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Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:05:01 GMT
Vietnam's year-end export growth forecast to slow down
HANOI, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's import and export activities will face many challenges in the last months of this year and into the next, according to the Import-Export Department under the country's Ministry of Industry and Trade. The difficult...

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 21:13:56 GMT
Russia still in top ten for super rich study
The country has more than 400 people with over $100 million, surpassing France and ItalyRussia ranks tenth on the list of countries with the largest number of centimillionaires, or people whose fortunes are worth $100 million and more, RBK news repor...

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 18:11:37 GMT
Russia still home to super rich study
The country has more than 400 people with over $100 million, surpassing France and ItalyRussia ranks tenth on the list of countries with the largest number of centimillionaires, or people whose fortunes are worth $100 million and more, RBK news repor...

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 16:05:22 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Oct. 23
HANOI -- Vietnam recorded 158 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 317 from Saturday, according to its ministry of health. This is the lowest number recorded in the country in nearly one year, said the ministry, adding that all the new cases were lo...

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:55:38 GMT
Xi's 3rd term could be full of challenges for Taiwan and world: Report
Hong Kong, October 23 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping was elected as general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and secured an unprecedented third term, however, it may prove disastrous for world peace, ...

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 12:18:01 GMT
Vietnam sees lowest daily COVID-19 cases in a year
HANOI, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 158 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 317 from Saturday, according to its ministry of health. This is the lowest number recorded in the country in nearly one year, said the ministry, adding that all the...

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 11:36:06 GMT
Southeast Asian Ministers to Discuss Myanmar in Meeting on Thursday
Phnom Penn - Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold a special meeting in Indonesia on Thursday to discuss the Myanmar peace process, Cambodia's foreign ministry said on Sunday.The talks at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secre...

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 06:36:12 GMT
Thailand Sets Long-Awaited Rules for Vetting Asylum Seekers
BANGKOK - Rights groups say the long-awaited rules Thailand's government approved this month for screening foreigners seeking refuge from persecution in their home countries are likely to leave many worthy applicants in the lurch.The United Nations r...

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 01:55:11 GMT
Cambodian officials, conservationists call for end to wildlife consumption
© Provided by Xinhua MONDULKIRI, Cambodia, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Officials and conservationists in Cambodia on Saturday called for an end to wildlife consumption, saying that the wildlife consumption demand was a major driver for poaching, snarin

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 16:05:13 GMT
Brunei ranks 2nd lowest disaster risk country in ASEAN: report
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Brunei is categorized as the second lowest disaster risk country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the World Risk Index 2022 report, a local newspaper said on Saturday. According to the ...

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 14:40:12 GMT
USWNT draws Dutch, Vietnam in '23 World Cup group
The defending champion U.S. Women's National Team will face Vietnam and the Netherlands in the group stage at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Group E will also include one of the intercontinental playoff winners -- Cameroon, Thailand or Portugal --...

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 11:30:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 475 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 475 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, down by 107 from Friday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the health ministry. The newly reported infections brought ...

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 01:30:05 GMT
WHO official warns COVID-19 pandemic "not yet over"
© Provided by Xinhua MANILA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- "The pandemic is not yet over," a World Health Organization (WHO) official warned on Friday, saying the continued emergence of subvariants "poses a risk of resurgence and overwhelming h

