KABUL -- At least 255 people were killed and over 500 injured after an earthquake struck the eastern Afghan region early on Wednesday, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported. The casualties occurred in four districts of Paktika province, the most...

PHNOM PENH, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The 16th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) kicked off here on Wednesday, with discussions focusing on key challenges and security in the region. Chaired by Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tea...

VIENTIANE, June 22 (Xinhua) -- A second consignment of 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Malaysian government has arrived in Lao capital Vientiane, local daily Vientiane Times reported Wednesday. Malaysia's first donation...

© Provided by Xinhua China remained committed to the path of peaceful development and win-win cooperation, hoping that all Asian countries would stay away from any conflict, confrontation and Cold War.ISLAMABAD, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Ex

© Provided by Xinhua A fisher caught the record-breaking stingray and contacted a team from the Wonders of the Mekong research project to help release it back into the river.PHNOM PENH, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The world's largest freshwat

HANOI, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 748 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up by 227 from Monday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new infections were domestically transmitted in 40 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi r...

HANOI, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The petroleum prices in Vietnam have set another new record after being adjusted up for the 12th time this year. This is the third time fuel prices have increased in the country this month. From Tuesday, the price of RON95 ...

VIENTIANE, June 21 (Xinhua) -- With all 66 Lao trainees passing an examination for assistant train drivers on Saturday, the China-Laos Railway is inducting its first group of Lao train drivers.According to the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC), whi...

ISLAMABAD, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Experts from various countries have called for greater cooperation and connectivity under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to combat multiple challenges including climate change, pandemic and food insec...

SEOUL, June 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's export fell in the first 20 days of this month owing to fewer business days, customs office data showed Tuesday. Export amounted to 31.28 billion U.S. dollars during the June 1-20 period, down 3.4 percent from...

New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Nguyen Van Nen, a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam and party secretary of Ho Chi Minh City, and vowed to advance Comprehensive Strategic P...

© Provided by Xinhua "I believe that the summit's outcome will benefit not only the BRICS countries but also other developing countries as well as the whole world," a Cambodian expert has said.PHNOM PENH, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The B

VIENTIANE, June 20 (Xinhua) -- China and Laos have for the first time achieved the two-way transmission of electricity since the two countries' grid connectivity project was launched 12 years ago. The Nam Tha 1 Hydropower Station in northern Laos suc...

TOKYO -- The Ishikawa Prefecture region in central Japan has been rocked by a series of earthquakes over the past two days, with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warning that further temblors could be imminent. An earthquake with an estimated ma...

Vientiane [Laos], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Members of the National Assembly (NA), the Lao Parliament, approved at their ongoing third ordinary session five new key positions proposed by Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Monday. The newly appointed Vi...

Petr Yan called out former two-division champion Henry Cejudo, who responded to the challengeFormer UFC bantamweight champions Petr Yan and Henry Cejudo have reignited simmering tensions after Yan called out the retired American via Twitter.Yan is cu...

New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Nguyen Van Nen, a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam and party secretary of Ho Chi Minh City. Nguyen is on a five-day visit to India from Ju...

HANOI, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 521 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, down 12 from Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health. Among the new infections, only one was imported and the rest were domestically transmitted in 42 provinces and cit...

VIENTIANE, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Members of the National Assembly (NA), the Lao parliament, approved at their ongoing third ordinary session five new key positions proposed by Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Monday. The newly appointed Vice Premie...

New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda met with the senior leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Van Nen at the BJP Head Office in the national capital on Monday. This New Delhi meeting is...

VIENTIANE, June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Laos earned more than 870 million US dollars from the export of agricultural produce over the past six months of 2022, equalling 72.57 per cent of the target for the whole of 2022. The main farm products exported were...

VIENTIANE, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Laos will soon start selling electricity to Singapore under the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project (LTMS-PIP). According to local daily Vientiane Times report on Monday, a total of 100 MW will be...

New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda on Monday will meet senior leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Van Nen (Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and Secretary, ...

VIENTIANE, June 19 (Xinhua) -- With all 66 Lao trainees passing an examination for assistant train drivers on Saturday, the China-Laos Railway is inducting its first group of Lao train drivers. According to the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC), wh...

