VIENTIANE, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Lao government has instructed relevant authorities to review and draw up plans of the essentials they need to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak as infections conti

Manila [Philippines], April 27 (ANI): The Philippines has conducted maritime exercises in the disputed West Philippine Sea, as Chinese coast guard ships continue to amass near a disputed reef in the S

America vs. China: "A Clash of Civilizations"Hillary Clinton famously said, "'I don't want my grandchildren to live in a world dominated by the Chinese."During his tenure, President O

PHNOM PENH -- The World Health Organization (WHO) in Cambodia said Monday that hope is not lost for Cambodia in the fight against COVID-19 although the figures globally, including Cambodia, paint a

PHNOM PENH, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's COVID-19 case total jumped to 10,555 on Monday after 580 new infections were confirmed across the country in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (M

BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- China and Laos signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly translate and publish 50 classic books from both countries in the coming five years. Offici

HANOI -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday respectively met with visiting Chinese State Coun

SINGAPORE -- Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) announced on Monday that the country's manufacturing output increased 10.7 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2021. Excludin

HANOI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday respectively met with visiting

PHNOM PENH, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Monday called for more open international trade and stronger support for a multilateralism system to rebuild a thr

DUMAGUETE CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- Some 140 displaced outsourced personnel, 60 qualified students, and senior citizens will receive food packs for three months from Dr. Mariano Lao, a 2018 Outstandi

Beijing [China], April 26 (ANI): Vietnam is building up its maritime militia in the South China Sea as Beijing ramps up efforts to dominate the disputed waterway, South China Morning Post reported cit

Brussels [Belgium], April 25 (ANI): The European Union has slammed China's activities in the South China Sea, accusing it of threatening regional peace and stability. On Saturday, the bloc issued a st

TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday criticized unilateral sanctions by the U.S. for having an adverse impact on Iran's vaccination campaign. "Global COVID-19 pan

BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - ADDIS ABABA -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa

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BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - KABUL -- Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry has registered 172

COVID-19 has "shaken" India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his monthly radio address Sunday.349,691 new COVID cases had been recorded in the previous 24-hour period, yet anothe

Tokyo [Japan], April 25 (ANI): Chinese media on Sunday reported that the country's navy has commissioned three warships, including a large amphibious assault ship, adding them to the fleet covering th

VIENTIANE, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Laos recorded 76 new cases of COVID-19, raising the total in the country to 323, according to the Lao Ministry of Health on Sunday. Director General of the Na

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