Cambodia on Wednesday. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen welcomed the Chinese vaccines at the Phnom P...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- A plane carrying another batch of 2 million doses of the China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the capital of Cambodia on Wednesday. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen welcomed the Chinese vacci...

WASHINGTON / PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - The United States announced sanctions against two high-level Cambodian military officials last week, setting off a storm of invectives from Phnom Penh and ratcheting up tensions related to Chinese development aroun...

© Provided by Xinhua Five years on, with the completion of the railroad just weeks away, the natural environment along the China-Laos railway remains as verdant and lush as it was before the earthmovers arrived. by Chanthaphaphone Mix

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 16 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam confirmed 9,650 new infections of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the highest rise in daily cases since September 26. The national tally now hits 1,045,397 cases while 870,997 patients have recovered. Ho Chi ...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 16 (ANI): Indian recurve men's and women's teams entered the finals of their respective events at the Asian Archery Championships 2021 on Tuesday. The compound teams, however, lost in the semi-finals and will now fight fo...

SHARJAH, UAE, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Wu Lei scored from a spot kick as China came back from one goal down to hold Australia 1-1 in the final round of 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers here on Tuesday. The result lifted Australia to 11 points, five ad...

MACAO -- Ho Iat Seng, chief executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), Tuesday delivered the policy address for the fiscal year 2022, stressing efforts to strengthen the epidemic prevention system and promote the stable recovery ...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): As the host of the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit, Cambodia's priority is to enhance multilateralism in order to achieve a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient post-pandemic socio-economic rec...

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 16 (ANI/VOVWORLD): At 8.00 pm this Friday, Buddhist temples across Vietnam will toll bells, light candles, burn incense, and pray for those who have died from COVID-19. The event will be held in coordination with a national ...

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 16 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nguyen Phuong Tra has underscored the necessity for promoting negotiation and trust-building efforts among relevant parties in Syria, with ac...

Vientiane [Laos], November 16 (ANI): A China-based company's plans to build a 100-metre statue of the Buddha in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition on the Mekong river bank in Vientiane, Laos has sparked anger among the local citizens as most of them fol...

HANOI, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 9,650 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 9,641 locally transmitted and nine imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 1...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- As the host of the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit, Cambodia's priority is to enhance multilateralism in order to achieve a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient post-pandemic socio-economic recovery, Prime Mini...

PINGXIANG, Guangxi, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- This is Fu Jinrong, a veteran who retired from service in 1983.He returned to his home of Guilin in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region the same year.Over the past 38 years, he came to Pingxiang ever...

by Chanthaphaphone Mixayboua, Zhang Jianhua VIENTIANE, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- The world was a very different place five years ago when work began on the China-Laos railway. Much has changed since then, in almost every walk of life. But five years on, wi...

VIENTIANE, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Since the commencement of the China-Laos Railway construction in December 2016, a number of Lao local talents, pursuing their professional development on the railway, have grown into railway engineering masters.Khamphiw...

VIENTIANE -- The Lao People's Revolutionary Party leadership has resolved that Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh will lead other senior officials in the first trip on the Laos-China railway from Lao capital, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Tu...

VIENTIANE, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Lao People's Revolutionary Party leadership has resolved that Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh will lead other senior officials in the first trip on the Laos-China railway from Lao capital, local daily Vientiane Ti...

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 15 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam recorded 8,176 new COVID-19 cases in 57 localities on Monday, according to the Health Ministry. Ho Chi Minh city continued to report the highest number of new infections (1,165), followed by An Gia...

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 15 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Quang Nam province, home to tourist hotspot Hoi An, will welcome two charter flights carrying over 400 American tourists under a vaccine passport program this week, according to VnExpress. They will stay a...

BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday met with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen via video link, and promised that China will continue to provide support and assistance within its capacity to Cambodia for pand...

For attorney Esther Agbaje, the desire to make a difference sealed her case for seeking elective office.'I have always had jobs that were in this space of helping people,' said Agbaje, who worked on human rights cases with the U.S. State Department, ...

HANOI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 8,616 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, including 8,603 locally transmitted and 13 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, i...

VIENTIANE, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Lao government has issued a notice, easing anti-COVID-19 restrictions by allowing schools and educational institutes across the country to resume face-to-face teaching and learning. Under the notice signed on Sunday...