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Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:18:02 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, March 17
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen announced on Thursday that all inbound travelers are no longer required to present a medical certificate for a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours prior t...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 04:44:01 GMT
Cambodia reinstates visa-on-arrival scheme for vaccinated travellers
PHNOM PENH, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen announced on Thursday that all inbound travelers are no longer required to present a medical certificate for a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) negative COVID-19 test with...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 02:44:14 GMT
Vietnam resumes int'l tourism amid new COVID-19 peak
© Provided by Xinhua The Vietnamese government's decision to fully open borders to international visitors from March 15 rekindled hopes for millions of people in the service sector. However, a new round of infections triggered by the fast-spreading ...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 02:03:12 GMT
Chinese Y-8 spotter plane enters Taiwan's air defense identification zone
Taipei [Taiwan], March 17 (ANI): A Chinese Y-8 ELINT spotter plane entered southwest of Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) during Wednesday (March 16), according to the Ministry of National Defense. Shaanxi Y-8 ELINT spotter plane from C...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:05:19 GMT
StateDepartmentRecap:March 9-16, 2022
State Department - Here's a look at what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats have been doing this week:US-Russia-UkraineThe United States continues to support Ukraine in fending off Russian aggression and provides assistanc...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:44:22 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1630 GMT, March 16
TOKYO -- A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Wednesday night, and tsunami waves were observed after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning. Strong shaking was felt in the country's northeastern and eastern areas, es...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:18:36 GMT
Senior CPC official meets with Cambodian deputy PM
BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Chen Xi, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), met with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Aun Pornmoniroth via video link on Wednesday. Chen, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:18:31 GMT
GLOBALink | Vietnam reopens borders for int'l tourists
HANOI, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam on Tuesday fully reopened its borders for international tourists, its tourism authorities said.At a press briefing held Tuesday, general director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Trung Khanh...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:18:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, March 16
MANILA -- The Philippines has loosened entry restrictions for all fully vaccinated foreign nationals visiting the country starting this month, the Philippines' Bureau of Immigration said on Wednesday. In an advisory, which was effective immediately a...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:44:01 GMT
Laos sees significant increase in COVID-19 infections
VIENTIANE, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Ministry of Health on Wednesday recorded a noticeable increase in COVID-19 infections as the country reported 848 new cases, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections to 148,257. Daily cases of COVID-19 ...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:37:42 GMT
Weekly COVID-19 Cases Up 8% Worldwide, WHO Reports
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Over 11 mln people contracted the novel coronavirus infection worldwide over the past week, more than 43,000 patients died, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday. - Other Media news - The number of new infectio...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:44:02 GMT
Laos disposes of wartime big bomb in southern province
VIENTIANE, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Program (UXO Lao) has detonated a 500-pound (227-kg) bomb left over from the war in Namxuan village of Phouvong district in southern Attapeu province. "The bomb disposal operation w...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 03:30:01 GMT
Feature: Vietnam resumes int'l tourism amid new COVID-19 peak
HANOI, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Tuesday seems to be a big day for Nguyen Hai Phong, a 34-year-old international tour guide in Hanoi. He is excited to resume work at a travel company after nearly two years of "frozen career" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 02:18:11 GMT
Chinese vaccines save lives, drive economic recovery in Cambodia
© Provided by Xinhua China's Sinovac and Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines save lives in Cambodia and stabilize the country's health system.Health Ministry's director-general and spokesman noted that Chinese vaccines also have helpe

