HANOI, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 259 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, down 176 from Friday, according to the country's Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The new infections brought the country...

BANGKOK - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke briefly with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Saturday in another step toward keeping lines of communication open between the two biggest economies.Harris and Xi exchanged remarks Saturday while heading i...

Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): Terming India an invaluable partner, the United States Department's Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said that Secretary of State Antony Blinken shares good relations with External Affairs Minister S Jais...

The U.S. imperium, that most awesome of devilish powers, has tentacled itself across the globe, often unbeknownst to its own citizens.To get to where they are, imperial powers will deceive, dissimulate and distort.In a report released by the New York...

TAIPEI - The leaders of China and Japan agreed to resume high-level dialogue and increase exchanges on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bangkok this week, but experts are questioning how much progress the two made in e...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen was forced to return home early this week from the G20 Summit in Indonesia after testing positive for COVID-19. "This is my biggest concern," he said in an audio message on his Facebook page. "Am...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia exported 264,918 tons of dry rubber in the first 10 months, a slight drop of 0.58 percent from 266,470 tons over the same period last year, said a General Directorate of Rubber report on Friday. The kingdom ea...

HANOI, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 435 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down 74 from Thursday's caseload, according to the Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The new infections brought the total t...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Royal Palace, the most popular tourist spot in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, will be reopened for the public from Dec. 1 after a closure for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "National and in...

BANGKOK - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrived Thursday in Thailand, where she plans to affirm America's commitment to Southeast Asia and drive home the message that the region can count on the United States.Harris' visit for a two-day Asia Paci...

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], November 17 (ANI): Thirty-eight Indian nationals, who were duped of job offers in Myanmar and were made to work under harsh conditions, have been repatriated to India, the Indian Embassy in Myanmar said on Thursday. The Indian ci...

Islamabad - An official report blames Afghanistan's internationally supported, now-defunct government for failing to recognize that the United States intended to withdraw from the country, one of several factors contributing to its rapid collapse in ...

KAMPONG CHHNANG, Cambodia -- For Dul Sarath, the 34-year-old vegetable grower in central Cambodia's Kampong Tralach district, a China-aided rural road project has made traveling and transportation of agricultural produce from farms to town markets ea...

HANOI, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 509 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, up seven from Wednesday's caseload, according to the Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The new infections brought the tot...

New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): Meta has announced the appointment of Sandhya Devanathan as the Vice President of Meta India. Devanathan will focus on bringing the organization's business and revenue priorities together to serve its partners an...

HANOI, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam considers a new price mechanism to adjust fuel prices every five days instead of the current 10-day cycle to address a number of issues that resulted in sporadic fuel shortages across the country in recent months, l...

Pyongyang has warned that Washington is ?taking a gamble it will regret? by continuing joint military exercisesNorth Korea has pledged to step up its responses to US and allied military drills on the Korean Peninsula, saying a recent flurry of exerci...

Seoul, South Korea - North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Thursday, South Korea's military said, hours after the North threatened to launch 'fiercer' military responses to the U.S. bolstering of its security commitmen...

KAMPONG CHHNANG, Cambodia, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The second phase of the China-aided rural road project in Cambodia has come to an end successfully, building asphalt and concrete paved roads in a total length of 120 km, officials said here on Thursday....

Seoul [South Korea], November 17 (ANI): North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile towards the East Sea on Thursday, Yonhap News Agency reported citing South Korea's military. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), South Korean Military, said that i...

Journalists covering two major international events in Cambodia and Indonesia this week have been obstructed from their work.A producer for the U.S. news outlet ABC News was pushed when she tried to ask a question during President Joe Biden's meeting...

HANOI, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Customs officers of southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City have seized nearly 26 kg of drugs sent from Germany and the United States, Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday. Upon examining five suspicious parcels sent from ...

