New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Mahesh Gawali, the legendary centre-back from the early years of the 21st century, was only 22 when he travelled with the National Team to play the 2002 LG Cup in Vietnam. Twenty years later, the fans still reca...

VIENTIANE, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its 2022 economic growth outlook for Laos to 2.5 percent from 3.4 percent projected in April and to 3.5 percent from 3.7 percent for 2023. The slower growth projection is li...

NEW DELHI -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday cut down India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection to 7 percent for the remaining part of the current fiscal year (April 2022-March 2023), from 7.5 percent estimated in April. Te...

HANOI, 21st September, 2022 (WAM) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained its favourable economic outlook for Vietnam as it forecas...

HANOI, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 2,287 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, down by 890 from Tuesday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought th...

Jakarta [Indonesia], September 21 (ANI): China has not been able to strike strategic takeovers with South-East Asian nations as the countries have complimented their own development with China's economic growth and have been able to dodge the communi...

Banks in Vietnam and Kazakhstan have reportedly stopped servicing Mir cards after US sanctions threatFinancial institutions in Kazakhstan and Vietnam have stopped accepting Russian Mir payment cards, Izvestia daily reported on Wednesday.The informati...

Banks in Vietnam and Kazakhstan have reportedly stopped servicing Mir cards after US sanctions threat Financial institutions in Kazakhstan and Vietnam have stopped accepti...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Wednesday set a new monthly minimum wage for workers in the country's garment, footwear and travel goods sector at some 200 U.S. dollars from 2023, up 3.09 percent from the current level of 194 U.S. dollar...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 21 (ANI): Ahead of Hung Thinh Friendly Football Tournament, which will see India playing friendlies against Vietnam and Singapore, head coach Igor Stimac is upbeat about these two contests and feels that his s...

At least 11 schoolchildren died in an air strike on a Myanmar village, according to the United Nations children's agency, an attack the country's junta said targeted rebels hiding in the area.U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday condemn...

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korea logged trade deficit in the first 20 days of this month amid faltering export, customs office data showed Wednesday. Trade deficit amounted to 4.1 billion U.S. dollars in the Sept. 1-20 period, turning sour fro...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) maintained its economic growth forecast for Cambodia at 5.3 percent in 2022, but lowered the 2023 forecast to 6.2 percent from the earlier prediction of 6.5 percent due to weaker globa...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Under-23 national football team lost to Japan 3-1 in an international friendly here on Tuesday night. Played at the capital's Morodok Techo National Stadium, the game attracted nearly 10,000 football fans. ...

HANOI, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 3,177 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up by 1,399 from Monday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the health ministry. The newly reported infections brough...

VIENTIANE, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported one new COVID-19 death in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 665. Laos' COVID-19 tally rose to 215,505 on Tuesday with 57 new cases registered in the pa...

NANNING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A batch of 18.24 tonnes of fresh Vietnamese durians arrived in Youyiguan Port, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Monday, making Vietnam the second ASEAN country following Thailand to gain market access t...

BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday talked over phone with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on bilateral ties. In the phone call, Li said China and Vietnam are friendly neighbors linked by mountains and rivers....

HANOI, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 1,778 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, up by 113 from Sunday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the health ministry. The newly reported infections brought t...

TOKYO -- The Japanese Cabinet's public approval rating plummeted to 29 percent, dropping below 30 percent into a "danger zone", Japan's newspaper Mainichi Shimbun's latest survey showed Sunday. The latest opinion poll has shown that the support rate ...

HANOI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 1,891 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 588 from Saturday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the health ministry. The newly reported infections broug...

YANGON, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- More than 160 bodybuilding athletes on Sunday took part in a national trial in Yangon for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. "We have organized bodybuilding events to promote national wellness. Athletes for the SEA...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], September 18 (ANI): Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel attended the 10th East Asia Summit Economic Ministers' Meeting in Siem Reap City, Cambodia on Saturday and reiterated India's commitment to supporti...

SIEM REAP, Cambodia -- The economic ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) have endorsed their joint action plan 2023-2024, aiming to boost the post-COVID-19 economic recovery, a Cambodian official said on Saturday. The endorsement w...

HANOI, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 2,479 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, down 601 from Friday, according to the Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the tot...

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The economic ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) have endorsed their joint action plan 2023-2024, aiming to boost the post-COVID-19 economic recovery, a Cambodian official said on Saturday...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's anti-drug police have arrested two local men for allegedly possessing and trafficking illicit drugs, confiscating 7.8 kg of narcotics, the National Police reported on Saturday. The two suspects were apprehe...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Saturday ordered a nationwide crackdown on all types of illegal gambling, including lottery, cock fight and poker. "I'd like to issue a strict order to all municipal o...

HCM City, Vietnam, 9th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Thousands of stroke patients hospitalised in HCM City's People's Hospital 115, Vietnam, over t...

BRUSSELS, 8th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam is among the 66 military medical delegations gathering in the Belgian capital city of Brussels ...

HANOI, 5th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam recorded 1,390 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, raising the national caseload to 11,418,894, the Viet...

HANOI, 2nd September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam has made significant efforts to implement the UNESCO Convention for the protection of the world cu...

ABU DHABI, 2nd September, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to Preside...

HANOI, 22nd August, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam recorded 1,561 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, raising the national caseload to 11,383,819, the Vietna...

HANOI, 20th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has signed a decision on the National Plan of Action on prevent...

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...