New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Hyderabad-based biotechnology company Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced that it will donate two lakh doses of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to Vietnam. The announcement was made by Bharat Biotech Joint Managing...

New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): A Parliamentary delegation led by the Chairman of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Hue, called on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday. Noting that the visit of Prime Minister Narendra ...

HANOI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 15,270 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 15,267 locally transmitted and three imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were recorded in southern localities, includi...

VIENTIANE, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Lao government Thursday announced a plan to reopen for visitors starting from Jan. 1, 2022, according to a notice issued by the Prime Minister's Office. The notice, which was signed by Head of the Prime Minister's Offic...

VIENTIANE, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Laos recorded a trade deficit of 336 million U.S. dollars in the first 11 months of 2021, according to the latest information from the Lao Trade Portal website. The value of exports was recorded at 4.9 billion dollars (...

VIENTIANE, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Lao economy is projected to grow by 4.2 percent in 2022, driven by commercial production for exports and opportunities and benefits arising from the China-Laos Railway. The rail link, which became operational recent...

A lawyer for Vietnamese author and journalist Pham Doan Trang has described as tense the one-day trial that resulted in a nine-year sentence for Trang on Tuesday.The award-winning journalist was convicted of "spreading anti-state propaganda" under Ar...

BRUSSELS, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- In the Belgian city of Bruges, 23 people went on trial on Wednesday suspected of involvement in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in 2019, Belgian media reported. The bodies of the 39 migrants were discovered on Oct. ...

Tokyo [Japan], December 15 (ANI): Japan and the United States have decided to hold a meeting of their foreign and defence ministers in Washington on January 7 to discuss major security issues, local media reported citing officials on Wednesday. Forei...

NANNING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Experts in attendance at a think tank forum called on China and ASEAN to strengthen cooperation to better make use of the opportunities brought by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. The 13th...

HANOI, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 15,527 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, including 15,522 locally transmitted and five imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were recorded in southern localities, includi...

VIENTIANE, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The rollout of large-scale development projects is making good progress, with the opening of the China-Laos railway being the most noteworthy success, Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone said. Speaking at a meeting...

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said Wednesday that he would name the country's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn as the ASEAN chair's new special envoy to Myanmar. Cambodia will be the chair of the Associat...

© Provided by Xinhua VIENTIANE, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Welcome aboard the train of China-Laos Railway! The cross-border railway, a flagship project within the framework of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has been put into operation. Let's follo...

© Provided by Xinhua "Angkor Thanksgiving" was to mark the 29th anniversary of the inscription of the Angkor Archeological Park in the UNESCO's World Heritage List on Dec. 14, 1992.PHNOM PENH, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Tuesday h

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has identified the first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, a traveler from the western African country of Ghana, the country's ministry of health announced in a press statement Tuesday midnight. "A 23-year...

TOKYO -- Japan's Digital Agency said on Tuesday that it will initiate an application software enabling visitors and returnees to go through simpler customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) procedures from next week. The "Visit Japan Web" service, sl...

BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has expanded the paths leading to the diversification of democracy and made major contributions to new developments in global democracy, a number of political parties a...

HANOI, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 15,220 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 15,203 locally transmitted and 17 imported, according to the Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were recorded in southern localities, including 1...

HANOI, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 38,700 units of automobile were sold in the Vietnamese market in November, up 30 percent against October and 6 percent on year, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association on Tuesday. People's deman...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Tuesday held a religious ceremony in front of the famed Angkor Wat in northwestern Siem Reap province to officially begin the event of "Angkor Thanksgiving". Organized by the APSARA National Authority (ANA), the ceremony too...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday the United States would work with allies to defend and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region.Speaking during a visit to Indonesia, Blinken said the greatest strength against evolving threats i...

WASHINGTON D.C.: Citing deepening Chinese military influence, corruption and human rights abuses by the government and armed forces, the U.S. has ordered an arms embargo on Cambodia.The added restrictions on defense-related goods and services, issued...

Hong Kong, December 14 (ANI): There are recurring claims that China is building, or attempting to create, a string of military bases around the world. To date, only one has been officially confirmed, but that is doing nothing to reduce speculation th...

Hanoi [Vietnam], December 14 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam confirmed 15,377 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health. The capital city of Hanoi took the lead with 1,000 new cases. This is the first time Hanoi's daily transmissi...

Taipei [Taiwan], December 14 (ANI): Taiwan's Defense Ministry report has warned that China may deploy forces near the island nation on the pretext of conducting drills, and then use them for a genuine invasion. The report submitted to the Taiwanese l...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Jakarta on a 48-hour visit that includes talks with leaders about U.S.-Indonesia collaboration as well as a speech about the Biden administration's wider policy aims for the region.Blinken met Monday with ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 150,000 students from 9th and 12th grades in Vietnam's southern Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), the country's largest COVID-19 hotspot, returned to school on Monday after a long time of learning online due to pan...

HANOI, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 15,377 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 15,349 locally transmitted and 28 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi logged the record high number of 1,000 cases, fol...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Monday received another batch of 300,000 doses of Chinese-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX Facility, a senior health official said. Cambodian Ministry of Health (MoH) Secretary of State Yok Sambath said a flig...

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's export logged double-digit growth in the first 10 days of December on the back of the continued global demand recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, customs office data showed on Monday. Export amounted to 19.5 ...

By Pushpesh PantNew Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Entomophagy is a word that has suddenly gained currency in the gastronomic lexicon in the West. Translated literally, it means consuming insects for food. Gourmet diners and innovative chefs also ...

VIENTIANE, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Lao government officials and business operators have been discussing plans to reopen the country to tourists next month with special COVID-19 measures in place. The online meeting took place after the government approve...

MACAO -- The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Monday voiced support and welcome to the completion of local legislation on the central government's decision to institute advisers to ...

HANOI, VIETNAM - It took 10 years for the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line in Hanoi, Vietnam's first, to enter service November 21.Despite initial positive reviews, though, the value of the controversial project is being questioned.The 13-kilometer elevat...

VIENTIANE, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Laos increased to 90,458 on Monday after over 1,100 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health. Deputy Director General of the Department of Communi...

HANOI, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 14,638 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 14,621 locally transmitted and 17 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were reported in southern localities, including 1,...

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 71 percent of the construction work on the Chinese-invested Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway has been completed despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cambodian Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) said ...