Working holiday makers (WHM) have been a key part of Australia's immigration arrangements since at least the 1970s.They became significantly more important from the late 1990s when agreements started to be put in place with a much wider range of coun...

HANOI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 11,594 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 11,586 locally transmitted and eight imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with the highest number o...

For Thich Nhat Hanh, the late Vietnamese monk who popularized mindfulness in the West, walking was not simply a way to get from one place to another, or an activity to be reserved for a

Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 4 (ANI): Chinese Taipei defeated Thailand 3-0 in the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia/New Zealand playoff at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Friday. The three points mean Chinese Taipei's tie again...

VIENTIANE, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Institute of Traditional Medicine under the Lao Ministry of Health has advised COVID-19 patients to use plant extracts for treatment and encouraged people to grow the involved plants of heartleaf, Andrographis panicu...

VIENTIANE, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Lao government has cut the required quarantine period for new arrivals from 14 days to seven days for certain types of visitors. Deputy Head of the Prime Minister's Office Thipphakone Chanthavongsa said on Thursday t...

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The number of domestic and foreign tourists traveling in Cambodia during the first three days of celebration of the Chinese New Year rose 6 percent to 947,497 from a year earlier, according to Tourism Minister Thong Kho...

San Francisco - Philippines leaders are moving to purchase sophisticated anti-ship cruise missiles in what analysts see as a sign of new resolve to stand up to China in a maritime dispute and to pivot further toward Manila's traditional ally, the Uni...

Tokyo [Japan], February 3 (ANI): Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Japan maintains order and unity. This is made possible not only by the Japanese but foreigners who have integrated themselves into the local society. Known as "Essential Foreigners," ...

HANOI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 8,601 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 8,575 locally transmitted and 26 imported, according to the Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with the highest number of i...

Some of Australia's refugees have been detained for a horrifying nine years. Meanwhile, we've kept voting for the people who are doing it, writes Hannah Thomas.THE GOAL OF Australia's mandatory detention policy appears to be the systematic, slow-moti...

Photo: Pixabay/yiyiphotosClimate change will be having its impacts felt in a myriad of ways in coming decades and one way will involve depriving farmers in tropical countries of suitable conditions to grow important crops such as coffee, cashew nuts ...

© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- State leaders and heads of international organizations have recently sent messages and letters to Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Com...

VIENTIANE, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Many students in Laos have returned to classes despite the pandemic, with most being final-year students in primary and secondary schools. More schools are opening in Lao capital Vientiane and various provinces as part o...

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Thursday left here for the Chinese capital Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which will be held on Friday. At the Phnom Penh International Air...

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has approved the general public conducting self-testing for COVID-19 with testing kits to be bought over the counter from pharmacies, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the a...

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday urged all sides in Myanmar to promote conducive conditions for a constructive dialogue to seek a peaceful solution to the current political crisis in the c...

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia dispatched the 12th batch of 184 peacekeepers, including 29 women, to join a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon on Wednesday. The military engineer corps will replace the 11th batch, whose one-year ...

HANOI, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 8,744 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, including 8,722 locally transmitted and 22 imported, according to the Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with the highest number of ...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 2 (ANI): Vietnam took a huge step forward in their bid for a first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup qualification with a 2-0 win over Thailand at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. A win for Vietnam ag...

How do countries get their hands on enemies' weaponry and use it back home?During the Vietnam War, the Soviet government managed to obtain an American F-5 fighter jet.It was primarily captured in 1975 by the North Vietnamese forces from the Bien Hoa ...

Photo: Pixabay/thatsilverliningThe Mekong in Southeast Asia is one of the world's mightiest rivers and scientists are still learning about its stunning biodiversity. In fact, hardly a week seems to go by without new discoveries along the river.In a s...

Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 1 (ANI): Chinese Taipei, Thailand, and Vietnam will have no margin for error when they clash in a round-robin playoff to determine the fifth team to earn an automatic slot to the FIFA Women's World Cup Aust...

HANOI, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's slim hope of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was crushed by a 3-1 loss to Vietnam in the final round of 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifiers here on Tuesday, which is also the Chinese New Year's Day. ...

HANOI, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam 3, China 1 - full time FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifiers Scorers: Vietnam - Ho Tan Tai, 9; Nguyen Tien Linh, 16; Phan Van Duc, 76 China - Xu Xin, 97

HANOI, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam 2, China 0 - halftime FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifier Scorers: Vietnam - Ho Tan Tai, 9; Nguyen Tien Linh, 16

Beijing [China], February 1 (ANI): China increases its coercive diplomacy as it tests the patience of the contestant participants in the South China Sea, according to a think tank. Military exercises and increased coast guard patrols in the disputed ...

HANOI, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 11,023 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 11,011 locally transmitted and 12 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality that recorded the highest n...

HANOI, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Following is the starting lineup of China's national team in the final round of 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifiers against Vietnam here on Tuesday: Goalkeeper: 1-Yan Junling Defenders: 4-Wang Shenchao, 5-Zhang Linpeng...

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's tourism industry is projected to rebound in 2022 after a two-year significant fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a tourism official said on Tuesday. The kingdom received 1.3 million international tourists in ...

SYDNEY -- Soaring inflation and living costs and an improving job market has not persuaded the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to lift its interest rate from a record low figure. The RBA board announced on Tuesday that the interest rate would remain ...

VIENTIANE, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- A total of 58 solar power plants have been completed or under construction across Laos with a total installed capacity of 7,656 MW, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Tuesday. Eight of these plants have been complet...

VIENTIANE, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Business operators from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar are now using the China-Laos Railway to import and export goods to and from China and beyond, according to a Lao official. Local daily Vientiane Times on Tu...

RICH CULTURE"We've got our eye on the Tiger this Lunar New Year," reported the People magazine. "The holiday that's celebrated by almost two billion people across the world, also known as Chinese New Year and Spring Festival, is upon us!"Though the t...

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- There are at least 12 "Best Places" to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year in the United States, reported Thrillist, an online media website covering food, drink, travel and entertainment in the United States. "Lunar N...

TOKYO -- A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F15 fighter jet disappeared during training over the Sea of Japan on Monday, the JASDF said. The jet lost radar contact after taking off from the Komatsu Air Base in the central Japanese prefecture of I...

HANOI, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 12,674 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 12,637 locally transmitted and 37 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with the highest number of ...

HANOI, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- China's national football team head coach Li Xiaopeng has urged his players to go all out to beat Vietnam in their upcoming FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifier here on Tuesday, which also falls on Lunar New Year's Day. "I h...

VIENTIANE, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Ministry of Health hopes to vaccinate 80 percent of the population in every district and province by the end of 2022 before the country can reopen for tourism to revitalize its economy. Local daily Vientiane Tim...

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved two grants totaling 7.6 million U.S. dollars to help revive tourism in Cambodia and boost the country's rice quality and production, according to its press release on Monda...

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Monday sent best wishes for the Chinese Lunar New Year, saying that the festival has gained popularity in the Southeast Asian nation. The 2022 Chinese New Year, or the ...

© Provided by Xinhua RCEP has signaled the Asia Pacific's collective commitment to mutual prosperity, peaceful co-existence, and a comprehensive post-pandemic recovery grounded on free and rules-based trade, the official said.PHNOM PE