WELLINGTON -- The New Zealand government and businesses are working together to pilot the use of rapid antigen testing of COVID-19 in workplaces in order to incorporate it into the country's COVID-19 response. The rapid antigen testing will start wit...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos railway station in the Lao capital Vientiane made its debut on Wednesday. The Vientiane Station, the largest and most important station of the China-Laos railway, is built by China Railway Construction Gro...

SHARJAH, UAE, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- - China's national team head coach Li Tie says all his players are ready to fight and try their best to beat Vietnam in Thursday's FIFA World Cup qualifier here. "My players worked very hard in the training camp and t...

HANOI, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 4,363 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, including 4,356 locally transmitted and seven imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities,...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh said on Wednesday that the China-Laos Railway will open on Dec. 2 this year as scheduled. Dec. 2 this year will mark the 46th anniversary of establishment of the Lao People's Democra...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is hoping to make use of the China-Laos Railway, to bolster the export of agricultural produce. The Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is advising agriculture authorities to...

SHIJIAZHUANG, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Hebei Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School located in north China recently held an online class for trainees overseas as part of a three-month online training program. The training program has been tailored for students in Lao...

Beijing [China], October 5 (ANI): China is losing billions of dollars as it has closed down many coal power projects in several countries that are members of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project. The HK Post said that this is due to the growing...

HANOI, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 4,363 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the lowest number since July 20, including 4,360 locally transmitted and three imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the cou...

New York [US], October 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): SRAMMRAM Group, a leading conglomerate along with DM Link witnessed humungous business opportunities in the recently concluded C3 US-Arab Healthcare and Business Summit. The groups were collaborating on the he...

Tokyo [Japan], October 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): SRAMMRAM Group in association with DM Link to showcase Walletz4u at MEDICAL JAPAN 2021. The event will be taking place from October 13, 2021 to October 15, 2021. MEDICAL JAPAN is a yearly trade show that is he...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Children and young people could feel the impact of COVID-19 on their mental health and well-being for many years to come, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Cambodia said in a press release on Tuesday. UNICE...

Tokyo [Japan], October 5 (ANI): Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and US President Joe Biden held their first telephonic call since the former took office, during which they agreed to cooperate to realise a free and open Indo-Pacific region. F...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Lao health authorities are considering allowing COVID-19 patients with mild or no symptoms to self-isolate at home instead of being admitted to hospital, as health facilities are reaching capacity, state-run daily Vienti...

SHARJAH, UAE, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- China's star striker Wu Lei said the whole team is aiming to beat Vietnam in their FIFA World Cup qualifier on Thursday. The Espanyol forward, who helped his club beat Real Madrid 2-1 in Spain's La Liga on Monday, too...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia] October 4 (ANI): A former Chief Minister of Malaysia's Sabah province on Sunday expressed concerns over Beijing's intrusion in the South China Sea and said that the action has sent a clear message that China is determined to c...

HANOI, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 5,383 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 5,382 locally transmitted and one imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the country's total tally to 813,961, with ...

New Delhi, [India], October 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): KoreaShop 24, a leading B2B platform that facilitates trade between India and Korea. Being an ideal platform for thousands of buyers and sellers from South Korea and other parts of the world, the portal h...

By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, October 4 (ANI): In one of the most ambitious solar power projects recently, Australia's Sun Cable is in the process of setting up a USD 22 billion, 4,200 km power link between Singapore and Australia's Northern Territory to...

BEIJING, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- China's FIFA World Cup qualifier against Vietnam is a must-win game, said former China international defender Li Weifeng. China's campaign for the last stage of the Asian Zone qualification got off to a poor start with def...

HANOI, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 5,376 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 5,367 locally transmitted and nine imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the country's total tally to 808,578, with...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control of Laos on Sunday reported two new COVID-19 deaths, both of them had not been vaccinated before passing away. Deputy Director General of the Department...

Hanoi [Vietnam], October 3 (ANI): British Royal Navy's frigate Her Majesty's Ship (HMS) Richmond reached Vietnam on Friday through Taiwan Strait, on a four-day friendly visit, that has irked China which has condemned the vessel's passage through the ...

HANOI, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 5,490 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 5,477 locally transmitted and 13 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the country's total tally to 803,202, with...

Just as it all ended badly for the West's military interventions in Vietnam and Afghanistan, so it will in Kosovo. NATO has overstepped its mandate, overplayed its hand, and overstayed its welcome.As the last US military helicopters were leaving Kabu...

MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced Saturday that he will not run for vice president in the 2022 elections and will retire from politics. "Today, I announce my retirement from politics," Duterte, 76, told journalists. (Philippine...