CAIRO, 9th November, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam reiterates its strong commitment to climate change response at the 27th United Nations Climate Chang...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Wednesday celebrated the 69th anniversary of its independence from France in an hour-long ceremony held at the Independence Monument here in the capital. King Norodom Sihamoni, accompanied by Prime Minister ...

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with the leaders of Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia during a wide-ranging trip that includes an international climate summit and meetings of ASEAN and the Group of 20 industrialized nations, senior administration offi...

The whistleblower shared an old clip of former CIA officer Frank Snepp detailing how the agency planted stories in the mediaUS National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden says a 1983 interview with former CIA officer Frank Snepp, deta...

HANOI, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The 2022 Hanoi International Film Festival kicked off here on Tuesday evening. The five-day event will feature 123 films from 56 countries and regions including China, France, India, the United States. They include motion pi...

The whistleblower shared an old clip of former CIA officer Frank Snepp detailing how the agency planted stories in the mediaUS National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden says a 1983 interview with former CIA officer Frank Snepp, deta...

HANOI, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 442 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up by 77 from Monday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the total ta...

VIENTIANE, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- A total of 30,029 cases of dengue fever have been recorded in Laos since January 2022, according to the Lao Ministry of Health. A report issued by the Center of Information and Education for Health under the Lao Ministry...

HANOI, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The overall air quality in Vietnam's capital Hanoi reached unhealthy levels on Tuesday, thus putting the general public at risk of adverse respiratory effects. Air monitoring stations in Hanoi reported the Air Quality Index ...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Vietnam on Tuesday signed 11 documents aiming at further promoting their bilateral ties and cooperation, a senior Cambodian official said. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and visiting Vietnam...

HANOI, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Passenger number through Vietnamese airports reached more than 81 million in the first 10 months of this year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam. The number is forecast to increase to 100 million by the en...

HANOI, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam spent over 4.5 billion U.S. dollars importing animal feeds and materials for animal feed production in the first 10 months of this year, up 9.2 percent against the same period last year, according to the country's Ge...

New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will be visiting Cambodia from November 11-13 to participate in the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the 17th East Asia Summit. He will attend the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summ...

VIENTIANE, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The construction of new dwellings for families who lost their homes during the catastrophic flood that hit southern Laos' Attapeu province in July 2018 is now almost complete, a Lao official said. Some 688 of 700 planned...

state department - Ukraine is boosting its ties with Southeast Asian nations, signing a key foreign relations pact with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) later this week in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs D...

HANOI, 7th November, 2022 (WAM) -- Nguyen Xuan Phuc, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, received Obaid Saeed Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambas...

Race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions could soon be a thing of the past. At least that's the impression many observers got after listening to oral arguments about the practice bef

New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): Accompanied by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar will embark on an official visit to Cambodia from November 11-13 to attend the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the 17th Ea...

HANOI, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 365 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, up by 124 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 ta...

HANOI, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- A total of 581 people in Vietnam suffered from food poisoning in the first 10 months of 2022, of whom 11 died, according to the country's Preventive Health Department on Monday. In the same period last year, as many as 1,519...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 70-million-U.S. dollar loan to Cambodia to support government efforts to deepen reforms in upper secondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (...

VIENTIANE, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Laos recorded the highest year-on-year inflation rate at 36.75 percent in October, up from 34 percent in September, according to the latest report from the Lao Statistics Bureau. These figures represent a significant inc...

HANOI, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam exported nearly 13.5 billion U.S. dollars worth of wood and wood products in the first 10 months of this year, up 11.4 percent year on year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Monday. In October ...

Beijing's flurry of diplomatic activity shows a desire to strengthen regional ties and prevent US-imposed isolationSince the conclusion of the 20th Party Congress, China has been on a diplomatic roll. In the past week alone, it has hosted the prime m...

HANOI, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 241 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 118 from Saturday, according to its ministry of health. This is the lowest daily COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks, said the ministry, adding that all the new cas...

BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Shortly after the successful convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), leaders of four countries visited Beijing within a week. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committe...

SINGAPORE - A Singaporean businessman wanted by the United States on suspicion of violating sanctions on North Korea is in the city-state where he is under investigation, Singapore police said.In a statement issued late Saturday, the Singapore Police...

HANOI, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- In a city crowded with millions of motorbikes and cars, some commuters are longing for alternatives to traffic.Nguyen My Linh, 25, a graduate student at Vietnam National University in Hanoi, shuttles between home and campus ...

Tbilisi, Georgia - As war chokes Europe, a small nation wedged beneath Russia is enjoying an unexpected economic boom.Georgia is on course to become one of the world's fastest-growing economies this year following a dramatic influx of more than 100,0...

HANOI, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 359 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, up by 20 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 t...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia is expected to export more milled rice to China in coming years thanks to the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (C...

TEHRAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iranians on Friday held massive outdoor rallies to mark the seizure of the U.S. Embassy to Iran in 1979, showing defiance against U.S. hegemony. Iranians marked the National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance on Friday, with ...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's foreign ministry on Friday released the schedules of Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen for the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and related summits, which will be convened here from Nov. 10 to 13. The top level...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tourism ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) have adopted a three-year action program on tourism cooperation, Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Friday. The adoption was made during the six...

HANOI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 339 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down by 480 from Thursday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the tota...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tourism ministers of Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) countries agreed to support the promotion of "Five Countries, One Destination", Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Frid...

Dubai, 4th November, 2022 (WAM) -- A high-level delegation from the Consulate of Vietnam in Dubai has visited the Dubai Foundation for Women an...

Economic cooperation between the countries has been growing at a record pace, according to Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak Iran is expected to enter the Russian-led ...

SINGAPORE, 21st October, 2022 (WAM) -- Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, General To Lam attended the Singapore International Cyber Week (...

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...