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 18:55:20 GMT
Saurabh Kumar, Secretary East, MEA, discusses ASEAN-India cooperation with Permanent Secretary of Singapore
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Secretary East in Ministry of External Affairs, Saurabh Kumar, virtually interacted with Permanent Secretary of Singapore Stanley Loh on Tuesday where they discussed areas for ASEAN-India cooperation during Singapor...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:44:01 GMT
Vietnam, Sierra Leone agree to boost cooperation
HANOI, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and visiting Sierra Leonean counterpart Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday agreed on orientations to foster cooperative relations between the two countries in the time to come, Vietnam News A...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:18:18 GMT
Vietnam reopens borders for int'l tourists
HANOI, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam on Tuesday fully reopened its borders for international tourists, its tourism authorities said. At a press briefing held Tuesday, general director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Trung Khan...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:18:17 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 15
HANOI -- Vietnam confirmed a new daily record of 175,480 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, an increase of 14,218 cases from the previous day, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 63 localities nationwide, included 175,468 d...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:27:16 GMT
Pokemon Kids TV celebrates its 1st anniversary with Cat's Kitchen 'Sweets Paradise'
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI/PR Newswire): Pokemon Kids TV marked its first anniversary. This is an official Pokemon YouTube learning channel that offers a wide range of content for children, such as Pokemon songs, nursery rhymes, and educational...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:49:02 GMT
China sends TCM experts to Cambodia to help fight COVID-19
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- A team of 10 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) experts departed for Cambodia on Tuesday to help the country fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The team was organized by the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medic...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:49:01 GMT
Roundup: Chinese vaccines save lives, drive economic recovery in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have not only protected lives and stabilized the health system, but also helped boost economic recovery in Cambodia, officials and experts said here on Tuesday. Cambodia has fully resumed its...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:49:01 GMT
Vietnam resumes visa exemption for citizens from 13 countries
HANOI, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government on Tuesday agreed to resume its visa exemption policy for citizens from 13 countries as Vietnam seeks to reopen international tourism after two years of closure. These countries included Germany, ...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:18:17 GMT
China drill meant to 'coerce' South China Sea claims
Hanoi [Vietnam], March 15 (ANI): As China continues to maintain a no-go zone for a military drill in the South China Sea, analysts believe that this could be used to push its claims in the waterway. The drills certainly form part of the routine set o...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:30:01 GMT
U.S. deliberately shirks responsibility in bioweapon prohibition: experts
DAMASCUS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States has been refusing to fulfill its commitment to prohibiting the spread of biological weapons, deliberately shirking its due responsibility, Syrian experts have said. Muhammad Omari, a political research...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:49:11 GMT
Cambodian minister praises RCEP as driver for regional economic recovery
© Provided by Xinhua To Cambodia, RCEP constitutes a modern legal platform that inspires the country to opt for more liberalized free trade agreements, using RCEP as a liberalization model or threshold, said Cambodian Commerce Minister

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:18:30 GMT
Cambodian official praises RCEP as driver for regional economic recovery
PHNOM PENH, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade deal is a driver for regional economic recovery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, Cambodian Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak said on Monday. Signed ...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:18:21 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 14
COLOMBO -- The Maldivian Health Protection Agency has lifted the mask mandate across the country, local media reported on Monday. Maldivian health officials made wearing masks mandatory in public spaces in December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:25:34 GMT
Minister of Climate Change and Environment tours Vietnam Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI, 14th March, 2022 (WAM) -- Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, has visited the Vietnam Pavili...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:49:01 GMT
Vietnam logs 161,262 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 161,262 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, a decline of 5,706 cases from Sunday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 61 localities nationwide, included 161,247 domestically transm...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:05:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, March 14
PHNOM PENH -- The official launch of Wing Bank (Cambodia) Plc amid the COVID-19 pandemic clearly reflects investors' confidence in Cambodia's economic development, officials said here on Monday. Wing Bank is the 56th commercial bank operating in the ...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:18:01 GMT
S.Korea's ICT export logs double-digit growth in February
SEOUL, March 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's export of the information and communications technology (ICT) products logged a double-digit growth last month, a government report showed Monday. The ICT export jumped 23.7 percent over the year to 18.88 bil...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 05:18:17 GMT
Rajya Sabha: Shiv Sena MP gives Zero Hour notice to mention rupee depreciation
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has given a Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha to mention the depreciating value of the Indian Rupee in the House. In the notice, Chaturvedi said, "It is a matter of great concern that ...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 03:55:13 GMT
Indian Social Enterprise Vembi among winners of Singapore International Foundation Grant
By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, March 14 (ANI): Inspired by her own experience where she faced challenges in her learning and education journey, Vidhya Y who is herself visually challenged, co-founded Vembi Technologies to increase access to content for th...

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:18:02 GMT
Vietnam reports 166,968 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 166,968 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, a decline of 1,751 cases from Saturday. The health ministry said the new infections, logged in 62 localities nationwide, included 166,953 domestically transmitted and ...

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:44:01 GMT
Vietnam logs 168,719 new COVID-19 cases
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...

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 20:53:29 GMT
Mohammed bin Rashid meets with President of Ghana, visits Armenian and Vietnam pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI, 8th March, 2022 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today m...



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