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Sun, 06 Nov 2022 08:30:01 GMT
Xi Focus: 4 key takeaways from Xi's diplomacy after CPC congress
BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Shortly after the successful convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), leaders of four countries visited Beijing within a week. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committe...

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 06:06:38 GMT
Suspect in N. Korea Sanctions Violation in Singapore, Police Say
SINGAPORE - A Singaporean businessman wanted by the United States on suspicion of violating sanctions on North Korea is in the city-state where he is under investigation, Singapore police said.In a statement issued late Saturday, the Singapore Police...

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 16:05:31 GMT
Feature: One year on, China-built metro line brings joy to Hanoi
HANOI, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- In a city crowded with millions of motorbikes and cars, some commuters are longing for alternatives to traffic.Nguyen My Linh, 25, a graduate student at Vietnam National University in Hanoi, shuttles between home and campus ...

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:07:13 GMT
From Russia With Cash: Georgia Booms as Russians Flee Putin's War
Tbilisi, Georgia - As war chokes Europe, a small nation wedged beneath Russia is enjoying an unexpected economic boom.Georgia is on course to become one of the world's fastest-growing economies this year following a dramatic influx of more than 100,0...

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 11:30:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 359 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 359 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, up by 20 from Friday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the total t...

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 06:18:01 GMT
Cambodia to export more milled rice to China in coming years
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia is expected to export more milled rice to China in coming years thanks to the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (C...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:30:01 GMT
Iranians hold massive rallies to protest against U.S. hegemony
TEHRAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iranians on Friday held massive outdoor rallies to mark the seizure of the U.S. Embassy to Iran in 1979, showing defiance against U.S. hegemony. Iranians marked the National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance on Friday, with ...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:44:01 GMT
Cambodia releases schedules for upcoming ASEAN Summits, related summits
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's foreign ministry on Friday released the schedules of Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen for the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and related summits, which will be convened here from Nov. 10 to 13. The top level...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:55:01 GMT
4 Southeast Asian countries adopt action program on tourism cooperation
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tourism ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) have adopted a three-year action program on tourism cooperation, Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Friday. The adoption was made during the six...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:30:02 GMT
Vietnam reports 339 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 339 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down by 480 from Thursday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the tota...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:44:02 GMT
ACMECS ministers agree to jointly promote sub-regional tourism
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tourism ministers of Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) countries agreed to support the promotion of "Five Countries, One Destination", Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Frid...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:20:00 GMT
Dubai Foundation for Women and Children receives high-level Vietnamese delegation
Dubai, 4th November, 2022 (WAM) -- A high-level delegation from the Consulate of Vietnam in Dubai has visited the Dubai Foundation for Women an...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:30:02 GMT
Vietnam's chemical imports up 27.8 pct in 10 months
HANOI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam spent nearly 7.9 billion U.S. dollars importing chemicals and over 7.4 billion dollars importing chemical products in the first 10 months of this year, up 27.8 percent and 16.8 percent year-on-year, respectively. Vie...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:30:02 GMT
Vietnam's state budget collection up 16.2 pct in 10 months
HANOI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam posted a budget collection of 1,464.3 trillion Vietnamese dong (about 61.8 billion U.S. dollars) in the first 10 months of this year, up 16.2 percent year on year, the country's General Statistics Office said on Frid...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:35:16 GMT
US Looks to Boost Regional Sway at US-ASEAN Summit
phnom penh, cambodia - U.S. President Joe Biden is hoping to use the U.S.-ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh next week to continue making his case for strengthened economic ties and diplomatic neutrality in a region that has become a geopolitical battlegroun...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:44:02 GMT
Roundup: Climate change blamed as dengue still rampant in Bangladesh
by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Nine Bangladeshis died from dengue fever on Thursday, the highest number since January, which raised the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 161 this year. The South Asian country has witn...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:18:11 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Nov. 3
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia will deploy more than 12,000 security forces to maintain security and public order during the upcoming ASEAN summits and related summits, Deputy National Police chief and spokesman Lt. Gen. Chhay Kim Khoeun said on Thursday. Th...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:49:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 819 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 819 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, up by 63 from Wednesday, according to its ministry of health. All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry. The newly reported infections brought the tota...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:05:01 GMT
Vietnam imports less steel in first 10 months
HANOI, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam spent nearly 10.3 billion U.S. dollars importing roughly 9.8 million tons of steel and iron in the first 10 months of this year, up 6.7 percent in value and down 8.5 percent in volume against the same period last yea...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:44:02 GMT
Cambodia to deploy over 12,000 security forces for upcoming ASEAN summits
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia will deploy more than 12,000 security forces to maintain security and public order during the upcoming ASEAN summits and related summits, Deputy National Police chief and spokesman Lt. Gen. Chhay Kim Khoeun sai...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:36:03 GMT
Australia Signs Anti-Slavery Accord with Thailand
Sydney - Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has signed an agreement in Thailand to support a new training center aimed at fighting human trafficking.The training center will give more help to victims of trafficking and will also make them...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:49:01 GMT
Over 7.2 mln passengers use China-built metro line in Vietnam
HANOI, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- More than 7.2 million passengers have used the China-built Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi after nearly a year of operation, local media reported. The country's first metro line sees on average 32...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 01:55:07 GMT
"A moment closer to dream" -- ASEAN schoolers talk to Chinese astronauts
© Provided by Xinhua Students from ASEAN countries had a conversation via a video link with three Chinese astronauts now in China's Tiangong space station for a six-month mission in orbit.by Chen JiabaoBANGKOK, Nov. 3 (Xinhua)