HANOI, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's economy faces strong headwinds amid slowing local and external demand, the World Bank said in a report on Wednesday. Rising inflation and tightening domestic financial conditions could affect domestic demand durin...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: The White House said on November 12 that U.S. President Joe Biden raised concerns with the leader of Cambodia about Chinese activities at Cambodia's Ream Naval Base. He also stressed the importance of full transparency regarding...

HANOI, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 502 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, down 78 from Tuesday, according to the country's Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly-reported infections brought...

The firing of an intermediate-range ballistic missile earlier this month was a message to "enemies," Pyongyang says Tokyo will "pay a high price" if alleged persecution of...

CHENGDU, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- A freight train loaded with cargo containers departed from Dazhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Wednesday, marking the launch of a new international freight train service via the China-Laos Railway. The tra...

Sydney - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is leading a delegation to rejuvenate trade with Vietnam, New Zealand's 14th-largest export market.Ardern has traveled to the Southeast Asian nation with a trade delegation that includes a drug compa...

HANOI, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's State Securities Commission (SSC) has carried out measures to strengthen the local stock market following strong fluctuations triggered by investors' cautious sentiment and global stock market, local media reporte...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Sixty-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation plant out of the 100-MW National Solar Park in central Cambodia's Kampong Chhnang province has been connected to the national grid, according to a press statement...

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 16 (ANI): The Indian mission in Hanoi and Vietnam's Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism together organized a Musical Night on November 14. "Musical evening by 'Indian Ocean Band' held at Hanoi Opera House to mark 50th Ann...

Bangkok, Thailand - The United States is hoping to boost commercial ties with countries attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this week, where 21 economies representing nearly half of global trade will discuss efforts to promo...

By Ashoke RajNew Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): The Vietnam embassy in India on Tuesday appointed Gujarat-based businessman Saurin Dilipbhai Shah as Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Gandhinagar (Gujarat) as part of Vietnam's efforts to deepen coopera...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], November 15 (ANI): Cambodian government is always seen standing against the world for defending China and its debt diplomacy, however, China's debt and security arrangements with Cambodia signal a greater plan for South East As...

Bali [Indonesia], November 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday unexpectedly skipped the gala dinner at the G-20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia. He skipped the dinner and the event he had been scheduled to attend after an official he met with earli...

YANGON, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will send 86 athletes to China this month to train for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, officials said. "By sending athletes to China, we achieved good results in the previous SEA Games. Our nation will do...

HANOI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Commercial banks in Vietnam have increased deposit interest rates to up to nearly 10 percent amid inflationary pressure, Vietnam News Agency reported on Tuesday. Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank offered the highest rate ...

HANOI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam, the country's top legislature, concluded its fourth session here on Tuesday, with economic development plans for 2023 approved and new personnel appointed. The NA voted to pass si...

HANOI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 580 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up 376 from the caseload logged on Monday, according to the Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The new infections brought t...

Bali [Indonesia], November 15 (ANI): At the first Religion Forum (R20) which has been introduced under Indonesia's G20 Summit Presidency and was held in Indonesia recently, Haji Syed Salman Chishty, Gaddi Nashin - Dargah Ajmer Sharif, Chairman of Chi...

Nusa Dua, Indonesia - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday he has COVID-19 and is canceling his events at the Group of 20 meetings in Bali, just days after hosting many world leaders, including President Joe Biden, for a summit in Phnom Penh...

HANOI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam had nearly 5 million people with diabetes as of 2021, equivalent to about seven percent of the adult population, mainly due to unhealthy diets and lack of physical activity, local media reported on Tuesday. A survey...

KUALA LUMPUR, 15th November, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam has shown its dynamism in the leadership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEA...

Russia will be represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the summit in Indonesia German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wished Russian President Vladimir Putin could have at...

Russia will be represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the G20 in Indonesia German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wished Russian President Vladimir Putin could have atten...

HANOI, 11th November, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam needs 147 trillion VND (over US$5.91 billion) to upgrade seaports over the next two years, with an ...

GENEVA, 10th November, 2022 (WAM) -- The Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and oth...

ABU DHABI, 9th November, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to King ...

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

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

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

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...