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Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:55:36 GMTIndia rescues nearly 50 trapped in job rackets in Myanmar, around 80 from Cambodia
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Around 50 people from Myanmar and 80 from Cambodia who were held captive in fake job rackets have been rescued, India said on Friday and added a word of caution asking citizens to remain extremely careful of dubiou...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:44:04 GMTIran Aiming for World Cup Final: Futsal Coach
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran national futsal team's head coach Vahid Shamsaei said that they aim to book their place in the final match of the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup. - Sports news - Team Melli is scheduled to play Japan in the final match of the 202...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:55:01 GMTCambodia launches 10-mln-USD, 5-year plan on early childhood care
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia launched here on Friday a new five-year action plan (2022-2026) on early childhood care and development, aiming at ensuring that no child is left behind. Hosted by the National Committee for Early Childhood Car...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:30:01 GMTVietnam reports 702 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 702 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down 428 from Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the total t...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:03:05 GMTApple asks suppliers to shift production of some AirPods, Beats headphones to India: Report
Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): Apple is asking its suppliers to move the production of some AirPods and Beats headphones to India, which would give a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make-in-India' campaign.
This is for the first time that...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:05:01 GMTVietnam reports 1,130 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 1,130 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down by 65 from Wednesday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the ...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:55:01 GMTKip depreciation continues to harm Lao economy
VIENTIANE, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Lao kip fell in value by 37.4 percent against the U.S. dollar and 32.9 percent against the Thai baht in the official market from January to August 2022, according to an updated report from Asian Development Bank (ADB...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:05:01 GMTLaos sets target to vaccinate over 80 pct of children aged 6 to 11 in 2022
VIENTIANE, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Ministry of Health has set a target for more than 80 percent, ideally 100 percent, of children aged 6-11 to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of 2022. According to a report issued by the Center of Informa...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:18:02 GMTXinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Oct. 5
KABUL -- Four people were killed and 25 others wounded after a bomb explosion ripped through a mosque next to Afghanistan's Interior Ministry here on Wednesday. "A blast occurred at a mosque near the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday. Four worshipper...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:05:21 GMTVietnam reports 1,195 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 1,195 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up by 175 from Tuesday, according to its ministry of health. Among the new cases, one was imported and the rest were all locally transmitted, said the ministry. The new...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:43:39 GMTIran Beats Laos in AFC U-17 Qualifiers Opener
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran defeated Laos 3-0 in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers on Wednesday. - Sports news - Kasra Taheri, Mohammad Askari and Reza Ghandipour scored for Hossein Abdi's team.Iran will meet Kyrgyzstan and Hong Kong on October 7 a...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:43:36 GMTCaptain Tayebi Lauds Iran Futsal Team Effort
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Captain Hossein Tayebi credited outstanding teamwork for powering Iran into the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022 semifinals. - Sports news - Tayebi, who starred with his second hat-trick of the tournament, was among six Iranian pl...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 10:03:10 GMT45 Indians trapped in fake job rackets in Myanmar rescued: MEA
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): India on Wednesday said that it has rescued around 45 Indians trapped in fake job rackets in Myanmar.
The information was shared by the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi who reiterate...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:30:01 GMTChina thrashes Cambodia in AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers
SYDNEY, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- China kicked off its qualifying campaign for the 2023 U-17 Asian Cup 2023 with a comfortable 9-0 win over Cambodia in Shepparton, Australia on Wednesday. In cold and rainy conditions, Zhang Junjie slotted home from inside t...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:30:01 GMTCambodia's tax revenue up 23 pct in first 9 months
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia collected 4.7 billion U.S. dollars from all sources of taxes in the first nine months of 2022, up 23 percent from 3.81 billion dollars in the same period last year, officials said on Wednesday. The Southeast As...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:05:31 GMTCambodia, Cuba sign agreements to increase cooperation in sports, culture
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Cuba signed on Tuesday two more agreements on boosting bilateral cooperation in the areas of sports and culture, a Cambodian senior official said. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and visiting...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:05:30 GMTXinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Oct. 4
SYDNEY -- The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday announced a rate hike for the 6th consecutive month, lifting its cash rate target by 25 basis points to 2.6 percent. Regarding inflation in Australia as "too high", Governor Philip Lowe noted i...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 12:49:02 GMTHangzhou 2022 provides update to 41st OCA General Assembly
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Hangzhou 2022 organizers are ready to stage a "streamlined, safe and spectacular" event on the new dates of September 23 to October 8, 2023, said an Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)'s news release on Tuesday. Chen Weiqiang...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 12:44:02 GMTVietnam reports 1,020 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 1,020 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up 224 from Monday, according to the Ministry of Health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the total ta...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:37:13 GMTSingapore calls on China, ASEAN to use diplomacy, dialogues to settle South China Sea disputes
Singapore, October 4 (ANI): Amid growing territorial disputes between China and other littoral states in the South China Sea (SCS), Singapore called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to use diplomacy and dialogues to settle the di...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:54:00 GMTVietnam invests in 10 energy technologies
