Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): As Afghan refugees have been living in the US without a permanent legal status following the Taliban's take over in Afghanistan, American lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday to provide them citizenship. The Afghan...

Vientiane [Laos], August 10 (ANI): Laos, a south-east Asian nation is at a high risk of default as the country has taken huge loans from China to build its large-scale infrastructure projects, giving new momentum to the 'debt trap' diplomacy. Laos is...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 9 (ANI): In response to the Sri Lankan government's move to suspend the visit of a Chinese ship to Hambantota port, Chinese social media platform TikTok has barred a promotional campaign by the Sri Lankan embassy on Douyin...

Explosions at a Russian military air base in Crimea on Tuesday were caused by a detonation of aviation ammunition and killed one person, the Russian governor of Crimea said on social media. Five people, including a child, were also injured in the bla...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States has returned 30 more stolen cultural artifacts to Cambodia, Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts said in a statement on Tuesday. Among those cultural treasures are several important Buddhist an...

HANOI, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 2,340 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest daily number reported in three months, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the health ministry. The newly re...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has produced 3.5 tons of dore bars with 90 percent pure gold solution since mining began in June last year, a spokesman said on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian nation started extracting gold for the first time at ...

VIENTIANE, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Laos has seen a surge in the number of visitors in the first six month of 2022, following the lifting of travel restrictions as the COVID-19 pandemic subsided. Records show that 42,197 foreign nationals entered Laos on t...

© Provided by Xinhua "Chinese aid and investment have played a very important role in supporting Cambodia's socio-economic development and poverty reduction through creating hundreds of thousands of jobs," a Cambodian expert said.PHNO

Beijing [China], August 9 (ANI): Xiaomi's Mix Fold 2 smartphone, which will be a foldable device and is expected to arrive soon, might finally get unveiled on August 11. According to GSM Arena, this leak has been suggested by Ice Universe. Normally X...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Monday confirmed that it has communicated to China to defer the visit of Chinese vessel Yuang Wang 5 to Hambantota port. In a statement, the Sri Lankan foreign ministry said the Chinese vessel Yuan Wa...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese woman and Cambodian man won the seventh Khmer Empire Marathon at the Angkor Archeological Park in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province on Sunday, according to results released by the National Olympic Commit...

HANOI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 1,705 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, up by 324 from Sunday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the total ...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Monday that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement, which entered into force earlier this year, will be a booster for regional ...

By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, August 8 (ANI): Last week, an infrastructure project online portal that connects government, developers, and financiers was launched by Infrastructure Asia, a platform set up by Enterprise Singapore and Singapore's Central B...

Johannesburg - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began his three-nation tour of Africa Sunday by visiting a museum in South Africa commemorating how the country's Black youths helped to end white racist rule.Blinken's visit to Africa is seen as ...

HANOI, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 1,381 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 228 from Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the health ministry. The newly reported infections brought...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia won a total of 28 medals at the just-concluded 11th ASEAN Para Games in Solo city, Indonesia, a senior official said here on Sunday. Defense Minister Gen. Tea Banh, who is the president of the Cambodian SEA Gam...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government on Sunday canceled a housing development project near the famed Tamao Mountain Zoo in the southern Takeo province after heavy criticism over deforestation. The government has approved the mega h...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in South Africa on Sunday, the first leg of his three-nation African tour.In addition to South Africa, Blinken is also set to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.Blinken is slated to delive...

As the United States and Russia prepare to discuss a prisoner swap just days after Moscow sentenced a U.S. women's basketball star to nine years in prison on drug smuggling charges, much remains unclear about who could be freed.Speaking separately at...

HANOI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 1,609 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, down 466 from Friday, according to the Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. Health authorities of the northern province ...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Pakistan on Saturday vowed to further promote bilateral relations for benefits of the two countries and peoples, a Cambodian spokesman said. The commitment was made during a meeting between Cambodian Deputy...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Timor-Leste on Saturday pledged to promote bilateral cooperation in trade and tourism for mutual benefits, a Cambodian spokesman said. The pledge was made during a meeting between Cambodian Deputy Prime Min...

PHNOM PENH -- The 55th ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related meetings have successfully concluded here, adopting some 30 documents on regional cooperation, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreig...

Phnom Penh - Foreign ministers of nine Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members wrapped up their annual summit Saturday with a plea for peace in the South China Sea, warnings to Myanmar's junta and plans to bolster COVID-19-injured econ...

© Provided by Xinhua PHNOM PENH, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the latter's request on the sidelines of meetings of foreign ministers on East...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 6 (ANI): The United States, Australia and Japan on Saturday condemned China's launch of ballistic missiles and urged China to immediately cease the military exercises. Tensions in the Taiwan Strait heightened soon with U...

VIENTIANE, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in Laos increased to 25.6 percent year-on-year in July from 23.6 percent in June, according to the latest report from the Lao Statistics Bureau. The higher prices of fuel and consumer goods and the continuing d...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said on Saturday that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is committed to ensuring the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), wh...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's first imported monkeypox case, who fled from Thailand despite a positive test result, has recovered after having received treatment for nearly two weeks, a health spokesperson said on Saturday. The Nigerian m...

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...

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, ...