SAN FRANCISCO - Green energy is the new focus of China's one-of-a-kind Belt and Road Initiative or BRI, that aims to build a series of infrastructure projects from Asia to Europe.The eco-friendlier version of BRI has caught the attention of some 70 o...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized on Friday the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children 5-11 years old.The FDA approved for children doses that are one-third the amount that teens and adults receive.'With this va...

Hanoi [Vietnam], October 29 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Visitors to Phu Quoc, Khanh Hoa, Quang Nam, Da Nang and Quang Ninh will also need to book a combo of air tickets, COVID-19 testing, hotel and registered destinations. According to a proposal by the Ministry...

HANOI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 4,899 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, including 4,889 locally transmitted and 10 imported, according to the Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, i...

© Provided by Xinhua NANNING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's coffee, Thailand's latex pillow, and other products from over 1,500 global companies have attracted swarms of visitors to the online China-ASEAN Expo running uninterrupted.The

NANNING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's coffee, Thailand's latex pillow and other products from over 1,500 global companies have attracted swarms of visitors to the online China-ASEAN Expo running uninterrupted. The online expo was launched last yea...

FAIZABAD -- Authorities in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province have launched the reconstruction of a 20-km long road in the mountainous region, a local media outlet the Radio Pamir reported Friday. Work for reconstruction of the essential road...

Erik Scalavino FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - On a Thursday night in Los Angeles last December, with one minute to play in the first quarter, Rams quarterback Jared Goff (now with the Detroit Lions) threw a short pass to his right, intended for wide receiver Ro...

BANGKOK, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- As the global recovery still moves in fits and starts amid the COVID-19 pandemic, at this year's East Asian leaders' meetings on cooperation, regional countries were trying to find ways to steer the region through the COV...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Lao entrepreneurs are confident they will benefit from the China-Laos Railway. The railway will drastically cut the cost of transport through Laos compared to travel by road, thus giving a boost to trade and investment...

Hanoi [Vietnam], October 29 (ANI/VOVWORLD): According to the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, from 17:00 on October 27 to 17:00 on October 28, 4,892 cases of COVID-19 infection were registered in the country, including 16 imported ones. In the meantime...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Laos' COVID-19 tally rose to 38,728 on Friday with 447 new cases registered in the past 24 hours, while the death toll reached 61, according to Lao Ministry of Health. Deputy Director General of the National Center for ...

TOKYO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Japan's industrial output in September dropped 5.4 percent from the previous month, logging the lowest level in 13 months, as a semiconductor shortage and supply chain disruptions in Southeast Asia led to sharp decline of a...

KUNMING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The cumulative amount of cross-border renminbi settlement in southwest China's Yunnan Province reached around 53.6 billion yuan (about 8.38 billion U.S. dollars) in the first three quarters of this year, according to a lo...

© Provided by Xinhua As the China-Laos Railway nears completion, people are not only impressed by the mega infrastructure project, but also the beautiful love stories that unfolded along with the railway's construction.by Chanthaphaph

Hanoi [Vietnam], October 28 (ANI/VOVWORLD): The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has planned to organize packaged flights for overseas Vietnamese to return home and to pilot flights bringing tourists to some tourist destinations such as Phu Quoc i...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The draw for the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 was concluded here on Thursday when China is drawn in Group A along with host India, Chinese Taipei and Iran. Group B consists of Australia, Thailand, the Philippines...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Thursday took up the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2022, vowing to enhance the bloc's centrality, unity and development in all fields. This is the third time Cambodia leads ASEAN since it be...

Hanoi [Vietnam], October 28 (ANI/VOV): Vietnam has been always making efforts to contribute to the development of the strategic partnership and mutually beneficial cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Russia, Pri...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 28 (ANI): AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 will kick off on January 20, with a match between eight-time champions China PR and Chinese Taipei. The match will set the tone for an entertaining campaign next year. Follow...

Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): Oscar-winning documentary maker Alex Gibney is making further strides into the narrative world and has recruited Viggo Mortensen and Caleb Landry Jones to star in his upcoming thriller 'Two Wolves'. According to The...

HANOI, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 4,892 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 4,876 locally transmitted and 16 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, in...

New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday participated in the 16th East Asia Summit via videoconference and emphasised the importance of resilient global value chain and establishing a better balance between econo...

Beijing [China], October 27 (ANI): The South China Sea plays a prominent role in the relationship between Vietnam and the United States, and bullying by China of its neighbour helped deepen relations, said the former US ambassador to Hanoi. Speaking ...

BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- China and Laos on Wednesday expressed their willingness to deepen exchanges and cooperation in discipline inspection and supervision. Yang Xiaodu, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Cen...

HANOI, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 4,411 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, including 4,404 locally transmitted and seven imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on Wednesday started vaccinating children against COVID-19, becoming the first locality in the country to do so, local media outlet VnExpress reported. The inoculation c...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Laos has yet to set a date to welcome the return of vaccinated foreign tourists, local media reported. The priority at present is to vaccinate at least 50 percent of the population against COVID-19 by the end of 2021, l...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in several provinces of Laos have ordered the continuation of lockdowns and travel bans in a strengthened attempt to slow the rising tide of infections. In central Laos' Khammuan province, a lockdown is in p...

© Provided by Xinhua China has provided Vietnam with a large amount of COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies to jointly respond to the ongoing-19 pandemic. China is also actively facilitating trade in ASEAN.HANOI, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) --

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BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- China would deepen friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Tuesday. Li made the remarks at the 24th China-ASEAN leaders' m...

HANOI, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,595 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 3,592 locally transmitted and three imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, ...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 26 (ANI): The draw ceremony for Asian Football Confederation Women's Asian Cup, which is set to be hosted by India in 2022, will be held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. There is excitement around Asia's marquee women's n...

NEW DELHI, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- A report released by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Tuesday said India lost 87 billion U.S. dollars last year due to natural disasters such as tropical cyclones, floods and droughts. The WMO quoted the estimate...

BANGKOK - Thailand is moving forward on a controversial and long-pondered water diversion project after the plan drew interest from a major Chinese firm, a move that could give Beijing a new outpost for its sweeping Belt and Road Initiative.Under the...

Children as young as 3 will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in China, where 76% of the population has been fully vaccinated and authorities are maintaining a zero-tolerance policy toward outbreaks.Local city and provincial level governments in at l...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Laos reported 770 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths over the last 24 hours, bringing the national total to 37,081 cases and 56 deaths. Four of the new cases were imported and 766 were local transmissions, Deputy D...

ABUJA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday launched the eNaira, the country's central bank digital currency (CBDC), becoming the first African nation to introduce an official digital currency. With the launch of the eNai...

HANOI, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,639 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 3,620 locally transmitted and 19 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, incl...

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- South Korea will donate COVID-19 vaccines to Iran in a humanitarian effort to help the Middle East country tackle its vaccine shortage, the South Korean foreign ministry said Monday. One million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine...