WUQIAO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The acrobatics online course for developing countries started for the first time in north China's Wuqiao County, known as the Chinese "hometown of acrobatics."Chinese acrobatics students and their teachers demonstrated the ...

Mining magnate Clive Palmer created controversy last week when he claimed on ABC Radio that 500,000 people had attended the COVID "freedom" protest in Melbourne on Saturday November 20. Maverick MP Craig Kelly opted for the marginally more modest "

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia exported 7.13 million tons of agricultural products during the first 11 months of 2021, an increase of 87 percent year-on-year, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon said on Wednesday. Shi...

BANGKOK, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Lying on the Mekong River and with the Lao capital, Vientiane, about 22 km upriver, Thailand's northeast Nong Khai province is expecting the upcoming China-Laos Railway to provide a tailwind to the border region's developm...

Moscow [Russia], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow and Hanoi will continue to develop comprehensive cooperation in the field of cybersecurity, according to a statement following the meeting between the presidents of Russia and Vietnam published on the...

Omicron, the latest COVID-19 variant dubbed a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization, has prompted new travel restrictions in many nations. Although little is known about omicron

BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- China and Laos on Tuesday signed the first bilateral intergovernmental cooperation agreement in the field of rail transport. The agreement, which was signed via video link, is based on the principles of promoting mutual r...

HANOI, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 13,972 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 13,966 locally transmitted and six imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including ...

PARIS - Japan and France confirmed their first cases of the new variant of the coronavirus on Tuesday as countries around the world scrambled to close their doors or find ways to limit its spread while scientists study how damaging it might be.The Wo...

HANOI, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Some 105,600 enterprises were formed in Vietnam in the first 11 months of this year, posting a decline of 15 percent year on year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Tuesday. Registered capital of the n...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Tuesday allowed all karaoke parlors, nightclubs, and bars in capital city Phnom Penh to reopen after a long halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Karaoke parlors, nightclubs and discotheques in Phnom Penh are...

SYDNEY -- More cases infected with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 were reported in Australia's state of New South Wales (NSW). Two cases were confirmed by NSW health authorities on Monday evening. Both are international travelers who arrived in ...

VIENTIANE, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 cases in Laos continued to increase with 1,291 new infections reported on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 73,738. All of the new cases were local transmissions, and 6,273 tests were...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Monday midnight imposed restrictions on travel from 10 countries in Africa to avert the spread of a new strain of COVID-19 known as Omicron or B.1.1.529, the country's Health Minister Mam Bunheng said. The ...

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 30 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Vietnam recorded 13,770 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the national count to 1,224,110, according to the Ministry of Health. Ho Chi Minh reported the highest number of new infections (1,554), fo...

Moscow [Russia], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Tuesday, the Kremlin said in a statement. The two leaders are expected to discuss urgent issues of strategic pa...

HANOI, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 13,770 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 13,758 locally transmitted and 12 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 1,...

SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday urged a rapid administration of booster shots against the COVID-19 as the eased anti-virus rules raised the number of severe cases and deaths. Moon presided over a COVID-19 response meeting, sayin...

Moscow [Russia], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss military cooperation and economy with Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Moscow on Tuesday, the Kremlin press service said on Monday. "On November 30, Mos...

HANOI, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam received some 15,000 international arrivals in November following the launch of a pilot vaccine passport program, surging 42.4 percent from October, the country's General Statistics Office said Monday. Starting from...

HANOI, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam attracted an estimated foreign investment of 26.46 billion U.S. dollars in the first 11 months of this year, up 0.1 percent year on year, the country's General Statistics Office said Monday. Specifically, Vietnam li...

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida decided on Monday to suspend entry of all foreign visitors from around the world to guard against the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The new measure will take effect from Tuesday, Kishida told reporters. (Jap...

HANOI, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded an estimated trade value of 599.12 billion U.S. dollars in the first 11 months of this year, up 22.3 percent year on year, with a trade surplus of 225 million U.S. dollars, the General Statistics Office sai...

© Provided by Xinhua by Chanthaphaphone Mixayboua, Zhang Jianhua"The railway will result in the growth of many industries like tourism, trade and investment, especially in the processing industry, and it's going to help a lot for Laos' post-pa

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 29 (ANI/VOVWORLD): President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay an official visit to Russia from Monday to Thursday on the invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi said this...

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 29 (ANI/VOVWORLD): The Ministry of Health confirmed 12,936 new cases of COVID-19 in Vietnam on Sunday, bringing the national tally to 1,210,340. The Ministry said that Vietnam has not yet detected any cases infected with the...

PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's Prince Norodom Ranariddh, former prime minister and the son of the late King Norodom Sihanouk, died Sunday in France, Information Minister Khieu Kanharith announced on his Facebook page. He was 77.Khieu Kanharith, who said he ...

JAKARTA -- Indonesia has banned international visitors who have travel histories from eight African countries in the last 14 days, to prevent transmission of the new, more contagious variant of coronavirus Omicron to the country, an official said on ...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prince Norodom Ranariddh passed away on Sunday of illness at the age of 77, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said in a condolence letter. "I and my wife were extremely saddened to learn that Pri...

HANOI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 12,936 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 12,928 locally transmitted and eight imported, according to the Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including...

Beijing, [China], November 28 (ANI): China's recent move of penalising Taiwan's Far Eastern Group's mainland units for supporting Taiwan's leadership is now threatening thousands of Taiwanese companies who promote the island's independence. Earlier, ...

SINGAPORE: Three months after Cambodia rolled out COVID-19 vaccines, just 11 percent of its population had received at least one dose, while in far wealthier Japan, it took two weeks longer to reach that level.However, both countries now boast vaccin...

HANOI, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 13,063 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 13,048 locally transmitted and 15 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including ...

NEW YORK - Americans returned to stores for the 'Black Friday' kickoff of the holiday shopping season, but online data shows that consumers have been spending big for weeks amid worries over shortages.The day after the U.S. Thanksgiving celebration i...

New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Taking note of the historical perspective of barriers and challenges faced by women in participation in elections in the country, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that today seven decades and 17 ge...

VIENTIANE -- In order to better meet the socio-economic development along the China-Laos Railway and the logistics needs of enterprises, the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) has recently held an online promotion meeting for its transportation serv...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The 13th virtual Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit concluded on Friday under the chairmanship of Cambodia, adopting three outcome documents, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said. The three adopted docume...

NANNING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The 4th China-ASEAN (China-Laos) Higher Education Cooperation Forum was held on Friday in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the Lao national capital city of Vientiane. The event took place both o...

HANOI, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 13,109 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 13,094 locally transmitted and 15 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 1,...

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 26 (ANI): Another worker in the Vietnamese city Thanh Hoa has died after receiving a Vero Cell COVID-19 vaccine shot, local media reported adding that two others had also passed away after the vaccination. A Vietnamese newsp...