Research has shown venom from an Asian cobra species has strong analgesic properties. Snakes mostly invoke fear, but we should also appreciate the gifts they offer, writes Peter Mirtschin.TO SOME PEOPLE, snakes are animals they can't bear seeing, not...

Beijing [China], March 6 (ANI): China is conducting military drills in the South China Sea in an area between its southern province of Hainan and Vietnam, media reports said on Saturday. The Bangkok Post reported that Beijing has warned ships to stay...

Bangkok - Armed groups in Myanmar's far east, aligned both with and against the country's military are ramping up drug production to cash in amid the turmoil that has gripped the nation since its February 2021 coup, a United Nations official told VOA...

PHNOM PENH, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's insurance industry reported a total premium of 293.4 million U.S. dollars in 2021, up 9.5 percent year-on-year, despite the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report of the Insurance...

KUALA LUMPUR -- The close cooperation between China and Malaysia in vaccine production bodes well for COVID-19 vaccine supply for Malaysia and the region, said drugmakers working on finalizing the localized fill and finish for Chinese company CanSino...

HANOI, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Daily COVID-19 tally in Vietnam surged to a new high of 131,817 cases on Saturday, up 6,230 cases from the previous record on Friday, according to its ministry of health. The new infections, logged in 63 localities nationwi...

Alexandra Francisco Born in 1915, Patriots fan Myrtle Milledge of Rumford, Maine lived to see six Super Bowl victories before passing away at 106 last month - along with all 26 starting quarterbacks in team history.She already was in her mid-forties ...

WHITE HOUSE - While U.S. President Joe Biden has played a key role in galvanizing Western nations' condemnation of Moscow's aggression against Ukraine, his administration is finding it harder to build a global coalition in the Indo-Pacific to isolate...

Beijing [China], March 5 (ANI): The impression that China has tried to give since the COVID-19 vaccines became available that the country is extending a helping hand by providing vaccines to several countries is a facade with the aim to sell vaccines...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], March 5 (ANI): Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn is set to travel to Myanmar later this month for a four-day visit for talks with top representatives of the country's military government. Sokhonn became the ASEAN special ...

HANOI, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The daily COVID-19 tally in Vietnam surged to a new high of 125,587 cases on Friday, up 6,797 cases from the previous record on Thursday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 63 localities nati...

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...