Abortion rights in the US are not quite as restricted as the president implied, howeverPresident Joe Biden claimed on Friday that a Supreme Court ruling restricting abortion access has made the US "an outlier among developed nations." However, while ...

HANOI, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Da Nang Investment Forum 2022 was held Saturday in Vietnam's central city of Da Nang, in a bid to attract foreign investment. At the event, a series of adjustments to the overall plan for the development of Da Nang by 2...

PHNOM PENH, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and east China's Jiangsu Province have launched the "Silk Road E-commerce", aiming to further boost bilateral trade and investment relations. In a congratulatory letter on the occasion of the "Silk Road E-comm...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): A truck transporting garment workers to their factory flipped onto its side in the southwestern Kampong Speu province on Saturday morning, leaving 27 people wounded, a senior police officer said. The accid...

Kathmandu [Nepal], June 25 (ANI): The new ambassador of India to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday afternoon to take charge of his office. Upon arrival at the Kathmandu's Tribhuwan International Airport, Srivastava was receive...

HANOI, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 657 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, up by 4 from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new infections were domestically transmitted in 36 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi wa...

VIENTIANE, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Laos held the final round of the 15th "Chinese Bridge" contest for non-Chinese secondary students in the capital Vientiane on Friday, and released the final result on Saturday. The annual Chinese proficiency competition...

Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): Owing to greater opportunities with cheaper prices over land purchasing rights, labour wages, and operational expenses for factories and warehouses, Vietnam may replace China as the factory of the world in near future....

by Yi Xin BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden formally announced the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) on May 23 in Tokyo during his first Asia tour, revealing what Washington enshrined as a key com...

© Provided by Xinhua NANNING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- On May 27, a cargo ship loaded with Malaysian manganese ore arrived at Beibu Gulf Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.The ore was sent to the smelting workshop of South Manganese G...

NANNING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- On May 27, a cargo ship loaded with Malaysian manganese ore arrived at Beibu Gulf Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The ore was sent to the smelting workshop of South Manganese Group Ltd., which has ...

HANOI, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 653 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down by 87 from Thursday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new infections were domestically transmitted in 38 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi...

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's inflation, as measured by consumer price index, increased 2.8 percent in May from a year ago due to higher food inflation, official data showed Friday. The increase surpassed the average inflation of 1.9 percent in Malaysia...

VIENTIANE, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Equipment provided by China to help Laos improve online learning under the China-aided online learning project has been handed over to the Lao side. At a ceremony held in the Lao capital Vientiane on Thursday, Zhao Weny...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Cambodian villagers on the Mekong River have caught a stingray fish weighing 661 pounds, which is the world's largest freshwater fish ever recorded, according to researchers.The fish, called Boramy, which means "full moon" in th...

KUNMING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Lao police have jointly cracked a cross-border drug trafficking case, arresting two suspects and seizing 1.44 tonnes of methamphetamine tablets, according to an announcement Thursday. Yunnan provincial public ...

CANBERRA, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Australia's national science agency has announced to open a hub in Vietnam to help reduce plastic waste in the region. The Plastics Innovation Hub Vietnam will be run out of the Australian Embassy in Hanoi by the Commonw...

HANOI, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 740 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down by 148 from Wednesday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new infections were domestically transmitted in 37 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital H...

Vientiane [Laos], June 22 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh arrived in Laos on an official visit, according to Indian Embassy on Wednesday. "H.E. Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Hon'ble Minister of State for External A...

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir -- Incessant rains over the past four days pushed water levels up in rivers in Indian-controlled Kashmir early Wednesday, officials said. According to the officials, the water level of the Jhelum river has crossed ...

HANOI, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 888 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up by 140 from Tuesday, according to its Ministry of Health. All the new infections were domestically transmitted in 43 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital Hano...

KABUL -- The death toll from an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday has reached 920, while 610 people were injured, a disaster official said, adding the number of casualties might further rise. (Afghanistan-Quake-Deaths) - - - ...

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...

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...