KUNMING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Lao police have jointly cracked a cross-border drug trafficking case, arresting two suspects and seizing 1.44 tonnes of methamphetamine tablets, according to an announcement Thursday. Yunnan provincial public ...

CANBERRA, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Australia's national science agency has announced to open a hub in Vietnam to help reduce plastic waste in the region. The Plastics Innovation Hub Vietnam will be run out of the Australian Embassy in Hanoi by the Commonw...

HANOI, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 740 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down by 148 from Wednesday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new infections were domestically transmitted in 37 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital H...

Vientiane [Laos], June 22 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh arrived in Laos on an official visit, according to Indian Embassy on Wednesday. "H.E. Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Hon'ble Minister of State for External A...

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir -- Incessant rains over the past four days pushed water levels up in rivers in Indian-controlled Kashmir early Wednesday, officials said. According to the officials, the water level of the Jhelum river has crossed ...

HANOI, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 888 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up by 140 from Tuesday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new infections were domestically transmitted in 43 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital Hano...

KABUL -- The death toll from an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday has reached 920, while 610 people were injured, a disaster official said, adding the number of casualties might further rise. (Afghanistan-Quake-Deaths) - - - ...

KABUL -- At least 255 people were killed and over 500 injured after an earthquake struck the eastern Afghan region early on Wednesday, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported. The casualties occurred in four districts of Paktika province, the most...

PHNOM PENH, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The 16th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) kicked off here on Wednesday, with discussions focusing on key challenges and security in the region. Chaired by Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tea...

VIENTIANE, June 22 (Xinhua) -- A second consignment of 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Malaysian government has arrived in Lao capital Vientiane, local daily Vientiane Times reported Wednesday. Malaysia's first donation...

© Provided by Xinhua China remained committed to the path of peaceful development and win-win cooperation, hoping that all Asian countries would stay away from any conflict, confrontation and Cold War.ISLAMABAD, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Ex

© Provided by Xinhua A fisher caught the record-breaking stingray and contacted a team from the Wonders of the Mekong research project to help release it back into the river.PHNOM PENH, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The world's largest freshwat

HANOI, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 748 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up by 227 from Monday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new infections were domestically transmitted in 40 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi r...

HANOI, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The petroleum prices in Vietnam have set another new record after being adjusted up for the 12th time this year. This is the third time fuel prices have increased in the country this month. From Tuesday, the price of RON95 ...

VIENTIANE, June 21 (Xinhua) -- With all 66 Lao trainees passing an examination for assistant train drivers on Saturday, the China-Laos Railway is inducting its first group of Lao train drivers.According to the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC), whi...

ISLAMABAD, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Experts from various countries have called for greater cooperation and connectivity under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to combat multiple challenges including climate change, pandemic and food insec...

SEOUL, June 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's export fell in the first 20 days of this month owing to fewer business days, customs office data showed Tuesday. Export amounted to 31.28 billion U.S. dollars during the June 1-20 period, down 3.4 percent from...

New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Nguyen Van Nen, a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam and party secretary of Ho Chi Minh City, and vowed to advance Comprehensive Strategic P...

© Provided by Xinhua "I believe that the summit's outcome will benefit not only the BRICS countries but also other developing countries as well as the whole world," a Cambodian expert has said.PHNOM PENH, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The B

VIENTIANE, June 20 (Xinhua) -- China and Laos have for the first time achieved the two-way transmission of electricity since the two countries' grid connectivity project was launched 12 years ago. The Nam Tha 1 Hydropower Station in northern Laos suc...

TOKYO -- The Ishikawa Prefecture region in central Japan has been rocked by a series of earthquakes over the past two days, with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warning that further temblors could be imminent. An earthquake with an estimated ma...

Vientiane [Laos], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Members of the National Assembly (NA), the Lao Parliament, approved at their ongoing third ordinary session five new key positions proposed by Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Monday. The newly appointed Vi...

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New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Nguyen Van Nen, a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam and party secretary of Ho Chi Minh City. Nguyen is on a five-day visit to India from Ju...

HANOI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 521 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, down 12 from Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health. Among the new infections, only one was imported and the rest were domestically transmitted in 42 provinces and cit...

VIENTIANE, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Members of the National Assembly (NA), the Lao parliament, approved at their ongoing third ordinary session five new key positions proposed by Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Monday. The newly appointed Vice Premie...

New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda met with the senior leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Van Nen at the BJP Head Office in the national capital on Monday. This New Delhi meeting is...

VIENTIANE, June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Laos earned more than 870 million US dollars from the export of agricultural produce over the past six months of 2022, equalling 72.57 per cent of the target for the whole of 2022. The main farm products exported were...

VIENTIANE, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Laos will soon start selling electricity to Singapore under the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project (LTMS-PIP). According to local daily Vientiane Times report on Monday, a total of 100 MW will be...

New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda on Monday will meet senior leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Van Nen (Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and Secretary, ...

VIENTIANE, June 19 (Xinhua) -- With all 66 Lao trainees passing an examination for assistant train drivers on Saturday, the China-Laos Railway is inducting its first group of Lao train drivers. According to the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC), wh...

NEW DELHI -- An aircraft carrying 185 passengers Sunday made an emergency landing immediately after the takeoff as its left engine caught fire in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said. All the passengers are safe, said the officials. (Ind...

HANOI, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 533 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 166 from Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new infections were domestically transmitted in 38 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital Hano...

ODDAR MEANCHEY, Cambodia, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese-aided school building was inaugurated on Saturday in a remote area here in northwest Cambodia, giving hopes for better education to children in this rural area, officials said. Donated by Chines...

HANOI, 13th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam needs immediate solutions to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) and strengthen its sources, ...

HANOI, 10th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam was placed 68th out of the 120 countries in the Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2021 recently released by the...

HANOI, 8th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam is joining international efforts to protect the blue ocean in response to World Ocean Day 2022, Vietnam...

HANOI, 7th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi in December. According to Vietnam ...

BRUSSELS, 3rd June, 2022 (WAM) -- Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the EU, has met with EU Commissioner for ...

HANOI, 26th May, 2022 (WAM) -- All airline members of Vietnam Airlines Group, Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASO, will offer more tha...

HANOI, 19th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam has reported 1,716 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including one imported case, taking the ...

HANOI, 13th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam has successfully maintained fiscal, external and financial stability, Resident Representative of the In...

HANOI, 9th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam on Monday announced 2,269 new infections of COVID-19, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Ac...

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...