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Wed, 06 Apr 2022 11:30:39 GMT
Vietnam, New Zealand foster agriculture economies
HANOI, 6th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam and New Zealand affirmed their commitment to deepening the two countries' agriculture and trade relati...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:55:05 GMT
Ukraine conflict threatens uneven COVID-19 recovery in Pacific region: World Bank
Washington [US], April 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The conflict in Ukraine threatens uneven recovery from the coronavirus pandemic among developing East Asian and Pacific countries, the World Bank said in a report on Tuesday. "Just as the economies of East Asia...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:05:25 GMT
Chinese embassy pays homage to Chinese peacekeepers martyred in Cambodia
KAMPONG CHAM, Cambodia, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy to Cambodia on Tuesday paid homage to two Chinese peacekeepers martyred in the United Nations mission in the Southeast Asian country in 1993. The event, which was held on the occasion of...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:55:45 GMT
Wanderers' Footprints Travel Boutique launches 'Ajanar Daake Achenar Khonje', A travelogue by author, Abhijit Bhattacharya
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): 'Ajanar Daake Achenar Khonje', a book that chronicles the picturesque journey between Moscow in western Russia and Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, undertaken by Abhijit Bhattacharya, the emi...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:55:33 GMT
Thailand's no. 1 tourist SIM card 'dtac Happy' welcomes tourists back to Thailand with free doubling of SIM card validities
Bangkok [Thailand], April 5 (ANI/PR Newswire): dtac or Total Access Communication PCL, the leader and pioneer of tourist SIM cards in Thailand, is welcoming international travellers back to the country with a special "Welcome back to Thailand" promot...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:30:01 GMT
Vietnam logs 54,995 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 54,995 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up 6,278 from Monday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 61 localities nationwide, were all domestically transmitted. The Vietnamese cap...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:05:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, April 5
JAKARTA -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's eastern province of North Maluku early Tuesday with no damages or casualties reported, an official said. The quake, which triggered no tsunami, rocked at 8:44 a.m. Jakarta time (0144 GMT), with...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 04:49:01 GMT
RCEP, bilateral FTAs to boost Cambodia's economy: World Bank
PHNOM PENH, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade pact and bilateral free trade agreements (FTA) will be a booster for Cambodia's economic growth in the coming years, according to the World Bank's econo...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:05:11 GMT
US to Investigate Use of Chinese Materials in Imported Solar Panels
An announcement by the U.S. Commerce Department last week that it would investigate allegations that solar panel manufacturers in Southeast Asia are using Chinese-made parts and evading U.S. tariffs has raised alarms concerning both trade and environ...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:05:47 GMT
Watchdog Condemns Cambodia for Revoking Media Licenses
The decision by Cambodian authorities to revoke licenses of three news outlets is "brazen intimidation" a media watchdog says.The Ministry of Information's decision impacts Bayong Times, Cambodia Today, and the online outlet Khmer Cover TV, or KCTV.A...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:05:03 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, April 4
HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) exam, the university entrance test, will be held on April 22 as scheduled, with special arrangements for COVID-19 control, an official said Monday. A special examination site will be s...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:18:01 GMT
Vietnam logs 48,717 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 48,717 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, down 2,013 cases from Sunday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 62 localities nationwide, included 48,715 domestically transmitted and t...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:05:01 GMT
China-Vietnam freight train trips up 27.3 pct in first quarter
NANNING, April 4 (Xinhua) -- South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region handled 98 China-Vietnam freight train trips in the first three months of 2022, up 27.3 percent from the prior year, according to China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. During...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:05:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, April 4
HONG KONG -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Monday that she would not run for the upcoming election of the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive. The nomination period for the once-in-five-year ...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 03:55:08 GMT
38 roads in Cambodia's most popular tourist hub open to traffic
PHNOM PENH, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Monday inaugurated 38 roads with a total length of 108 km in the cultural town of Siem Reap, gateway to the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park. The thoroughfares,...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 01:44:28 GMT
Asia Album: Vietnam strives to revive int'l tourism amid COVID-19
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Mon, 04 Apr 2022 01:30:21 GMT
Chinese-invested int'l airport to boost Cambodia's economy, tourism: PM
© Provided by Xinhua "We're lucky to have a good friend like China and this project is another fruit of cooperation between Cambodia and China," Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said, noting that the Chinese-invested Siem Reap Angkor I...

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 11:55:01 GMT
Vietnam's reports 50,730 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 50,730 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, a decline of 14,889 cases from Saturday, said the Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 61 localities nationwide, were all domestically transmitted. The Viet...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 16:05:06 GMT
GLOBALink | Lao villagers enjoy better lives through Chinese tea
VIENTIANE, April 2 (Xinhua) -- A tea garden in Paksong district of Champasak province has been good news for local people, providing them with a better lifestyle than they have ever known.The plantation, which is owned by Lao Manor, a China-Laos join...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 16:05:04 GMT
1st batch of Thai fruits shipped to China by China-Laos Railway
VIENTIANE, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Fruits from Thailand have been shipped to southwest China's Yunnan Province by the China-Laos Railway for the first time from the Lao capital Vientiane. This batch of Thai fruits, 40 tons of durians and 20 tons of cocon...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 12:44:01 GMT
China's Guangxi launches cross-border freight train via China-Laos Railway
NANNING, April 2 (Xinhua) -- A freight train left Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday for Laos' Vientiane, marking the opening of Guangxi's first international freight train that runs via the China-Laos Rail...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 11:44:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 65,619 new COVID-19 cases, lowest in month
HANOI, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 65,619 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the lowest in over a month, down 6,937 cases from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 61 localities nationwide, included 65,616 ...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 10:55:01 GMT
Pandemic in Cambodia not over yet though daily cases drop to 2 digits: WHO
PHNOM PENH, April 2 (Xinhua) -- World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Cambodia Li Ailan said on Saturday that the COVID-19 pandemic in the country is not over yet, though the number of new infections has once again declined to two digits....

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:05:31 GMT
Int'l tourists to Cambodia up 114 pct in Q1: official
PHNOM PENH, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia received a total of 151,680 foreign visitors in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 114 percent from 70,901 arrivals recorded in the same period last year, a senior tourism official said on Friday. Kong ...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:05:30 GMT
Cambodia's rice export to China up 3.8 pct in Q1: minister
PHNOM PENH, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia exported 88,646 tons of milled rice to China in the first quarter of 2022, up 3.8 percent from the same period last year, Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon said on Friday. China remained the top buyer of Cambod...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 11:49:02 GMT
Vietnam reports 72,556 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 72,556 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down 8,282 cases from Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 62 localities nationwide, included 72,555 domestically transmitted and...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:18:01 GMT
Cambodia sees rise in drug seizures in 1st quarter
PHNOM PENH, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The number of people arrested in Cambodia for being involved in illicit drugs decreased in the first quarter of 2022, but the amount of drugs seized increased dramatically, the Anti-Drug Police Department (ADP) said in...

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:19:41 GMT
Vietnam - potential destination for investment in digital transformation, green transition
HANOI, 31st March, 2022 (WAM) -- A forum to promote foreign investment into Vietnam themed "A new era of digital transformation and green tran...

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:53:43 GMT
UAE, Vietnam discuss strengthening labour cooperation
DUBAI, 18th March, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation received Nguyn Mnh Tun, the Ambassador...

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...

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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