Beijing [China], August 6 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi will visit Bangladesh and Mongolia from August 6 to 8, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a press release. "At the invitation of Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A. K...

Phnom Penh, Cambodia - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday urged the Cambodian government to open the naval base it is modernizing with Chinese funds, saying use of the site would pose a threat to Southeast Asia if used for China's defen...

Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): Amid China's military muscle-flexing across the Taiwan Strait, US Secretary Antony Blinken on Friday (local time) said that Washington is committed to the security of its allies and partners including Japan. These rem...

The Kremlin said Friday that it's open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue.Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and an eight...

Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the country was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with Washington at the presidential level right after the US basketball star Brittney Griner was jailed over dru...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed its concern over the political crisis in Myanmar that has been existing in the country since the 2021 February coup, including the recent execution of...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has raised concern over China's land reclamations activities in the South China Sea. "We discussed the situation in the South China Sea, during which concerns w...

Southeast Asian ministers Friday condemned the lack of progress on a crisis resolution plan for coup-hit Myanmar, demanding the junta take action before a regional summit later this year.Myanmar has been in chaos since a putsch in February last year,...

Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Amid soaring tensions over China's military drills in the Taiwan Strait, VOA's Khmer Service Reporter Sun Narin interviewed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Friday. Blinken told VOA that China's...

PHNOM PENH -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry here on Thursday, with both sides speaking highly of their long-lasting friendship. During the talks with Sabry on the sideli...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said here on Friday that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement will be a booster for trade and investment relations between Cambodia and Sou...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday warned Washington not to act rashly and to avoid creating a bigger crisis by making another visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. Speaking at the 55th Assoc...

Washington's policy of "permissiveness" won't bring it the desired result, Russia's foreign minister warns Washington's attempts to spread its influence to more and more a...

Beijing should not use Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan as a pretext for provocative actions, the top US diplomat has saidThe large-scale drills launched by the Chinese military in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan earlier this ...

Beijing seeks to work with Russia to defend international law, the foreign minister saysChina wants to work more closely with Russia to defend the global order based on international law, Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said.The statement comes amid gro...

HANOI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 2,075 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, up by 59 from Thursday, according to its Ministry of Health. The newly reported infections brought the country's total tally to 11,192,043. No new deaths from the pandemic...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Russia on Friday signed here the plan of consultations for 2022-2024, aiming at further strengthening the friendship and cooperation between the two countries. The deal was inked between Cambodian Deputy Pr...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and the European Union have vowed to enhance bilateral ties for mutual benefits, a spokesman said on Friday. The commitment was made during a meeting between Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding the sentencing of an American basketball player in Russia, the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said Moscow is ready to discuss the exchange of prisoners with the...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday departed for home after attending a productive ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting, an annual event that takes stock of the ASEAN-India partnership. Taking to Twitter...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Friday was bestowed with an honorary doctorate of development from the state-run Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP). Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron presented the...

© Provided by Xinhua Noting that mutual trust and mutual support are essential to the China-Laos community with a shared future, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China appreciates Laos' just position, and will continue to st...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): Hoping China does not "manufacture" a crisis, US State Secretary Antony Blinken said that the US continues to hail peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and opposes any unilateral efforts to change the st...

Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): US State Secretary Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) announced USD 25 million USAID aid to Cambodia to improve food security and nutrition. The aid comes on the sidelines of the 55th meeting of the foreign mini...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI/Sputnik): During the ASEAN gala dinner in Cambodia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talked to everyone who was not hiding, the Russian delegation told Sputnik, commenting on the White House's statements abo...

Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry on Thursday in Phnom Penh on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum and reiterated US support for the most vulnerable people of the cri...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Foreign ministers from ASEAN's member states and its dialogue partners are arriving in Phnom Penh for a summit likely to focus largely on regional and global crises, including the murderous military regime in Myanmar, Russia's ...

TOKYO -- The construction of facilities to release radioactive wastewater into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan began Thursday despite opposition from the local community and neighboring countries....

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Thursday met here with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on bilateral ties and cooperation, a senior official said. Lavrov is in Cambodia for the ASEAN-Rus...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held his first meeting with newly-appointed Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry and reaffirmed India's commitment as a dependable friend and reliable partner ...

HANOI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 2,016 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down 80 from Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health. Among the new cases, only four were imported and the rest were all locally transmitted, said the ministry. H...

Wellington [New Zealand], August 4 (ANI): New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta met her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit and said that de-escalation is needed in the Taiwan Strait, as China started its mil...

New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked Delhi Police about what steps it has taken to stop the availability and selling of Chinese samjha/synthetic manjha used in kite flying, which was banned by the National Green T...

- Cambodia firmly opposes any words or deeds that infringe on China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and will continue to firmly support China in safeguarding its core interests and

The US House speaker's visit to Taipei will not change China's path to reunification, Beijing saysChina's foreign minister has denounced the US House speaker's trip to Taiwan as a "complete farce," warning those who provoke Beijing will face the cons...

Phnom Penh [Combodia], August 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Cambodia ahead of the ASEAN ministerial meeting on Thursday. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar said that he and Wong took a positiv...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has some 17.8 million internet subscribers, exceeding the country's total population of 16 million because many people have subscribed to more than one internet service, Minister of Post and Telecommunications ...

Phnom Penh [Combodia], August 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Cambodia ahead of the ASEAN ministerial meeting on Thursday, said that New Delhi is among Washington's "closest partners". ...

