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Sun, 25 Jul 2021 07:05:01 GMT
Cambodia logs 819 new COVID-19 cases, 29 more fatalities
PHNOM PENH, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Sunday reported 819 new COVID-19 infections including 423 imported cases, raising the national total caseload to 72,923, the Ministry of Health (MoH) sai

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 18:18:35 GMT
Vietnam announced 15-day lockdown in capital Hanoi
Hanoi [Vietnam] July 24 (ANI/FENA): Vietnam has announced a 15-day lockdown of the capital Hanoi as a wave of coronavirus spreads from the southern region of the Mekong River Delta. The lockdown order

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 18:05:05 GMT
US to Stress Need for 'Guardrails' in Sherman's Talks in China
WASHINGTON/BEIJING - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will make clear to China in upcoming talks that Washington welcomes competition with Beijing, but there needs to be a level playing

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 16:18:18 GMT
Vietnam's daily COVID-19 infections hit new high for 3 straight days
HANOI, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's daily COVID-19 infections hit a new high for the third day in a row with 9,256 new cases on Saturday, surging from Friday's 7,307, according to the country's Mi

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:35:04 GMT
US Defense Secretary Heads to Southeast Asia
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA - U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is heading to Southeast Asia to unify allies concerned by China's growing military abilities as the global coronavirus pandemic continues

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:49:02 GMT
Laos' daily COVID-19 infections surge to new high
VIENTIANE, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Laos reported another record high of 278 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, surpassing the previous record of 256 cases registered on Thursday, according to the Lao M

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 08:44:01 GMT
Cambodia arrests 5 suspected drug criminals, seizing over 156 kg of drugs
PHNOM PENH, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Anti-Drug Department police have arrested six suspected drug traffickers during a raid here, confiscating 156.3 kilograms of illicit drugs, the National P

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 07:05:01 GMT
Cambodia reports 860 new COVID-19 cases, 32 more deaths
PHNOM PENH, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Saturday confirmed 860 new COVID-19 infections including 395 imported cases, pushing the national total caseload to 72,104, the Ministry of Health (MoH)

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 05:18:01 GMT
107th Mekong River joint patrol completed
KUNMING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The 107th joint Mekong River patrol by China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, concluded on Friday, with three Chinese law-enforcement vessels returning home to a port in s

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 03:18:01 GMT
Vietnamese capital imposes highest level of social distancing
HANOI, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Saturday started applying the country's strictest social distancing measures amid the resurgence of local COVID-19 cases. Hanoi's m

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:55:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, July 23
DHAKA -- Starting Friday morning, Bangladesh entered its most severe nationwide lockdown to curb the rampant spread of COVID-19. Authorities decided to impose the strict lockdown from July 2

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:44:03 GMT
Live COVID-19 updates: Vietnam's daily infections hit another new high
BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - YANGON -- Myanmar reported 5,506 new COVID-19 cases in the past 2

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:05:01 GMT
Cambodia arrests 2 alleged drug traffickers, seizes 50 kg of drugs
PHNOM PENH, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Anti-Drug Department police have arrested two local men for allegedly trafficking 50 kg of illicit drugs, the National Police reported on Friday. T

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:05:01 GMT
China-Laos railway makes debut show for 1st completed station
VIENTIANE, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos railway made its first completed station's debut show on Friday in Phonhong, some 70 km north of Lao capital Vientiane. The Phonhong railway sta

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 18:05:13 GMT
House Votes to Evacuate More Afghan Allies as US War Ends
House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Thursday to allow in thousands more of the Afghans who worked alongside Americans in the Afghanistan war, citing the urgency of protecting those on-the-ground a

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:05:07 GMT
Why COVID-19 Is Rising Around Asia This Year After a Mild 2020
TAIPEI - Asian countries are reporting record COVID-19 waves this year compared to 2020, as vaccination drives fall short and governments lose hope that mass closures and border controls can keep t



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