HANOI, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's production and business recovered in the first quarter of this year, but are still encountering many obstacles, including adverse impacts of the global pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, said local ...

PHNOM PENH, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Restoration work on the Takav Gate in the western part of Angkor Thom temple has been 70 percent completed, the Apsara National Authority (ANA) said in a news release on Friday. Started in December 2019, the project in...

PHNOM PENH, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Resident Coordinator to Cambodia Pauline Tamesis on Friday commended Cambodia for its success in combating COVID-19, that led to the reopening-up of the country in November last year. Tamesis made th...

HANOI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam logged 39,334 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down 6,552 from Thursday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 62 localities nationwide, included 39,333 domestically transmitted and one imp...

COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's central bank on Friday tightened its monetary policy with a significant increase of interest rates amid inflationary pressure. Issuing a press release, the central bank announced the increase of the deposit facility rate and th...

Phuket [Thailand], April 8 (ANI): Indian boxers Amit Panghal, Ananta Chopde and Sumit made their way into the final while three women boxers signed off with bronze medals at the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Phuket on Friday. ...

VIENTIANE, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The year-on-year inflation rate in Laos surged to 8.5 percent in March, a fresh new record since January 2016. The COVID-19 pandemic, together with volatile fuel prices and continuing depreciation of the Lao currency ki...

PHNOM PENH, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia had expelled 3,594 illegal immigrants in more than 40 nationalities to their birth countries in 2021, according to a report released by the General Department of Immigration (GDI) on Thursday. Some 2,899, or 8...

HANOI, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's total confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 10 million cases on Thursday to reach 10,070,692, with 42,733 deaths, according to its Ministry of Health. The country logged 45,886 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, do...

PHNOM PENH, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The participation from local communities is crucial to eradicate all types of snaring in protected areas and illegal wildlife trade in Cambodia, officials and conservationists said on Thursday. The Southeast Asian nati...

NEW DELHI -- The condition of India's first patient said to be infected with the Omicron XE variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is not serious, the media report quoted a local health official as saying on Wednesday. The female patient arrived in Mu...

New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau after meeting BJP President JP Nadda at party headquarters on Wednesday said the briefing was excellent and learned a lot about the system. "The briefing was excellent. W...

Phuket [Thailand], April 6 (ANI): Indian boxer Ashish Kumar continued his brilliant form at the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament and entered the finals alongside the country's three other pugilists in Phuket on Wednesday. Apart from...

HANOI, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 49,124 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, down 5,871 cases from Tuesday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 61 localities nationwide, were all domestically transmitted. The Vie...

HANOI, 6th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam and New Zealand affirmed their commitment to deepening the two countries' agriculture and trade relati...

Hanoi [Vietnam], April 6 (ANI): In a bold move, the Vietnam government has started asserting itself against the Chinese dominance in the South China Sea. Hanoi commemorated (March 14) the 34th anniversary of a battle against the Chinese navy in the (...

KABUL -- Casualties were feared after an explosion rocked inside a big mosque in the central part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Wednesday, witnesses said. (Afghanistan-Mosque-Explosion) - - - - KABUL -- Afghanistan has received a fresh batch of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

HANOI, 31st March, 2022 (WAM) -- A forum to promote foreign investment into Vietnam themed "A new era of digital transformation and green tran...

DUBAI, 18th March, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation received Nguyn Mnh Tun, the Ambassador...

DUBAI, 14th March, 2022 (WAM) -- Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, has visited the Vietnam Pavili...

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