Phnom Penh [Combodia], August 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cambodia ahead of the ASEAN ministerial meeting on Thursday. "Always good to meet. There's a lot we need to talk about and ...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 4 (ANI): The Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers expressed concern over Taiwan as China began the massive military drills around Taiwan and warned that the situation could spark "open conflicts" and "unpredictable conseque...

Beijing insisted that Chinese control over Taiwan is inevitable following a provocative visit by a senior US officialChina's top diplomat has denounced US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan as a "complete farce," warning that those who "off...

washington - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi concluded on Wednesday a whirlwind visit to Taiwan that was warmly welcomed by the Taiwanese government and seen by Beijing as a "major political provocation" and a challenge to China's sovereignty.China s...

RIYADH, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia submitted on Wednesday an official letter requesting to host the 10th Asian Winter Games (AWG). The request was submitted by the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee to the Olympic Council of Asia, the Saudi Pr...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 4 (ANI): Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen said that all ASEAN Member States are deeply disappointed by the execution of opposition activists in Myanmar and noted that if more prisoners are executed, they will be forced...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 4 (ANI): Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who was on his way to Cambodia, made a brief stopover at Chittagong airport in Bangladesh where he met with the country's Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr ...

Geneva [Switzerland], August 3 (ANI): Journalists in Cambodia are increasingly being subjected to various forms of harassment and pressure, as well as violence, a report published by the UN Human Rights Office said on Wednesday, amid growing restrict...

PHNOM PENH -- China and Cambodia pledged on Wednesday to carry forward their traditional friendship and actively build the China-Cambodia community with a shared future. When meeting with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi,...

HANOI, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 2,096 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up 79 from Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the total ...

PHNOM PENH - Top Southeast Asian diplomats meeting in Cambodia's capital intensified efforts Wednesday to stop the escalating violence in Myanmar, and to address other pressing - and often divisive - regional issues.It is the first in-person meeting ...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Six more countries signed the instrument of accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) here on Wednesday, bringing the number of state parties to the treaty of ASEAN to 49. Representatives ...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia exported 169,766 tons of milled rice to China in the first seven months of 2022, earning 89 million U.S. dollars in revenue, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said on Wednesday. China remained the largest buye...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- China and Cambodia pledged on Wednesday to carry forward their traditional friendship and actively build the China-Cambodia community with a shared future. When meeting with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign ...

New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited the 12th century Ta Prohm Temple in Siem Reap of Cambodia on Wednesday. Jaishankar arrived in Cambodia today to attend the ASEAN-India ministerial meeting. "Arrived in ...

VIENTIANE, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- More cases of COVID-19 are being recorded in Laos despite the government's efforts to curb the spread of the virus. The country recorded 66 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infecti...

VIENTIANE, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Lao authorities have issued a warning to stop illegal employment agencies sending Lao workers to other countries without permission from the government. The Lao Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare issued a warning advis...

Washington - A bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits won final approval in the Senate on Tuesday, ending a brief stalemate over the measure that had infuriated advocates and inspired so...

Beijing [China], August 3 (ANI): Amid the heightened tensions between China and the US over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China has decided to avoid meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeti...

New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is set to visit Cambodia from August 3-4 to attend the ASEAN-India ministerial meeting in Phnom Penh during which he will take stock of the ASEAN-India partnership. "External ...

HANOI, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported a total of 136,075 cases of dengue fever in the first seven months of this year, tripling the figure of the same period last year, the country's Ministry of Health said Tuesday. The cases were mostly recorde...

HANOI, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 2,017 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up by 640 from Monday, according to its Ministry of Health. Among the new cases, 2,000 were locally transmitted and the rest were imported. The newly reported infections ...

BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend the ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting, ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting, East Asia Summit

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia imported oil products worth 1.91 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2022, up 25 percent from 1.52 billion dollars over the same period last year, according to a report from the General Department of Cust...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has lowered its economic growth projection for 2022 to 5.4 percent, down from its earlier forecast of 5.6 percent, due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a senior official said here on Tuesday. Minis...

Australia faces many global and regional challenges - the human and economic toll of the pandemic, the rippling effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, troubled relations with Pacific Island countries. But the most consequential of all is US-Chin...

MUMBAI -- Nine persons were reported dead and eight persons were critically injured after a fire broke out at a private hospital in India's Central state of Madhya Pradesh on Monday afternoon. Around 150 persons were believed to be inside the three-s...

Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Foreign Ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will try and thrash out their differences, ranging from the conflict in Myanmar, to the disputed South China Sea, to admitting East Timor to th...

Hong Kong, August 1 (ANI): Social media has been carrying videos of People's Liberation Army (PLA) equipment such as rocket launchers moving across China by train, with many suggesting this is part of PLA exercises designed to display Beijing's displ...

HANOI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 1,377 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, down by 101 from Sunday, according to its Ministry of Health. The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 10,781,009. The country reported no new deaths from ...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's garment, footwear and travel goods industry has seen a 40-percent rise in exports in the first half of this year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise. The Southeast Asian n...

HANOI, 1st August, 2022 (WAM) -- Revenue generated from tourism hit 11.9 trillion VND (US$509.85 million) in the first seven months of this ye...

HANOI, 29th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of US$764 million in the first seven months of 2022, the General Statistics Of...

HANOI, 26th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam is on the right track in accelerating its decisive economic reform, but an upgrade is needed to meet t...

BUENOS AIRES, 19th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Duong Quoc Thanh has assumed the position of ASEAN Committee in Buen...

RAS AL KHAIMAH, 18th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, today receiv...

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

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

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...

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

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 ...