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Sun, 05 Dec 2021 08:18:01 GMT
GLOBALink | New route opens in land-sea trade corridor linking China, Laos
CHENGDU, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Two freight trains departed from cities of Chengdu and Chongqing in southwest China respectively on Saturday, which marks the opening of a new cross-border logistics route of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor.C...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 06:49:02 GMT
Cambodian Prince Ranariddh's body arrives home from France
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The body of Cambodian Prince Norodom Ranariddh arrived in Cambodia from France on Sunday for a traditional funeral, a spokesman said. Ranariddh, president of Funcinpec Party and chairman of the Supreme Privy Advisory Co...

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 01:30:01 GMT
1st China-Laos Railway freight train from Kunming arrives in Vientiane
VIENTIANE, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The first China-Laos Railway international freight train from Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province arrived in Lao capital Vientiane on Saturday night. At 11:10 p.m. local time on Saturday, the train fully loaded ...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 16:06:53 GMT
Xiplomacy: Xi's remarks draw blueprint for China-Laos relations
BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, attended the opening ceremony of the China-Laos Railway with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao Pe...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 16:06:52 GMT
Xi's remarks draw blueprint for China-Laos relations
© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, attended the opening ceremony of the China-Laos Railway with Thongloun Sisoulith, general s...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 16:06:10 GMT
Vietnam reports 13,998 new COVID-19 cases, 1,294,778 in total
HANOI, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 13,998 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 13,993 locally transmitted and five imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were reported in southern localities, including...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 12:30:27 GMT
1st cargo train of China-Laos Railway for Laos leaves Mohan railway port
© Provided by Xinhua MENGLA, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The first cargo train of the China-Laos Railway bound for Laos arrived at the Mohan railway port on Saturday morning and passed through the cross-border friendship tunnel.The China-Laos Railway, a land...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 11:55:01 GMT
First cold-chain train launched on China-Laos Railway
KUNMING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- A train carrying 33 refrigerated containers left Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, for Laos Saturday. It is the first train involved in cold-chain logistics on the 1,035-km China-Laos Railway, a landma...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 09:55:40 GMT
'Chinese firms exploiting workers overseas, multiple reports of violations pour in'
Beijing [China], December 4 (ANI): Chinese companies are exploiting workers overseas with multiple reports of violations pouring in from areas including Laos, where workers who were hired for construction projects, undertaken six years ago are still ...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 07:44:01 GMT
U.S. Treasury says no major trading partner manipulates currency
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday that no major U.S. trading partner manipulated the rate of exchange between its currency and the U.S. dollar. In its semiannual Report to Congress: Macroeconomic and Foreign E...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 06:30:01 GMT
Xinhua China news advisory -- Dec. 4
BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Saturday: Wire Service: -- Xi Focus-Closeup: The president's oath to the Constitution -- China issues white paper on its democracy -- Xinhua Headli...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:03:17 GMT
Laos-China railway opens as experts raise concerns over mounting debt
Vientiane [Laos], December 3 (ANI): Laos has opened a USD 6 billion Chinese-built railway on Friday, the biggest public works project in its history, which analysts warn could expose the poor south-east Asian country to financial risk or political co...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:55:05 GMT
Xi, Thongloun attend China-Laos Railway opening ceremony
BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, attended the opening ceremony of the China-Laos Railway with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao Pe...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:44:26 GMT
China, Laos pledge to further promote bilateral ties
HANGZHOU, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- China and Laos have pledged to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, further promote China-Laos relations and better benefit the two countries and peoples. The pledge was made duri...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:44:15 GMT
Vietnam reports 13,670 new COVID-19 cases, 1,280,780 in total
HANOI, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 13,670 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 13,661 locally transmitted and nine imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The localities logging the highest number of infections included the southern...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:18:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 3
COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's Health Ministry on Friday said the country had detected its first patient infected with the Omicron variant of the COVID-19. The Health Promotion Bureau of the Health Ministry said that a man who had recently returned from Nige...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:06:07 GMT
Xi pledges enhanced relations with Laos, PRP
BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, met with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (PRP) Central Committee and Lao...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:06:06 GMT
Xi Story: A rail project close to Xi's heart
© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Commit...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:06:06 GMT
1st LD-Writethru-China Focus: China-Laos Railway starts operation
KUNMING/VIENTIANE, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, started operation on Friday. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese presi...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:05:55 GMT
Xinhua Commentary: China-Laos Railway opens path to prosperity
KUNMING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway, which starts operations on Friday, is another example of the friendly cooperation between China and other countries under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and is bound to become a path to prosper...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:05:47 GMT
China-Laos Railway starts operation
KUNMING/VIENTIANE, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway, a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), started operation on Friday. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:05:46 GMT
Xi Focus-Closeup: A rail project close to Xi's heart
BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao president,...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:05:31 GMT
Chinese, Lao PMs exchange congratulations on opening of China-Laos Railway
© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Friday exchanged congratulations on the opening of the China-Laos Railway.In the congratulatory messages, they stressed the two ...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:05:17 GMT
Roundup: 1st China-Laos Railway freight train leaves Vientiane for China
by Zhang Jianhua VIENTIANE, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The first cargo train of the China-Laos Railway bound for China left here on Friday afternoon soon after the railway was officially inaugurated. POTASH & RUBBER Among the cargo loaded on the train are po...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:37:20 GMT
Iran Sympathizes with Vietnam over Flood Fatalities
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry expressed sympathy with Vietnam on the deaths in a floods and landslides in the Southeast Asia nation. - Politics news - In a message on Friday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson ...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:30:09 GMT
1st train of China-Laos Railway leaves Vientiane for China
© Provided by Xinhua VIENTIANE, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The first train of the China-Laos Railway left here on Friday afternoon soon after the cross-border railway is officially put into operation.Among the cargo loaded on the train

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:30:09 GMT
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0930 GMT, Dec. 3
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- Farmers in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province have expressed concerns over drought, saying the current drought and water shortage to irrigate their farmlands would badly affect their harvests. In a meeting held in the provi...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:30:01 GMT
2nd LD: First train of China-Laos Railway leaves Vientiane for China
VIENTIANE, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The first train of the China-Laos Railway bound for China left here on Friday afternoon soon after the railway was officially put into operation. Among the cargo loaded on the train are potash products manufactured by a ...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:30:00 GMT
1st LD: First train of China-Laos Railway leaves Vientiane for China
VIENTIANE, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The first train of the China-Laos Railway left here on Friday afternoon soon after the cross-border railway is officially put into operation. Among the cargo loaded on the train are potash products manufactured by a Chin...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:30:00 GMT
Explainer: China-Laos Railway, a flagship project under BRI
VIENTIANE, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway, a flagship project within the framework of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), was put into operation on Friday. The cross-border railway will be a game-changer for the development of Laos. Fo...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:18:08 GMT
Feature: Railway to China expands horizons for Laos
by Phouthaphone Sirivong, Zhang Jianhua VIENTIANE, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Counting down the days to the official opening of the China-Laos Railway, 22-year-old Sida Phengphongsawanh was brimming with excitement as an aspiring train driver and a witness t...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 05:30:02 GMT
GLOBALink | Thai border region expects China-Laos Railway boom
BANGKOK, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Lying on the Mekong River and with the Lao capital, Vientiane, about 22 km upriver, Thailand's northeast Nong Khai province is expecting the China-Laos Railway to provide a tailwind to the border region's development. The ...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 04:18:22 GMT
Tony Abbott terms India's decision to not join RCEP 'shrewd' move
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister's Special Trade Envoy Tony Abbott on Friday termed India's decision to not join Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) a "shrewd" move. Explaining himself further during a vir...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 22:06:28 GMT
Cambodian Leader Hun Sen Backs Eldest Son to Succeed Him
PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world's longest serving leaders after 36 years in power, on Thursday offered support for his eldest son as his potential successor and defended the idea of establishing a political dynasty.Hun...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 22:05:19 GMT
Can Europe Compete With China's Belt and Road Initiative
LONDON - The European Union this week launched a $340 billion 'Global Gateway' fund to boost global infrastructure, which analysts say is aimed at rivaling China's Belt and Road Initiative. But can it compete with Beijing's billions?The EU says its G...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:44:02 GMT
