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Sat, 25 Dec 2021 12:44:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 15,586 new COVID-19 cases, 1,636,455 in total
HANOI, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 15,586 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 15,559 locally transmitted and 27 imported, according to its health ministry. Among the localities, the Vietnamese capital Hanoi logged the highest number of...

Sat, 25 Dec 2021 08:55:33 GMT
Vietnam-Japan regular flights to be resumed January 1
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 25 (ANI/VOVWORLD): The Civil Aviation Authority said regular flights between Vietnam and Japan will be resumed on January 1, 2022, with a frequency of 8 flights per week. According to the plan, Vietnam Airlines will operate ...

Sat, 25 Dec 2021 05:18:20 GMT
Exporters could lose upto USD 175 mln due to stranded trucks at Vietnam-China border
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 25 (ANI): Exporters could lose USD 131 to 175 million as thousands of container trucks remain stuck at the Vietnam and China border. A truck typically carries goods worth Vietnamese dong (VND) 500-900 million, and the costs ...

Sat, 25 Dec 2021 03:55:01 GMT
GLOBALink | Tremor felt in China's Yunnan as quake hits Laos
KUNMING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake that struck northern Laos late Friday was felt strongly in China's Yunnan Province, which borders Laos. #GLOBALinkProduced by Xinhua Global Service

Sat, 25 Dec 2021 02:18:03 GMT
China's Yunnan reports six COVID-19 cases
KUNMING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Yunnan Province reported six confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, local health authorities said Saturday. Of the total, two are imported cases who arrived from Myanmar and Laos and four are locally transm...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 18:05:13 GMT
A Cultural Gumbo: Immigrants Propel Evolution of Louisiana Cooking
NEW ORLEANS - 'There is nothing in the world like the food you can find in Louisiana,' Chef Isaac Toups, owner of popular New Orleans restaurant Toups Meatery, told VOA. 'It's such a unique mix of so many different cultures that converged here from a...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 16:18:02 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 24
BANGKOK -- Thailand reported its first cluster of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the northeastern Kalasin province, health officials said on Friday. According to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), there are 22 confirmed case...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 16:05:17 GMT
GLOBALink | 5.7-magnitude quake hits Laos, tremor felt in China's Yunnan
YUNNAN, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Laos on Friday and was felt in neighbouring China's Yunnan.Produced by Xinhua Global Service

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 13:05:02 GMT
Update: 4 injured at ExxonMobil plant fire in U.S. Texas
Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2021 shows ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins Plant in Baytown, Texas, the United States. (Photo by Lao Chengyue/Xinhua)Among the injured, two were treated for burns, a third person had a fracture and the fourth person was treated for...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 13:05:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 16,157 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 16,157 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 16,142 locally transmitted and 15 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Among the localities, the Vietnamese capital Hanoi logged the highest number o...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:18:01 GMT
China-Laos Railway vital for economic recovery in 2022: Lao PM
VIENTIANE, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The opening of the China-Laos Railway, Thanaleng Dry Port and Vientiane Logistics Park will create a solid foundation for economic recovery in 2022, the Lao prime minister has said. Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:49:02 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Dec. 24
PHNOM PENH -- The Central Committee of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) on Friday unanimously decided to endorse Hun Manet, the eldest son of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, as the future prime ministerial candidate, the ruling part...

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 03:05:11 GMT
Chinese COVID-19 jabs protect lives, revive economy in Cambodia
© Provided by Xinhua -- Cambodia has so far administered at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines to 14.23 million people, or 89 percent of its 16 million population.-- More than 90 percent of the COVID-19 jabs used in Cambo

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 20:12:59 GMT
Did Jan 6 kick-start the end of US democracy
The irrationality that now pervades the US political system is making sensible debate impossible and undermining its entire legitimacy, causing a number of commentators to voice their fears over where the country is headed.In a book to be published n...

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:18:15 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 23
HANOI -- Vietnam reported 16,377 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 16,367 locally transmitted and 10 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Among the localities, the Vietnamese capital Hanoi logged the highest number of infections on ...

