PHNOM PENH, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese investment in Cambodia had increased significantly in 2021 despite the negative effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, which truly reflected Chinese investors' trust in Cambodia's business environment, officials and ...

Washington - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, long friendly with Moscow, took pains Thursday to explain to his ruling party and government why his administration joined dozens of other countries in co-sponsoring this week's U.N. resolution condemnin...

Russia's war against Ukraine will change the landscape of global energy and its geopolitics in profound ways. Pieces of this terrain have already begun shifting.As the world's largest combined exporter of oil and gas, Russia has direct energy relatio...

HANOI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The daily COVID-19 tally in Vietnam surged to a new high of 118,790 cases on Thursday, an increase of 8,489 cases from the previous record set on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in...

PHNOM PENH, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of 4.35 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, according to a report from the Council for the Development of Cambodia on Thursday. China remained the first largest foreign investor to t...

KUNMING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway has transported over 1.7 million passengers and 1.1 million tonnes of cargo since it was launched in December 2021, said the transport authorities of southwest China's Yunnan Province. At present, a...

© Provided by Xinhua KUNMING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, has boosted regional connectivity and economic cooperation since it started operation three months ago.As of Thur...

PHNOM PENH, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Ministry of Environment and partner groups on Thursday launched a "zero-snaring" campaign in protected areas to protect animals from being trapped and killed, officials said. The ministry's secretary of stat...

KUNMING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, has boosted regional connectivity and economic cooperation since it started operation three months ago. As of Thursday, the railway has...

The war in Ukraine has historical precedents, writes Frances Letters.50 YEARS AGO, as February 1972 was ending, a sorry prediction surfaced at the five-day National Anti-war Conference being held in Sydney. It is troubling to see how close to the bon...

VIENTIANE, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Lao athletes from 29 teams are gearing up for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam between May 12 and 23. Over 160 Lao athletes will compete in a majority of the 40 sports at the Games. With its athletes starting t...

VIENTIANE, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Laos has launched an official online visa portal allowing foreign residents and Lao nationals living overseas to apply for a visa online. Government spokesperson and deputy head of the Prime Minister's Office Thipphakon...

According to the UN human rights office, 136 civilians have died in the war on Ukraine so far. But it acknowledges that the figure is probably much higher.These deaths may have occurred directly - collateral damage to the fighting - but war affects p...

HANOI, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The daily COVID-19 tally in Vietnam surged to 110,301 on Wednesday, up 11,539 from Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 63 localities nationwide, included 110,280 domestically transmit...

New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI/SRV): The India Laos Trade Summit was held in New Delhi with the participation of the Ambassador of Laos to India. His Excellency Bounneme Chouanghom, presented the opportunities in the country and thanked the Indian G...

TAKEO, Cambodia -- Cambodia on Wednesday inaugurated the China-funded National Road No. 3, which links its capital Phnom Penh and the southwestern coastal province of Kampot. The 134.8-km road stretches from Chom Chao roundabout in the capital's west...

HANOI, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 20,300 enterprises were estimated to be formed in Vietnam in the first two months of this year, posting an increase of 11.9 percent year on year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Wednesday. Reg...

VIENTIANE, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 1.7 million unexploded ordnance (UXO) items had been destroyed by clearance teams in Laos from 1996 to December 31, 2021, while over 71,000 hectares of land were cleared of munitions. The figures were released at...

HANOI, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam logged 98,762 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, its new daily record, up 4,377 cases from Monday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 63 localities nationwide, included 98,743 domest...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Thunderbird School of Global Management (Thunderbird) at Arizona State University, home of the world's No. 1 ranked Master's in Management and ranked No.1 for innovation in the U.S., rolled ou...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA  - The last time Singapore imposed unilateral sanctions against another country was 44 years ago, when it punished Vietnam for invading Cambodia, which was then called Kampuchea.But this week, Singapore - a tiny Southeast Asian ci...

HANOI, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam attracted an estimated foreign investment of nearly 5 billion U.S. dollars in the first two months of this year, down 8.5 percent year on year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Tuesday. Specif...

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], March 1 (ANI): Myanmar's military has extended its ceasefire agreements with ethnic armed groups until the end of 2022, local media reported on Tuesday. The nationwide ceasefire agreement was initiated in October 2015, Xinhua new...

PHNOM PENH, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia launched its second decennial economic census on Tuesday to update basic statistics on business establishments and enterprises in the Southeast Asian nation. "The census kicked off this morning on March 1 and ...

YANGON, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's military extended its ceasefire agreements with ethnic armed groups until the end of this year, according to a statement released by Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services on Monday. The nationwide ...

HONG KONG -- The third team of mainland health experts and personnel arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday to work with the HKSAR government in fighting the latest COVID-19 outbreak. The team consists of five expert...

HANOI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported an estimated trade value of 108.52 billion U.S. dollars in the first two months of this year, up 13 percent year on year, with a trade deficit of 937 million dollars, the country's General Statistics Office...

When recent events fade into the past, to recapture and to understand those events and their place as historical record, we need looks to contemporaneous documents to get a clear picture of what has happened.For France and its diplomatic history, it ...

HANOI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam logged a new daily record of 94,385 COVID-19 infections on Monday, taking the total to over 3.4 million cases, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, up 7,395 cases from Sunday, logged in 61 locali...

HANOI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), the region's biggest sporting event, will be held in Vietnam from May 12 to 23 this year, organizers said Monday. The Games will feature 40 sports with 526 events, attracting arou...

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's COVID-19 case total has surged to 130,276 on Monday after 356 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement. The new infections included 342 domestic cas...

© Provided by Xinhua Two hours' drive north of capital Vientiane, the Ban Xor village was one of the first communities in Laos to benefit from China's years of hard work to end poverty at home.by Chanthaphaphone MixaybouaVIENTI

JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government will conduct a trial on receiving international travelers without quarantine in the country's resort island of Bali beginning March 14 under certain conditions, a senior minister said on Sunday. The trial may be l...

by Chanthaphaphone Mixayboua VIENTIANE, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- In the mountains of northern Laos, life keeps getting better and better for the villagers of Ban Xor. According to Khamchan Boudvinai, deputy village chief, everyone has a little more money ...

HANOI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam registered another record high of daily COVID-19 infections on Sunday, with 86,990 cases, up 9,008 cases from Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 61 localities nationwide, in...

New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has urged the Central Government to lift the "export prohibition" on bamboo charcoal for optimum utilization of raw bamboo and higher profitability in the bamboo...