Chinese FM pledges to promote ties with Vietnam
HANGZHOU, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday called on China and Vietnam to promote the sustained, healthy and stable development of the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation. Wa...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 16:44:41 GMT
Feature: China-Laos railway carrys dreams, brings hearts closer
by Phouthaphone Sirivong, Zhang JianhuaVIENTIANE, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- The sunshine is still burning in a railing base in the northern outskirts of Lao capital Vientiane, but what Sida Phengphongsawanh, a trainee for China-Laos railway train driver, ca...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 16:44:31 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 2
DHAKA -- Bangladesh's COVID-19 vaccination drive has achieved a historic milestone of administering more than 100 million vaccine doses, mostly Chinese-made. More than two-thirds of the vaccines administered in Bangladesh have come from China's Sinop...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 16:05:35 GMT
GLOBALink | China-Laos Railway developers awarded medals in Laos
VIENTIANE, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Lao government on Wednesday awarded the First-class Development Medal to the China State Railway Group and the First-class Labour Medal to the Laos-China Railway Co. Ltd. (LCRC), a joint venture based in Laos, for bu...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 14:06:30 GMT
Cambodian Leader Hun Sen Says Backs Eldest Son to Succeed Him
PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world's longest serving leaders after 36 years in power, on Thursday offered support for his eldest son as his potential successor and defended the idea of establishing a political dynasty.Hun...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:55:09 GMT
China-Laos railway to begin operations on Friday
  BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project connecting Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province with the Laotian capital, Vientiane, will begin operations on Friday, the China State Railway Group said on Thursday....

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:37:34 GMT
Women's Asia Cup 2022: Maharashtra govt meets Local Organizing Committee to review preparations
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 2 (ANI): With under 50 days to go for the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022, key stakeholders of the Government of Maharashtra and a delegation of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) met on December 1st 2021, to...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:05:01 GMT
Lao PM attends ceremony praying for smooth operation of China-Laos Railway
VIENTIANE, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh attended a traditional Lao ceremony Thursday in the country's capital Vientiane, praying for the smooth operation of the China-Laos Railway. The China-Laos railway, with a length of ...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 10:30:01 GMT
GLOBALink | China-Laos Railway to start operation on Dec. 3
VIENTIANE, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- After five years of construction, the China-Laos Railway, a docking project between the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Laos' strategy to convert itself from a land-locked country to a land-linked hub, will s...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:18:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Dec. 2
CANBERRA -- The state government of South Australia (SA) has tightened its border restrictions in response to the latest coronavirus outbreak. SA on Thursday reported 18 new COVID-19 cases, 16 of which have been linked to a school reunion event on Sa...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:13:17 GMT
Why China's Uyghurs are back in the headlines
After months of silence, the Western media have refocused their attention on the Uyghurs of China's Xinjiang region. The agenda is simple ? to manufacture public consent for a boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics.A couple of months ago, I wrote a p...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 05:05:01 GMT
Cambodian PM says eldest son Manet will be one of PM candidates after him
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen revealed on Thursday that his eldest son Hun Manet will be one of the prime ministerial candidates after the father's possible retirement in 2030. Hun Sen, 69, said he woul...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 02:18:17 GMT
Thai border region expects China-Laos Railway boom
© Provided by Xinhua The China-Laos Railway will make cross-border travel more convenient, hopefully bring more tourists to Thailand's northeast Nong Khai province and create development opportunities for local catering, accommodation and other tour...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 16:30:06 GMT
Lancang-Mekong TV Week kicks off in SW China's Kunming
KUNMING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The "2021 Lancang-Mekong TV Week -- the National Theme Day of Laos" opened on Wednesday in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. Themed "Harmonious neighbors of reciprocity and fraternity; connectivity and...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 16:18:02 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 1
SEOUL -- South Korea's health authorities on Wednesday confirmed the country's first five cases of Omicron variant infection amid a higher number of COVID-19 cases. A married couple, who were fully vaccinated on Oct. 28, had traveled to Nigeria betwe...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 16:05:28 GMT
Cambodia's cookbook distinguished as "Best Asian Cookbook"
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's cookbook titled "The Taste of Angkor" has been distinguished as the "Best Asian Cookbook" at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2021 in France, the country's foreign ministry said in a press statement on Wedn...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 15:03:06 GMT
Nicolas Cage to play Dracula in upcoming monster movie 'Renfield'