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:04:17 GMT
Iran may join Russian-led free trade zone
Economic cooperation between the countries has been growing at a record pace, according to Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak Iran is expected to enter the Russian-led ...

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 11:30:01 GMT
Cambodia's trade with RCEP countries up 11 pct in 9 months: ministry
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's trade with Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries was valued at 24 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2022, up 11 percent from the same period last year, the Ministr...

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 11:30:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 756 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 756 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up by 307 from Tuesday, according to its ministry of health. The newly reported infections brought the total tally to 11,504,091. The country reported a new death from th...

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:30:12 GMT
RCEP key mechanism to safeguard free trade: Cambodian PM
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is an important mechanism to safeguard the rules-based multilateral free trade system against the trends of anti-globalization and protectionism, Cambodian Prime Mi...

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:44:01 GMT
Vietnam's textiles, garments export up 21.9 pct in 10 months
HANOI, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam earned more than 31.8 billion U.S. dollars from exporting textiles and garments in the first 10 months of this year, up 21.9 percent from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office on Wedne...

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 06:30:01 GMT
Vietnam's phone export up 7.6 pct in 10 months this year
HANOI, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam earned over 50.1 billion U.S. dollars from exporting phones and components in the first 10 months of this year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Wednesday. The number accounts for more than 16 ...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:05:15 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Nov. 1
SEOUL -- The death toll from a crowd crush, which occurred Saturday night at the Itaewon district of the South Korean capital Seoul during Halloween gatherings, rose overnight, the authorities said Tuesday. At least 156 people were killed and 151 oth...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:05:14 GMT
Vietnam's manufacturing PMI declines in October
HANOI, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Although Vietnamese manufacturing sector's business conditions continued to improve in October, there were signs of a slowdown amid weaker new order growth, according to a report released on Tuesday by S&P Global Market Inte...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:30:06 GMT
China's top political advisor meets with Vietnam's communist party chief
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Wang Yang on Tuesday met with Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee. Wang, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Confe...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:30:06 GMT
Chinese premier meets with Vietnam's communist party chief
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee on Tuesday in Beijing. Noting that China and Vietnam share broad common interests, Li said China a...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:30:05 GMT
China's top legislator meets Vietnam's communist party chief
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Li Zhanshu on Tuesday met with Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee. Li, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, ...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:27:06 GMT
Xi refines China's military leadership for tasks ahead
Hong Kong, November 1 (ANI): Although the attention at the recent 20th National Congress might have been principally on the "unanimous re-election" of Chairman Xi Jinping for a third five-year term, and the ignominious removal of former leader Hu Jin...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:18:02 GMT
Number of new firms in Vietnam up 34.3 pct in Jan.-Oct.
HANOI, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam had more than 125,800 enterprises registered in the first 10 months of this year, an increase of 34.3 percent year on year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Tuesday. The registered capital of t...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:18:00 GMT
Vietnam attends Singapore International Cyber Week
SINGAPORE, 21st October, 2022 (WAM) -- Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, General To Lam attended the Singapore International Cyber Week (...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:58:00 GMT
Vietnam Medi-pharm Expo to be held in Hanoi
HANOI, 10th October, 2022 (WAM) - The 28th Vietnam Medi-pharm Expo will take place from 1st-3rd December in Hanoi, giving a chance for business...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:54:00 GMT
Vietnam 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...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:06:11 GMT
Vietnam 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 GMT
Typhoon 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 GMT
Vietnam 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 GMT
Vietnam 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 GMT
ADB 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 GMT
AI 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 GMT
Vietnam 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 ...



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