NEW DELHI -- An aircraft carrying 185 passengers Sunday made an emergency landing immediately after the takeoff as its left engine caught fire in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said. All the passengers are safe, said the officials. (Ind...

HANOI, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 533 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 166 from Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new infections were domestically transmitted in 38 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital Hano...

ODDAR MEANCHEY, Cambodia, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese-aided school building was inaugurated on Saturday in a remote area here in northwest Cambodia, giving hopes for better education to children in this rural area, officials said. Donated by Chines...

PHNOM PENH, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The population of critically endangered vultures in Cambodia has seen a slight increase, raising hope for the species conservation, Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state and spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, said ...

VIENTIANE, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Ministry of Finance has instructed sectors concerned and border checkpoints to facilitate the import of fuel by removing all procedures that may cause suspension or congestion of oil tanker trucks. According to ...

HANOI, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 699 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, down by 23 from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new infections were domestically transmitted. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi was the pandemic hotspot w...

VIENTIANE, June 18 (Xinhua) -- A contest as part of the 21st Chinese Bridge Chinese proficiency competition has been held in the Lao capital. The latest edition here for college students of the Chinese Bridge Chinese proficiency competition, which is...

NANNING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The China-Vietnam cross-border freight train from south China's Nanning to Dong Dang in northern Vietnam has speeded up, allowing it to transport goods to the destination within half a day.Produced by Xinhua Global Servic...

New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Vietnamese counterpart launched the joint logo to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries. "On the sidelines of the Special ASEAN-India Foreign M...

Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): China's President Xi Jinping delivered a video link address proposing a "global security initiative" (GSI) hinting at a new approach to global security during the annual Boao Forum in April 2022. The announcement comes...

New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held bilateral talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son on Friday and discussed a wide range of bilateral issues and regional and international developments of mutual...

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party is well placed to extend its rule in next year's national elections after trouncing the competition at last week's local commune elections.The victory would also enabl...

PHNOM PENH, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-seven trafficked Cambodian antiquities have been repatriated to the southeast Asian country from the United States, Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts said on Friday. The ancient objects were airlifted...

COLOMBO -- The Sri Lankan government on Friday announced that public sector employees will work from home for two weeks starting from Monday. The government took this decision taking into consideration the impact of fuel shortages on public and priva...

HANOI, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 723 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down by 51 from Thursday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new infections were domestically transmitted in 46 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi...

New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): India and Indonesia renewed the agreement on visa waiver on diplomatic and official passports, said the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday. This deal was renewed during the 7th India-Indonesia Joint Com...

PHNOM PENH, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia is ready to host the 16th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) on June 22 in Phnom Penh, according to a defense ministry's press statement on Friday. Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen...

New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): A historic second successive qualification for the AFC Asian Cup has made Sahal Abdul Samad confident of the Indian national football team ushering in a 'new golden era'. The midfielder is assured in playing a major ...

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party is well placed to extend its rule in next year's national elections after trouncing the competition at last week's local commune elections.The victory would also enabl...

HANOI, 13th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam needs immediate solutions to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) and strengthen its sources, ...

HANOI, 10th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam was placed 68th out of the 120 countries in the Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2021 recently released by the...

HANOI, 8th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam is joining international efforts to protect the blue ocean in response to World Ocean Day 2022, Vietnam...

HANOI, 7th June, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi in December. According to Vietnam ...

BRUSSELS, 3rd June, 2022 (WAM) -- Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the EU, has met with EU Commissioner for ...

HANOI, 26th May, 2022 (WAM) -- All airline members of Vietnam Airlines Group, Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASO, will offer more tha...

HANOI, 19th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam has reported 1,716 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including one imported case, taking the ...

HANOI, 13th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam has successfully maintained fiscal, external and financial stability, Resident Representative of the In...

HANOI, 9th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam on Monday announced 2,269 new infections of COVID-19, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Ac...

HANOI, 28th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam attracted over US$10.8 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first four months of this ye...

HANOI, 27th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Arrivals entering Vietnam via all border gates will no longer have to fill and submit health declaration form...