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:05:30 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 23
MOSCOW -- Russia opposes politicizing sports and it is "unacceptable and wrong" to launch a so-called "diplomatic boycott" of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday during his annual press conference. (Russia-Olympic...

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:05:17 GMT
Vietnam reports 16,377 new COVID-19 cases, 1,604,712 in total
HANOI, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 16,377 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 16,367 locally transmitted and 10 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Among the localities, the Vietnamese capital Hanoi logged the highest number...

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:30:01 GMT
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, Dec. 23
SINGAPORE -- The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Thursday that the MAS core inflation rose to 1.6 percent year-on-year in November, from 1.5 percent in October. This primarily reflected an i...

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 06:30:01 GMT
Roundup: Chinese COVID-19 jabs protect lives, revive economy in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has fully reopened its socio-economic activities in all areas since November after most of its 16-million population have been inoculated against COVID-19. China is the key contributor to Cambodia's success in...

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 06:30:01 GMT
Vietnam to disallow large gatherings during upcoming holidays
HANOI, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested localities not to hold activities with large gatherings, especially during the New Year and its traditional Lunar New Year festivals amid complicated developments of t...

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 06:18:01 GMT
Vietnam's mask export surges 31.9 pct in November
HANOI, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam exported over 49 million medical masks in November, surging 31.9 percent against October, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs on Thursday. Medical mask export has been surging for four consecutive...

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:18:25 GMT
Chinese-invested Sihanoukville SEZ benefits Cambodians
WUXI, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese-invested Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) has brought tangible benefits to local residents in Cambodia's coastal city of Sihanoukville.HOdo Group, one of China's largest apparel manufacturers, based in ...

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:18:10 GMT
Vietnam reports 16,555 new COVID-19 cases, 1,588,335 in total
HANOI, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 16,555 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, including 16,522 locally transmitted and 33 imported, according to the Ministry of Health. Among the localities, the Vietnamese capital Hanoi logged the ...

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:03:16 GMT
Strengthening relations with Cambodia is one of Vietnam's top priorities
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], December 22 (ANI/VOVWORLD): On Tuesday, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc led a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to Phnom Penh, starting a state visit to Cambodia at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni. At the meeting between Pr...

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:05:12 GMT
China-Laos Railway sees growth in freight transport
KUNMING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway has transported over 50,000 tonnes of goods since starting operation earlier this month, according to the China Railway Kunming Group Co., Ltd. As of Tuesday, the railway had handled 203 freight tra...

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 08:18:01 GMT
Feature: Chinese hydro firm powers up education in northern Laos
by Zhang Jianhua, Phouthaphone Sirivong VIENTIANE, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Two China-Laos friendship schools, built with assistance from China Southern Power Grid (CSG), are transforming education in northern Laos. Poppy-replacement plantations line the ...

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 06:52:17 GMT
Right-wing role models and guns are killing America
America has gone soft on eradicating right-wing extremism, resulting in a nation of gun violence and senseless death, writes Philip Farruggio.PINK FLOYD'S song 'Eclip

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:18:49 GMT
Thousands of container trucks stranded near Vietnam-China border due to COVID-19 measures
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 21 (ANI): Due to tightened COVID-19 measures and technical difficulties, thousands of container trucks have been stuck at Vietnam's border gates with China in the northern province of Lang Son. Ngoc Thanh and Pham Chieu, wri...

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 16:05:03 GMT
Vietnam reports 16,325 new COVID-19 cases, over 30,000 deaths in total
HANOI, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 16,325 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 16,316 locally transmitted and nine imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Among the localities, the Vietnamese capital Hanoi logged the highest numbe...

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:05:01 GMT
Cambodia, Vietnam sign deals to further enhance ties
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Vietnam signed seven documents on Tuesday to further boost their bilateral relations and cooperation, a senior Cambodian official said. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and visiting Vietnames...



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