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:18:15 GMT
Vietnam, UN agree to continue to strengthen multilateralism
HANOI, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres agreed on Friday to continue to strengthen multilateralism with the United Nations playing a central role amid unpredictable developments in th...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:05:18 GMT
China-Laos Railway conducts tunnel emergency response drill
VIENTIANE, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC), a joint venture based in Lao capital Vientiane and responsible for the operation of the railway's Lao section, has conducted an exercise responding to emergency cases in the tunn...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:05:17 GMT
Laos to resume That Luang Festival to boost economic recovery
VIENTIANE, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Lao government is scheduled to resume the annual That Luang Festival so as to boost economic recovery and preserve the country's cultural traditions, after it was canceled for the past two years due to the COVID-19 ...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:05:16 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Oct. 21
CANBERRA -- Flooding in Australia's southeast will harm the country's projected economic growth, the treasurer has confirmed. Ahead of handing down his first federal budget on Tuesday, Jim Chalmers on Friday said modeling suggests floods in Tasmania,...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:08:11 GMT
Crypto Scammers Are Often Victims Too
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - To Ali, it seemed like a great way to make more money. The 23-year-old earned $350 per month as a cleaner in a factory at home in Malaysia. But in April, he was purportedly offered a job in Cambodia making four times as much ...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:18:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 582 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 582 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, up 41 from Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the total tal...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:18:00 GMT
Vietnam attends Singapore International Cyber Week
SINGAPORE, 21st October, 2022 (WAM) -- Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, General To Lam attended the Singapore International Cyber Week (...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:30:02 GMT
Vietnam raises caps on credit growth for banks
HANOI, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has lifted caps on credit growth for some banks to provide more loans to the economy as firms need more capital to boost production at the end of the year, local media reported on Friday. It ...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:18:01 GMT
WHO official warns pandemic "not yet over"
MANILA, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- "The pandemic is not yet over," a World Health Organization (WHO) official warned on Friday, saying the continued emergence of subvariants "poses a risk of resurgence and overwhelming health systems." Babatunde Olowokure, ...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:18:01 GMT
Cambodia reports zero COVID-19 death since April: PM
SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has seen no new deaths from COVID-19 since April, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said Friday. "This is a success that resulted from our joint efforts in the fight against COVID-19," he said in a...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 04:18:16 GMT
Arrest of Vietnamese businesswoman reveals shady links with China
Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], October 21 (ANI): The arrest of chairwoman of Vietnam-based Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group, Troung My Lan, has again brought the Chinese connection with business tycoons in Vietnam into limelight, The Singapore Post reporte...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 01:44:17 GMT
Spiraling inflation forces Lao people to cut expenses
© Provided by Xinhua Residents in Lao capital tighten their belts by giving up buying trendy things, spending money wisely, growing vegetables and using domestic products to beat the spiraling inflation which hit a 22-year high in September.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 01:30:05 GMT
World Insights: Chinese modernization carries global significance
BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- In a report delivered on Sunday at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, expounded on the tasks of the CPC in the new era. "From this...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 20:09:23 GMT
Mitsubishi XFC Concept SUV Debuts - To Rival Creta, Seltos
We all know Mitsubishi for its rather unimpressive stint in India. The Japanese company had launched enthusiastic products and was poorly received. A combination of factors led to very uninspiring sales for the company. In its defence, Mitsubishi had...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:05:05 GMT
Cambodia, Timor-Leste sign deals to boost bilateral ties
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Timor-Leste on Thursday signed two deals to boost bilateral ties and cooperation, a Cambodian senior official said. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and visiting Timor-Leste President Jose Ra...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:05:03 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Oct. 20
TOKYO -- Japan logged a record trade deficit in the six months to September, owing to soaring prices for energy and raw material imports being further inflated by the yen's steep decline against the U.S. dollar, the government said in a report on Thu...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 11:18:02 GMT
Vietnam reports 541 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 541 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down by 796 from Wednesday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the health ministry. The newly reported infections broug...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:49:01 GMT
Centuries-old Asura head statue unearthed at Cambodia's famed Angkor
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- A centuries-old sandstone Asura head statue has been discovered in front of the south gate of the Angkor Thom temple in Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a news re...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:18:01 GMT
Feature: Spiraling inflation forces Lao people to cut expenses
VIENTIANE, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Spiraling inflation in Laos is having a dramatic effect on people's lives, even though the government has promised to garner more revenues to swell its coffers while reining in spending and stabilizing currency exchange...

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:55:01 GMT
Lao central bank bans money exchanges units from selling foreign currency
VIENTIANE, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Money exchange units in Laos that represent commercial banks are now prohibited from selling foreign currency, according to Lao central Bank. According to an updated information from the Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) websit...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:55:02 GMT
Vietnam reports 1,337 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 1,337 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up by 714 from Tuesday, according to its ministry of health. Among the new cases, one was imported and the rest were all locally transmitted, said the health ministry....

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:44:01 GMT
Lao health ministry reports more dengue fever cases
VIENTIANE, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of dengue fever cases keeps on growing in Laos and one new death was reported, the Lao Health Ministry said here on Wednesday. In the last 24 hours, the Lao Ministry of Health reported 128 new confirmed cases...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:37:22 GMT
Rockabilly revivalist Robert Gordon passes away at 75
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): One of the rockabilly's earliest revivalists and a familiar presence on the 1970s New York City punk rock scene, Robert Gordon passed away at the age of 75 on Tuesday. According to Variety, no cause of death was cit...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:58:00 GMT
Vietnam Medi-pharm Expo to be held in Hanoi
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...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:54:00 GMT
Vietnam invests in 10 energy technologies
HANOI, 4th October, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam will invest in 10 energy technologies in the 2021-2030 period to ensure energy security for the count...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:06:11 GMT
Vietnam enjoys trade surplus of $6.52bn in Jan-Sep
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 ...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:01:34 GMT
Typhoon Noru makes landfall in Vietnam
HANOI, 28th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Typhoon Noru made landfall in Vietnam early on Wednesday, causing damage to thousands of homes and widesp...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:39:13 GMT
Vietnam inflation still under control: economists
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...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:20:53 GMT
Vietnam ranks 63rd out of 113 economies in new global index of digital entrepreneurship systems
HANOI, 23rd September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam is ranked 63rd out of 113 global economies in a global ranking of digital environment and support...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:54:35 GMT
ADB keeps Vietnam 2022 growth forecast unchanged at 6.5%
HANOI, 21st September, 2022 (WAM) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained its favourable economic outlook for Vietnam as it forecas...

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:25:41 GMT
AI helping to save more lives of stroke victims in Vietnam
HCM City, Vietnam, 9th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Thousands of stroke patients hospitalised in HCM City's People's Hospital 115, Vietnam, over t...

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:20:55 GMT
Vietnam attends 44th Int'l Committee of Military Medicine Congress
BRUSSELS, 8th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam is among the 66 military medical delegations gathering in the Belgian capital city of Brussels ...

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:01:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 1,390 COVID-19 cases
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...

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:14:44 GMT
Vietnam is active member of UNESCO convention on cultural, natural heritage protection
HANOI, 2nd September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam has made significant efforts to implement the UNESCO Convention for the protection of the world cu...

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 09:01:48 GMT
UAE leaders congratulate President of Vietnam on National Day
ABU DHABI, 2nd September, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to Preside...



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