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage is all set to play Dracula in 'Renfield', a monster movie centring not on the infamous vampire, but rather his notorious lackey. The call sheet may be confusing because Cage is starring ...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:14:12 GMT
Will AI turn humans into 'waste product'
A tech guru warns that robots that think for themselves may take over the world and use weapons of mass destruction to wipe out mankind. Is it time to worry?This year, the BBC's prestigious Reith Lectures will be delivered for the first time by a com...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 13:07:18 GMT
Factories Facing Supply Headaches as Omicron Risks Emerge
LONDON/TOKYO - Global factory activity accelerated in November although crippling supply bottlenecks remained, putting a cap on output and driving up the cost of raw materials, according to surveys published on Wednesday.Towards the end of the month,...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:56:01 GMT
Safer and More Convenient: Nearly 2 in 10 in APAC embrace digital payments during the pandemic
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI/Bloomingdale): Is cash still king in Asia Pacific (APAC)? Kaspersky's recent study showed it still is, but may not be for long. Titled "One of its key findings showed that a great majority (90%) of the Asian respond...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:49:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 14,508 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 14,508 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, including 14,506 locally transmitted and two imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:30:02 GMT
COVID-19 resurgence threatens Vietnam's manufacturing recovery: report
HANOI, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Overall business conditions in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector improved for the second month running in November, but renewed worries about the COVID-19 pandemic and associated labour shortages limited growth momentum, a...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:18:02 GMT
Floods leave 10 dead, missing in central Vietnam
HANOI, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Floods triggered by torrential rain in Vietnam's central region in the past few days have left 10 people dead or missing, the country's Central Steering Committee for National Disaster Prevention and Control said Wednesday. ...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:30:01 GMT
China-Laos Railway developers awarded medals in Laos
VIENTIANE, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Lao government on Wednesday awarded the First-class Development Medal to the China State Railway Group and the First-class Labour Medal to the Laos-China Railway Co. Ltd. (LCRC), a joint venture based in Laos, for bu...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:05:01 GMT
GLOBALink | China holds acrobatics online course for developing countries
WUQIAO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The acrobatics online course for developing countries started for the first time in north China's Wuqiao County, known as the Chinese "hometown of acrobatics."Chinese acrobatics students and their teachers demonstrated the ...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:38:18 GMT
500,000 or 20,000? How to estimate the size of a political rally properly
Mining magnate Clive Palmer created controversy last week when he claimed on ABC Radio that 500,000 people had attended the COVID "freedom" protest in Melbourne on Saturday November 20. Maverick MP Craig Kelly opted for the marginally more modest "

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 05:49:01 GMT
Cambodia's agricultural exports up 87 pct in 11 months of 2021: minister
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia exported 7.13 million tons of agricultural products during the first 11 months of 2021, an increase of 87 percent year-on-year, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon said on Wednesday. Shi...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 03:18:01 GMT
Feature: Thai border region expects China-Laos Railway boom
BANGKOK, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Lying on the Mekong River and with the Lao capital, Vientiane, about 22 km upriver, Thailand's northeast Nong Khai province is expecting the upcoming China-Laos Railway to provide a tailwind to the border region's developm...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 20:18:03 GMT
Moscow, Hanoi agree to continue developing cybersecurity cooperation
Moscow [Russia], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow and Hanoi will continue to develop comprehensive cooperation in the field of cybersecurity, according to a statement following the meeting between the presidents of Russia and Vietnam published on the...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:39:41 GMT
Who's in? Who's out? The ethics of COVID-19 travel rules
Omicron, the latest COVID-19 variant dubbed a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization, has prompted new travel restrictions in many nations. Although little is known about omicron

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:18:03 GMT
China, Laos sign first cooperation agreement on rail transport
BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- China and Laos on Tuesday signed the first bilateral intergovernmental cooperation agreement in the field of rail transport. The agreement, which was signed via video link, is based on the principles of promoting mutual r...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:18:02 GMT
Vietnam reports 13,972 new COVID-19 cases, 1,238,082 in total
HANOI, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 13,972 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 13,966 locally transmitted and six imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including ...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:07:25 GMT
1st French Omicron Case on Indian Ocean Island of Reunion
PARIS - Japan and France confirmed their first cases of the new variant of the coronavirus on Tuesday as countries around the world scrambled to close their doors or find ways to limit its spread while scientists study how damaging it might be.The Wo...



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