HANOI, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 168,719 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, down 395 cases from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 63 localities nationwide, included 168,704 domestically transmitted an...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Former Iran player Mohammad Hashemzadeh was appointed as new head coach of the Indonesian futsal national team. - Sports news - With the AFF Futsal Championship 2022 coming up early next month and which will be used as the ASEAN q...

SEOUL -- Vaccinated foreign entrants to South Korea will be exempted from the seven-day self-quarantine later this month, the health ministry said Friday. Those who were fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 at home or registered the full vaccination...

VIENTIANE, March 11 (Xinhua) -- A total of 108 people were killed and 1,071 injured in road accidents across Laos in February, according to the latest report issued by the traffic police department under the Lao Ministry of Public Security. According...

Tokyo [Japan], March 11 (ANI): Aeon Group of Japan supports and nurture young people through Aeon 1% club scholarship. In the wake of Covid-19, a scholarship completion ceremony was held online for foreign students in Japan. "Congratulations on your ...

WELLINGTON -- New Zealand reported 20,989 new community cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Among the new community infections, 7,240 were in the largest city Auckland. Twenty-three new cases of COVID-19 were dete...

PHNOM PENH, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The exports of renowned Kampot pepper, one of Cambodia's only two products to be registered as a Geographical Indication in the European Union, had increased sharply in 2021 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a farmers' r...

PHNOM PENH, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the European Union (EU) was valued at 4.5 billion euros (4.98 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021, up 4.6 percent from a year earlier, said a joint press release on Thursday. Main produc...

HANOI, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A total of 53,544 units of automobile were sold in the Vietnamese market in the first two months of this year, up 34 percent year on year, the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association said on Thursday. Sales of domest...

HANOI, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 160,676 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down 3,920 from Wednesday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 62 localities nationwide, included 160,661 domestically transmitted and...

Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): Zac Efron's first look from his upcoming film project 'The Greatest Beer Run Ever' has been unveiled. In Zac's new first look from the upcoming Apple Original film, the actor is seen sporting a thick moustache, a butt...

New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Population Services International (PSI), hosted a virtual discussion through the City-to-City COVID-19 Vaccine Learning Exchange (CoVLEx) initiative...

PHNOM PENH, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A Cambodian explosive ordnance disposal diving team has safely removed a war-left unexploded U.S. Mark 82 (Mk 82) bomb from the Stung Sen river in the central Kampong Thom province, a mine clearance chief said on Thur...

VIENTIANE, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The Lao government is aiming for a trade surplus of at least 1.55 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, despite the country's economic difficulties triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The value of exports is projected to reach...

VIENTIANE, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A total of 5,136,399 people had received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Laos, equal to 70 percent of the country's population, according to a report by Center of Information and Education for Health under Lao Mi...

WELLINGTON -- Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) is beginning to scale down its operations, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said on Thursday as 21,015 new community cases were reported in New Zealand. "With New Zealand now reopening to t...

Sumy [Ukraine], March 9 (ANI): Students of Sumy State University in Ukraine showed their gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making efforts for the safe evacuation of Indian Nationals from the war-torn country. "We want to thank PM Mod...

New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Operation Ganga to evacuate Indians from Ukraine amid Russian military operations is another feather in India's cap regarding the most challenging evacuation operations carried out by New Delhi so far. This comes aft...

SEOUL -- Yoon Suk-yeol led the South Korean presidential election with 60 percent votes counted after the voting on Wednesday. - - - - BANGKOK -- Thailand's health authorities approved on Wednesday a four-step plan to support the country's transition...

In less than two weeks, more than two million people have fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion. Many in the Ukrainian-Canadian community have had to flee before as refugees and Canada now boasts

Washington - Independent civil society organizations in Vietnam are condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, a stance at odds with Hanoi's abstention vote at the United Nations.Cultural researcher Nguyen Khac Mai and Professo...

HANOI, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Daily COVID-19 tally in Vietnam rose to a new high of 164,596 cases on Wednesday, up 2,161 cases from the previous record on Tuesday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 63 localities nationwi...

Hanoi [Vietnam], March 8 (ANI): After Beijing announced drills in the East Sea (known internationally as the South China Sea) Vietnam urged China not to violate its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf. "Part of the above-mentioned mar...

CANBERRA -- Australian farmers have warned that the country's food supply is at increasing risk of being impacted by climate change. According to a report published by Farmers for Climate Action on Wednesday, Australia's food supply chain is more vul...

For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine.For the latest developments of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, all times EST: 12:18 a.m.: The U.S. announced it is repositioning two Patriot missile defense batteries to Po...

VIENTIANE, March 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 3,500 drug-related cases were solved across Laos and a large amount of illegal drugs were seized by police in 2021, the Vientiane Times reported on Wednesday. Details about the cases were unveiled at a meeting...

© Provided by Xinhua "China, your generous support will be in our hearts forever," a Cambodian hailed the Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital in the eastern Tboung Khmumas province as a key life-saving facility.TBOUNG KHMUM, Cambodia,

© Provided by Xinhua *Adhering to multilateralism and peaceful development, China has played a key stabilization role in global peace and security, said Cavince Adhere, a Kenya-based international relations scholar.*Vesna Pusi

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian officials are expected to announce that beginning the country will put in place a quarantine waiver for foreign visitors to its holiday island of Bali, while neighboring Malaysia announced the removal of curbs on travel...

DUBAI, 8th March, 2022 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today m...

Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, social networks have been flooded with videos from both sides. Mobile phones in hand, soldiers and civilians are documenting the war as it happens. Social media has become part of the battlefield. A...

HONG KONG -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reinforced its assessment of Hong Kong's economic and financial positions, recognizing that Hong Kong's financial sector has continued expanding robustly even during the COVID-19 pandemic. In its...

HANOI, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Daily COVID-19 tally in Vietnam rose to an all-time high of 162,435 cases on Tuesday, up 15,077 cases from the previous record on Monday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 62 localities nati...