VIENTIANE, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank expects to support 11 projects in Laos at a cost of about 395 million U.S. dollars from 2022 to 2026, the Vientiane Times said on Thursday. Collaboration between Laos and the World Bank will focus on three ...

© Provided by Xinhua Over the first four months, approximately 118,300 foreign visitors to Vietnam were from Asia, up 96.7 percent year-on-year. The number of tourists from Europe, the Americas and Oceania also saw hikes of more than six times, 15 t...

HANOI -- The fifth plenary session of the 13th Communist Party of the Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) opened in Hanoi Wednesday, with a number of major issues to be discussed, reported the Vietnam News Agency. Chaired by CPVCC General Secretary Ngu...

Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Trehan Iris, one of the veteran players in the Indian real estate sector has launched its new project Iris Broadway-Greno West, a premium green retail and entertainment destination. The launch even...

HANOI, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The fifth plenary session of the 13th Communist Party of the Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) opened in Hanoi Wednesday, with a number of major issues to be discussed, reported the Vietnam News Agency. Chaired by CPVCC Gener...

HANOI, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,088 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up 379 from Tuesday, according to its ministry of health. The new infections were all domestically-transmitted in 48 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi r...

PHNOM PENH, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand are due to host three important leaders' meetings in the Southeast Asia region this year, according to a joint statement released by the foreign ministries of the three countries on Wedne...

PHNOM PENH, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian health ministry's secretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandine has said that China's Sinovac and Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, and the jabs are essential to protect lives. "The vaccines w...

HANOI, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam saw around 192,400 international arrivals in the first four months of this year, up nearly 185 percent year-on-year, courtesy of the reopening of tourism activities and the resumption of a number of international flig...

VIENTIANE, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Lao health authorities have advised members of the public to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster to strengthen their immunity and meet the criteria needed to apply for foreign travel. Having booster shots (the third or fourth ...

VIENTIANE, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos railway has carried more than 440,000 tons of freight as of April 25 following the opening of seven freight stations between Lao capital Vientiane and Luang Namtha province. Local daily Vientiane Times on W...

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 4 (ANI): The Chinese criminal syndicates active in areas on the border between Cambodia and Thailand are turning out to be a major problem for law enforcement and other public agencies in Southeast Asian countries, a media re...

COLOMBO -- The Sri Lankan government will provide special cash allowance to low-income families affected by the current economic crisis for three months from May, Minister of Mass Media Nalaka Godahewa said on Tuesday. During a press briefing, the mi...

In March 2022, a Vietnamese Facebook post accused Ukrainians of slandering late president Ho Chi Minh, the founding father of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.Tifosi, a pro-state blogger and one of the most influential

HANOI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 2,709 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, down by 413 from Monday. The health ministry said the new infections, recorded in 53 provinces and cities, were all domestically transmitted. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi ...

PHNOM PENH, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia marked the 29th World Press Freedom Day here on Tuesday, reaffirming its commitment to upholding the freedom of the press in the southeast Asian nation. An event was held in the capital city of Phnom Penh to mar...

PHNOM PENH, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Tuesday met with 1,753 students who graduated the 2021 high school exit exam with Grade A, awarding each of them an iPad and 500 U.S. dollars. Hun Sen said the effectiven...

Tokyo [Japan], May 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan and Thailand have signed an agreement on mutual exchange of military equipment and technology, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday. Kishida met with his Thai counterpart, Prayut Chan-o-cha, in Ban...

Tokyo [Japan], May 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with Pope Francis on May 4 during his official working visit to the Vatican, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing the Holy See. Kishida's trip to the Vatican will m...

Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): Trehan Iris, one of the veteran players in the Indian real estate sector has launched its new project Iris Broadway-Greno West, a premium green retail and entertainment destination. The launch even...

Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 2 (ANI/SRV): The seventh edition of the much-awaited 'Professor Sarat Mahanta Memorial Lecture' was held on Sunday in which Special advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ambassador Deepak Vohra spoke on the topic 'Meg...

HANOI, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,123 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, down 595 from Sunday, according to its Ministry of Health. Among the new infections, only one was imported and the rest were domestically transmitted and reported in 53 pro...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park attracted 33,205 foreign visitors in the first four months of this year, up by 633 percent year-on-year, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise said on Monday. The site made a gross revenue of 1.35...

PHNOM PENH, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists have discovered pieces of the 12th century Apsara, or fairy carvings, in the Angkor Archaeological Park in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a statement o...

HANOI, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,717 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down 1,392 from Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, recorded in 53 provinces and cities, were all domestically transmitted. The Vietnamese ca...

Peja, Kosovo - Learning to identify and defuse explosives is something Anastasiia Minchukova never thought she would have to do as an English teacher in Ukraine. Yet there she was wearing a face shield, armed with a landmine detector and venturing in...

COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2022 is projected at 1 percent, according to the latest report released by the central bank. The country's economic growth was 3.7 percent in 2021 and per capita GDP was 3,815 U.S. d...

VIENTIANE, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The inauguration ceremony of the Vientiane Saysettha Low-Carbon Demonstration Zone jointly built by China and Laos was held via video conferencing on Friday. The event indicates construction of the demonstration zone h...

HANOI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- About 49,600 enterprises are estimated to be established in Vietnam in the first four months of this year, posting an increase of 12.3 percent year on year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Saturday....

HANOI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 5,109 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, a fall of 959 from Friday. The health ministry said the new infections, recorded in 56 provinces and cities, were all domestically transmitted. The Vietnamese capital ...

HANOI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.1 percent year on year in the first four months of this year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Saturday. From January to April, items posting the most sign...

HANOI, 28th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam attracted over US$10.8 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first four months of this ye...

HANOI, 27th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Arrivals entering Vietnam via all border gates will no longer have to fill and submit health declaration form...

HANOI, 19th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam on Tuesday announced 12,012 new infections of COVID-19, including one imported case, the lowest since...

HANOI, 15th April, 2022 (WAM) -- The Vietnamese Health Ministry has started issuing vaccine passports from today, 15th April, the Vietnam News...

April 14, 2022 - Hanoi, Vietnam - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today concluded a successful visit to Indonesia and Vietnam. The visit focused on deepening our countries' already strong relation...

April 14, 2022 - Hanoi, Vietnam - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today concluded a successful visit to Indonesia and Vietnam. The visit focused on deepening our countries' already strong relation...

HANOI, 9th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam on Saturday reported 34,140 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, including two imported cases, the...

April 9, 2022 - Brussels, Belgium - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will be travelling to Indonesia and Vietnam from April 9 to 14. While visiting these two strategic pa...

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

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...