HANOI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Southeast Asia Ministerial Forum 2022 was held Monday in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. Themed "Connecting Regions: Partnership for Resilient and Sustainable S...

KUALA LUMPUR -- The East Coast Rail Link, Malaysia's mega rail project jointly constructed with China Communications Construction Company, saw another successful tunnel breakthrough on Monday. The 2.8-km long Kuantan Tunnel has achieved a tunneling b...

HANOI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 673 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, up by 348 from Sunday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the health ministry. The newly reported infections brought the ...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting that Laos will see economic growth of 2.2 percent in 2022 before rising 3.1 percent in 2023. The IMF's October projection remained unchanged at 2.2 percent, but the fi...

HANOI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 325 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 407 from Saturday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the tot...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Sunday called for greater investment in the transformation of food systems...

© Provided by Xinhua The success of the CPC "comes from a constant adaptation of the party to the needs of the people and to the reality of the world at large," said Jean Christophe Iseux von Pfetten, president of the Institute for East-West Strateg...

CANBERRA -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a plan to increase paid parental leave (PPL) entitlements up to six months. Albanese on Saturday revealed the policy in a speech to a Labor Party conference, declaring the move woul...

HANOI, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 732 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, up by 142 from Friday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the total...

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Emphasizing sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth while preserving the ecosystem's health, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India stands for open and rule-based maritime borders in ...

Authorities have detained two owners and the 15-year-old operator of a boat that sank, killing 11 children, Cambodian police said Saturday.The small boat -- carrying students ages 12-15 back from an English class -- went down in the Mekong River late...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in an overloaded boat accident in southern Cambodia's Kandal province on Thursday night had risen to 11, and the rescue mission has completed, officials said on Saturday. Kun Kim, first vice president of...

Editor's note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch.UNGA declares Russian 'annexation' of Ukrainian territories invalidIn its strongest show of support for Ukrain...

Astana [Kazakhstan], October 14 (ANI): The sixth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) which took place in Kazakhstan on October 12-13 made headway on creating ideal conditions for regional and subreg...

TOKYO -- Two top-tier national universities in Japan said on Friday that they will merge into a new national university by the end of fiscal 2024 in order to enhance their global competitiveness in the field of science. The Tokyo Institute of Technol...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Ten students were confirmed dead and one was missing after a motorized boat accident on the Mekong River in southern Cambodia's Kandal province, a senior police official said on Friday. The accident occurred Thursday e...

HANOI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 590 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down by 480 from Thursday, according to its ministry of health. Among the new cases, one was imported and the rest were all locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newl...

At least eight children died Thursday in Cambodia when the boat they were traveling in capsized on the Mekong River southeast of Phenom Penh.Officials say four people - two children and two crew members - were rescued.The children were between the ag...

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's export of information and communications technology (ICT) products kept falling for the third consecutive month through September, government data showed Friday. The ICT products shipment shrank 2.2 percent fr...

Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): Two distinct brain networks have been identified during a study that links the location of brain injury to levels of depression in patients following the injury. While one is associated with increased depression sym...

Vientiane [Laos], October 13 (ANI): Despite Vietnam's efforts to improve its relationship with Laos, the latter is moving towards China, as the nation is trying to gain benefits from Beijing's economy and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure...

HANOI, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 1,070 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down by 126 from Wednesday, according to its ministry of health. Among the new cases, one was imported and the rest were all locally transmitted, said the ministry. The...

HANOI, 10th October, 2022 (WAM) - The 28th Vietnam Medi-pharm Expo will take place from 1st-3rd December in Hanoi, giving a chance for business...

HANOI, 4th October, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam will invest in 10 energy technologies in the 2021-2030 period to ensure energy security for the count...

HANOI, 30th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam estimates a trade surplus of US$6.52 billion in the first nine months of this year, Vietnam News ...

HANOI, 28th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Typhoon Noru made landfall in Vietnam early on Wednesday, causing damage to thousands of homes and widesp...

HANOI, 27th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Economists have forecast Vietnam's inflation will be kept at around 3.3-3.8% this year, similar to the Na...

HANOI, 23rd September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam is ranked 63rd out of 113 global economies in a global ranking of digital environment and support...

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

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...