TAKEO, Cambodia -- Cambodia on Wednesday inaugurated the China-funded National Road No. 3, which links its capital Phnom Penh and the southwestern coastal province of Kampot. The 134.8-km road stretches from Chom Chao roundabout in the capital's west...

HANOI, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 20,300 enterprises were estimated to be formed in Vietnam in the first two months of this year, posting an increase of 11.9 percent year on year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Wednesday. Reg...

VIENTIANE, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 1.7 million unexploded ordnance (UXO) items had been destroyed by clearance teams in Laos from 1996 to December 31, 2021, while over 71,000 hectares of land were cleared of munitions. The figures were released at...

HANOI, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam logged 98,762 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, its new daily record, up 4,377 cases from Monday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 63 localities nationwide, included 98,743 domest...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Thunderbird School of Global Management (Thunderbird) at Arizona State University, home of the world's No. 1 ranked Master's in Management and ranked No.1 for innovation in the U.S., rolled ou...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA  - The last time Singapore imposed unilateral sanctions against another country was 44 years ago, when it punished Vietnam for invading Cambodia, which was then called Kampuchea.But this week, Singapore - a tiny Southeast Asian ci...

HANOI, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam attracted an estimated foreign investment of nearly 5 billion U.S. dollars in the first two months of this year, down 8.5 percent year on year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Tuesday. Specif...

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], March 1 (ANI): Myanmar's military has extended its ceasefire agreements with ethnic armed groups until the end of 2022, local media reported on Tuesday. The nationwide ceasefire agreement was initiated in October 2015, Xinhua new...

PHNOM PENH, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia launched its second decennial economic census on Tuesday to update basic statistics on business establishments and enterprises in the Southeast Asian nation. "The census kicked off this morning on March 1 and ...

YANGON, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's military extended its ceasefire agreements with ethnic armed groups until the end of this year, according to a statement released by Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services on Monday. The nationwide ...

HONG KONG -- The third team of mainland health experts and personnel arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday to work with the HKSAR government in fighting the latest COVID-19 outbreak. The team consists of five expert...

HANOI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported an estimated trade value of 108.52 billion U.S. dollars in the first two months of this year, up 13 percent year on year, with a trade deficit of 937 million dollars, the country's General Statistics Office...

When recent events fade into the past, to recapture and to understand those events and their place as historical record, we need looks to contemporaneous documents to get a clear picture of what has happened.For France and its diplomatic history, it ...

HANOI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam logged a new daily record of 94,385 COVID-19 infections on Monday, taking the total to over 3.4 million cases, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, up 7,395 cases from Sunday, logged in 61 locali...

HANOI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), the region's biggest sporting event, will be held in Vietnam from May 12 to 23 this year, organizers said Monday. The Games will feature 40 sports with 526 events, attracting arou...

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's COVID-19 case total has surged to 130,276 on Monday after 356 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement. The new infections included 342 domestic cas...

© Provided by Xinhua Two hours' drive north of capital Vientiane, the Ban Xor village was one of the first communities in Laos to benefit from China's years of hard work to end poverty at home.by Chanthaphaphone MixaybouaVIENTI

JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government will conduct a trial on receiving international travelers without quarantine in the country's resort island of Bali beginning March 14 under certain conditions, a senior minister said on Sunday. The trial may be l...

by Chanthaphaphone Mixayboua VIENTIANE, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- In the mountains of northern Laos, life keeps getting better and better for the villagers of Ban Xor. According to Khamchan Boudvinai, deputy village chief, everyone has a little more money ...

HANOI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam registered another record high of daily COVID-19 infections on Sunday, with 86,990 cases, up 9,008 cases from Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 61 localities nationwide, in...

New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has urged the Central Government to lift the "export prohibition" on bamboo charcoal for optimum utilization of raw bamboo and higher profitability in the bamboo...

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam won the 2022 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U23 Championship for the first time after defeating Thailand 1-0 at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on Saturday night. Tran...

As extreme weather events become commonplace, threatening communities and economies across the world, the UN is helping policy-makers and leaders by projecting the impact of future climate hazards, and recommending the best, most cost-effective ways ...

Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): Oscar-nominated actor-producer Samuel L. Jackson was recently honoured with the Chairman's Award at the 53rd Annual NAACP Image Awards, presented by chairman Leon W. Russell. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a ...

SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The first group of trainees from Laos and Cambodia at a Chinese acrobatic art school has graduated from the institution's online training program after in-person exchanges were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A t...

HANOI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam registered 77,982 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, down 813 cases from Friday, according to the Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 61 localities nationwide, included 77,970 domestically transmitte...

New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): The Blue Tigers labelled the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Final Round Qualifiers draw as an "interesting" one and echoed the need to believe in the abilities within the squad in India's quest to qualify to the AFC As...

© Provided by Xinhua The close ties between China and Cambodia have driven a "Chinese fever" among Cambodians, inspiring more students to learn the language and explore the culture behind it.PHNOM PENH, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The passion

HANOI, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam registered another record high of daily COVID-19 infections on Friday, with 78,795 cases, up 9,667 cases from the previous record on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 63 lo...

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 25 (ANI): Pakistan President Arif Alvi has taken a jibe at the United States as he expressed surprise that Washington had not "learnt from the past" and "fell into another trap". Alvi made these remarks during a session...