HANOI, 4th October, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam will invest in 10 energy technologies in the 2021-2030 period to ensure energy security for the count...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:44:02 GMT41st Olympic Council of Asia General Assembly kicks off in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The 41st Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly was held here in Cambodia's capital, discussing plans and preparations for Asian Games events in coming years. Addressing the opening ceremony, Cambodian Prime Min...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 06:52:28 GMTAustralia's wealth increased last year, but mostly for the rich
The Coalition Government's last year in office saw wealth shift further from the poor to the rich, as Alan Austin reports.THE WHOLE WORLD became richer through 2021 as the recovery from the COVID recession gathered pace. Australians participated in t...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 03:05:01 GMTCambodian FM emphasizes need to enhance ASEAN connectivity
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn has emphasized the need to enhance ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) connectivity, saying that a well-connected region is crucial to building an inclusive, sustai...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:05:21 GMTLaos, Cuba agree to boost cooperation
VIENTIANE, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Laos and Cuba have signed four memorandums of understanding to step up cooperation in education, health and agriculture. The signing ceremony, held in the Lao capital Vientiane on Sunday, was witnessed by Lao Prime Minis...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:05:20 GMTVietnam reports its first monkeypox case
HANOI, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Ministry of Health said on Monday that a 35-year-old woman had been diagnosed with monkeypox, who became the first case of monkeypox detected in the Southeast Asian country. A resident in southern Ho Chi Minh City,...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:05:20 GMTLao gov't urges public to stay vigilant against COVID-19
VIENTIANE, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Lao Ministry of Health is urging Laotians to continue to comply with COVID-19 control measures, even though the number of daily new infections has fallen significantly. The number of new infections reported in one da...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:05:18 GMT21 dead, over 26,000 infected with dengue in Laos since January
VIENTIANE, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The dengue virus has killed 21 people and infected 26,867 across Laos so far this year, according to the country's Ministry of Health. In the last 24 hours, another patient died in Attapeu province while 41 new infection...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:05:17 GMTVietnam reports 796 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 796 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, up by 306 from Sunday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the total ta...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 14:43:36 GMTIran Futsal Coach Shamsaei Lauds Team's Unity
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Head coach Vahid Shamsaei said the good relationship within the Iran squad makes them a very hard team to defeat in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022. - Sports news - The defending champion completed its Group C campaign with a...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:18:01 GMTCambodia's COVID-19 vaccination coverage close to 95 pct: PM
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has so far administered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines to some 15.19 million people, or 94.9 percent of its 16-million population, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Monday. Addressing a gradu...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:35:57 GMTStadium Tragedy Exposes Indonesia's Troubled Soccer History
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Gaining the right to host next year's Under-20 World Cup was a major milestone in Indonesia's soccer development, raising hopes that a successful tournament would turn around long-standing problems that have blighted the sport in...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:44:20 GMTIran to Play Vietnam in AFC Futsal Asian Cup QF
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Group C winner Iran, seeking a 13th title, will face Group D runner-up Vietnam in quarterfinals round of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022 on Tuesday. - Sports news - The defending champion defeated Lebanon 9-0 on Sunday to end...
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:06:11 GMTVietnam enjoys trade surplus of $6.52bn in Jan-Sep
HANOI, 30th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam estimates a trade surplus of US$6.52 billion in the first nine months of this year, Vietnam News ...
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:01:34 GMTTyphoon Noru makes landfall in Vietnam
HANOI, 28th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Typhoon Noru made landfall in Vietnam early on Wednesday, causing damage to thousands of homes and widesp...
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:39:13 GMTVietnam inflation still under control: economists
HANOI, 27th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Economists have forecast Vietnam's inflation will be kept at around 3.3-3.8% this year, similar to the Na...
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:20:53 GMTVietnam ranks 63rd out of 113 economies in new global index of digital entrepreneurship systems
HANOI, 23rd September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam is ranked 63rd out of 113 global economies in a global ranking of digital environment and support...
Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:54:35 GMTADB keeps Vietnam 2022 growth forecast unchanged at 6.5%
HANOI, 21st September, 2022 (WAM) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained its favourable economic outlook for Vietnam as it forecas...
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:25:41 GMTAI helping to save more lives of stroke victims in Vietnam
HCM City, Vietnam, 9th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Thousands of stroke patients hospitalised in HCM City's People's Hospital 115, Vietnam, over t...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:20:55 GMTVietnam attends 44th Int'l Committee of Military Medicine Congress
BRUSSELS, 8th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam is among the 66 military medical delegations gathering in the Belgian capital city of Brussels ...
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:01:01 GMTVietnam reports 1,390 COVID-19 cases
HANOI, 5th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam recorded 1,390 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, raising the national caseload to 11,418,894, the Viet...
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:14:44 GMTVietnam is active member of UNESCO convention on cultural, natural heritage protection
HANOI, 2nd September, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam has made significant efforts to implement the UNESCO Convention for the protection of the world cu...
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 09:01:48 GMTUAE leaders congratulate President of Vietnam on National Day
ABU DHABI, 2nd September, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to Preside...
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 09:30:43 GMTVietnam reports 1,561 COVID-19 cases
HANOI, 22nd August, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam recorded 1,561 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, raising the national caseload to 11,383,819, the Vietna...
Sat, 20 Aug 2022 11:46:07 GMTVietnam approves national action plan on anti-money laundering
HANOI, 20th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has signed a decision on the National Plan of Action on prevent...