Vientiane [Laos], July 17 (ANI): Laos, a south-east Asian nation is on the edge of default after building a China-financed high-speed train, giving new momentum to 'debt trap' diplomacy criticism. Laos faces intensifying economic and financial crises...

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda will hold a meeting with former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal in the national capital on Sunday under the 'Know BJP' campaign. The meeting will take...

JAKARTA -- A separatist group on Saturday attacked civilians in Nduga district of Indonesia's eastern Papua, killing 10 people and seriously injuring two others, a police spokesperson said. The group, which the Indonesian government called "a crimina...

The U.S. Navy says it has asserted its "navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea" by sailing one of its destroyers near the disputed Spratly Islands.The 7th Fleet said the freedom of navigation operation conducted Saturday by the USS B...

HANOI, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 705 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, down by 251 from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health. The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 10,759,850. The country reported one new death from...

PHNOM PENH, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Bangladesh have pledged to further strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation for mutual benefits, the Cambodian foreign ministry said in a press statement on Saturday. The pledge was made during an officia...

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): India will remain a steadfast partner of Nepal, said External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday as he welcomed former Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on a three-day visit to India. "Please...

Beijing [China], July 15 (ANI): Domestic slump, combined with the decline in exports, as well as the US ban has put China's once booming textile industry in trouble. China's textile manufacturing industry, which is the largest in the world and accoun...

Beijing [China], July 15 (ANI): China often violates the territorial waters of countries in the East China and South China Seas and its military expansionism may lead to geopolitical instability in the region. However, China now has mustered the supp...

Beijing [China], July 15 (ANI): Critics say that the Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi's attendance at a regional meet in Myanmar lent credibility to the military regime. Sanjay Pulipaka, an independent researcher on international politics and securit...

HANOI, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 956 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, up by 24 from Thursday, according to its Ministry of Health. The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 10,759,145. The country reported no new deaths from th...

HANOI, 15th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam needs to invest approximately US$368 billion from now until 2040 to build a climate resilient and low-...

New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda will hold a meeting with former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' in the national capital on Sunday under the 'Know BJP' campaign. The meeti...

NANNING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, co-chaired the sixth meeting of the China-Cambodia intergovernmental coordinating committee with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hor Nam Hong, on Thursday via video. ...

HANOI, 14th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam continuously increased in the first half of this year, especially i...

HANOI, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 932 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down by 69 from Wednesday, according to its health ministry. The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 10,758,189. The country reported no new deaths from ...

HANOI, July 14 (Xinhua) -- A total of 201,840 units of automobiles were sold in the Vietnamese market in the first half of this year, up 34 percent year-on-year, the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association said Thursday. The sales of domestical...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- At least 180 people infected with cholera have been admitted to Mir Wais Hospital in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, said a physician in the hospital on Thursday. Up to "74 patients affected with the disease are from...

New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Customs department at Indira Gandhi International airport on Wednesday arrested an Indian couple who had arrived from Vietnam and seized at least 45 guns worth more than Rs 22 lakh from their bags. According to t...

VIENTIANE, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Lao and Thai military forces plan to step up cooperation in border security, especially the crackdown on drug trade and illegal immigration, as the two countries' army leaders discussed. Closer cooperation in border sec...

VIENTIANE, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The town of Luang Prabang has seen 90 percent of room reservations made by Thai visitors since Laos lifted all entry restrictions in May. Local daily Vientiane Times on Thursday quoted President of the Luang Prabang Hot...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia is expected to attract one million international tourists in 2022, much higher than 200,000 in 2021, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said here on Thursday. The Southeast Asian nation received 510,000 foreign visitors in the first h...

VIENTIANE, July 14 (Xinhua) -- A total of 5,172,408 people in Laos, or 70 percent of the population, have received the second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. A total of 5,856,153 people have received at least one doses of COVID-19 vaccines, or 79 percent...

PHNOM PENH, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia is expected to attract one million international tourists in 2022, much higher than 200,000 in 2021, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said here on Thursday. The Southeast Asian nation received 510,000 foreign visit...

VIENTIANE, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project developed by the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has generated over 10 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity. A project manager said at an event on ...

© Provided by Xinhua "Under the RCEP and the CCFTA, we're confident that Cambodia's export volume to China and other RCEP member countries will be bigger, especially the exports of potential agricultural produce such as rice, cassava, bananas and ma...

Beijing - The U.S. Navy on Wednesday sailed a destroyer close to China-controlled islands in the South China Sea in what Washington said was a patrol aimed at asserting freedom of navigation through the strategic seaway.The guided-missile destroyer U...

NANNING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The 14th meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation took place Wednesday in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Both sides agreed to work towards building a community wi...

HANOI, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has reported more than 103,000 cases of dengue fever so far this year with 37 deaths, the country's Ministry of Health said Wednesday. The ministry has urged relevant authorities and localities across the country to...

HANOI, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's hog prices have risen in the past two weeks amid increasing demand, Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday. The prices of live pigs peak at 70,000 Vietnamese dongs (3 U.S. dollars) per kg on Wednesday in northe...

KATHMANDU -- Nepal upholds the one-China policy and will allow no foreign force to use its territory to engage in any activities against China, Nepali government and political leaders said lately. The pledge was reiterated in separate meetings betwee...

PHNOM PENH, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Free trade agreements (FTAs) have injected momentum into Cambodia's economic growth, attracting investment and providing larger market access to made-in-Cambodia products, experts said on Wednesday. Hoe Ee Khor, chief ...

HANOI, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Four Vietnamese people have been sentenced to a total of 18 years in prison for trafficking 984 kg of pangolin scales, local media reported on Wednesday. This was one of the biggest cases of wildlife trading so far in the c...

HANOI, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 1,001 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up by 128 from Tuesday, according to its Ministry of Health. The infections brought the total tally to 10,757,257. The country reported no death from the disease on We...

PHNOM PENH, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia exported 135,137 tons of dry rubber in the first half of 2022, up 3 percent over the same period last year, said a General Directorate of Rubber report on Wednesday. The kingdom made 215.8 million U.S. dollars...

BERLIN, 13th July, 2022 (WAM) -- A working delegation of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam led by Minister Ho Duc Phoc is paying a working vi...

Bodh Gaya (Bihar) [India], July 12 (ANI): Bodh Gaya, located in the central province of Bihar State is one of the holiest sites for Buddhists all over the world where thousands of foreigners mostly Buddhist devotees throng each year. Under the sacred...

Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): China has been covering up epidemics within the country for a long time and helped spread four pandemics around the world, said a report in New York Post that warned that Covid might not be the last. An outbreak of the...

HANOI, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 873 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up 305 from Monday, according to the Ministry of Health. The infections brought the total tally to 10,756,254. The country also reported one death from the disease in the ...

HANOI, 12th July, 2022 (WAM) -- UNESCO representative in Vietnam Christian Manhart has highlighted Vietnam's leading role in protecting intang...

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PHNOM PENH, July 12 (Xinhua) --Business insiders said the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) have given a boost to the development of the fledgling e-commerce industry in ...

HANOI, 11th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam has set a target that the export value of agricultural, forestry and fishery products to the EU market...

HANOI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnamese representatives reaffirmed their country's commitments to develop blue and sustainable oceans when a...

GENEVA, 28th June, 2022 (WAM) -- As a candidate for the membership of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for 2023 - 2025, Vietnam will continue...

HANOI, 27th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam jumped 39 steps to become the 62nd best country worldwide for quality of life in 2021, according to a...

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 ...