VIENTIANE, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The rollout of large-scale development projects is making good progress, with the opening of the China-Laos railway being the most noteworthy success, Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone said. Speaking at a meeting...

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said Wednesday that he would name the country's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn as the ASEAN chair's new special envoy to Myanmar. Cambodia will be the chair of the Associat...

© Provided by Xinhua VIENTIANE, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Welcome aboard the train of China-Laos Railway! The cross-border railway, a flagship project within the framework of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has been put into operation. Let's follo...

© Provided by Xinhua "Angkor Thanksgiving" was to mark the 29th anniversary of the inscription of the Angkor Archeological Park in the UNESCO's World Heritage List on Dec. 14, 1992.PHNOM PENH, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Tuesday h

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has identified the first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, a traveler from the western African country of Ghana, the country's ministry of health announced in a press statement Tuesday midnight. "A 23-year...

TOKYO -- Japan's Digital Agency said on Tuesday that it will initiate an application software enabling visitors and returnees to go through simpler customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) procedures from next week. The "Visit Japan Web" service, sl...

BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has expanded the paths leading to the diversification of democracy and made major contributions to new developments in global democracy, a number of political parties a...

HANOI, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 15,220 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 15,203 locally transmitted and 17 imported, according to the Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were recorded in southern localities, including 1...

HANOI, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 38,700 units of automobile were sold in the Vietnamese market in November, up 30 percent against October and 6 percent on year, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association on Tuesday. People's deman...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Tuesday held a religious ceremony in front of the famed Angkor Wat in northwestern Siem Reap province to officially begin the event of "Angkor Thanksgiving". Organized by the APSARA National Authority (ANA), the ceremony too...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday the United States would work with allies to defend and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region.Speaking during a visit to Indonesia, Blinken said the greatest strength against evolving threats i...

WASHINGTON D.C.: Citing deepening Chinese military influence, corruption and human rights abuses by the government and armed forces, the U.S. has ordered an arms embargo on Cambodia.The added restrictions on defense-related goods and services, issued...

Hong Kong, December 14 (ANI): There are recurring claims that China is building, or attempting to create, a string of military bases around the world. To date, only one has been officially confirmed, but that is doing nothing to reduce speculation th...

Hanoi [Vietnam], December 14 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam confirmed 15,377 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health. The capital city of Hanoi took the lead with 1,000 new cases. This is the first time Hanoi's daily transmissi...

Taipei [Taiwan], December 14 (ANI): Taiwan's Defense Ministry report has warned that China may deploy forces near the island nation on the pretext of conducting drills, and then use them for a genuine invasion. The report submitted to the Taiwanese l...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Jakarta on a 48-hour visit that includes talks with leaders about U.S.-Indonesia collaboration as well as a speech about the Biden administration's wider policy aims for the region.Blinken met Monday with ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 150,000 students from 9th and 12th grades in Vietnam's southern Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), the country's largest COVID-19 hotspot, returned to school on Monday after a long time of learning online due to pan...

HANOI, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 15,377 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 15,349 locally transmitted and 28 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi logged the record high number of 1,000 cases, fol...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Monday received another batch of 300,000 doses of Chinese-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX Facility, a senior health official said. Cambodian Ministry of Health (MoH) Secretary of State Yok Sambath said a flig...

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's export logged double-digit growth in the first 10 days of December on the back of the continued global demand recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, customs office data showed on Monday. Export amounted to 19.5 ...

By Pushpesh PantNew Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Entomophagy is a word that has suddenly gained currency in the gastronomic lexicon in the West. Translated literally, it means consuming insects for food. Gourmet diners and innovative chefs also ...

VIENTIANE, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Lao government officials and business operators have been discussing plans to reopen the country to tourists next month with special COVID-19 measures in place. The online meeting took place after the government approve...

MACAO -- The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Monday voiced support and welcome to the completion of local legislation on the central government's decision to institute advisers to ...

HANOI, VIETNAM - It took 10 years for the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line in Hanoi, Vietnam's first, to enter service November 21.Despite initial positive reviews, though, the value of the controversial project is being questioned.The 13-kilometer elevat...

VIENTIANE, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Laos increased to 90,458 on Monday after over 1,100 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health. Deputy Director General of the Department of Communi...

HANOI, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 14,638 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 14,621 locally transmitted and 17 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were reported in southern localities, including 1,...

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 71 percent of the construction work on the Chinese-invested Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway has been completed despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cambodian Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) said ...

WASHINGTON - In Oslo, Norway, on Friday, dignitaries from around the world gathered to celebrate the awarding of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Filipina journalist Maria Ressa and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov. But as speeches were delivered an...

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia, the incoming chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2022, will promote the bloc's spirit as a united family in order to maintain peace and prosperity in the region and beyond, the cou...

HANOI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 16,141 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 16,104 locally transmitted and 37 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were reported in southern localities, including ...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia, the incoming chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2022, will promote the bloc's spirit as a united family in order to maintain peace and prosperity in the region and beyond, the country's Foreign Min...

Hanoi [Vietnam], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Vietnamese government has approved the resumption of regular commercial flights between Vietnam and international destinations which are highly safe from COVID-19 since January 1, 2022. According to the ...

HANOI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government has approved the resumption of regular commercial flights between Vietnam and international destinations which are highly safe from COVID-19 since Jan. 1, 2022. According to the latest notice by th...

Editor's note: Images of seized items available to download via hightail.The AFP High Volume Drug Crime Teams are targeting syndicates attempting to send millions of parcels of drugs through the post this festive and celebratory season.Drug trafficke...

Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): China continues to have strategic and tactical interest in government and private sector organizations in Southeast Asia through its cyber-espionage operations for a range of objectives intended to support a deepen...

Hanoi [Vietnam], December 10 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam recorded 14,839 new infections of COVID-19, of which 20 were imported and 14,819 were recorded domestically on Friday, down 481 cases compared to the previous day, in 57 provinces and cities nation...

Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 10 (ANI): Principal Secretary Tripura Industries and Commerce Prashant Kumar Goyal on Friday said that more than 50 investors have shown their interest to invest in several sectors of Tripura and subsequently inke...

JAKARTA -- The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Semeru volcano has risen to 45 after rescuers recovered two more victims in Kampung Renteng hamlet of Lumajang district in East Java province, an official said Friday. Meanwhile, nine people ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's largest COVID-19 hotspot Ho Chi Minh City on Friday started administering extra vaccine shots for prioritized groups, being the first locality in the Southeast Asian country to do so upon the health min...

HANOI, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 14,839 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 14,819 locally transmitted and 20 imported, according to the Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were reported in southern localities, including 1,...

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Friday ordered armed forces across the country to collect all U.S. made military weapons and materials to keep in caches or to have them burned down. The move came afte...

VIENTIANE -- Lao Ministry of Health on Friday recorded 1,644 local COVID-19 transmissions, the highest daily infection ever, taking the total tally to 86,148. The National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported 1,644 locally...

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The second phase of the China-aided rural water supply project in Cambodia has come to an end, constructing 964 pumping wells and 54 community ponds in 10 provinces, officials said here on Thursday.Speaking at a ceremo...

VIENTIANE, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Lao Ministry of Health on Friday recorded 1,644 local COVID-19 transmissions, the highest daily infection ever, taking the total tally to 86,148. The National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control repo...

New York [US], December 10 (ANI): As many as 293 media workers were put behind bars globally in 2021, said the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). "CPJ's 2021 prison census found that the number of reporters jailed for their work h...