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Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:03:23 GMT
Chinese soldiers threw stones at Vietnamese at border fence, Ha Giang province - Reports
Ha Giang [Vietnam], January 13 (ANI): A video posted on the Twitter account of one Lee Ann Quann on January 3 shows Chinese soldiers throwing stones at Vietnamese construction workers and abusing the unarmed workers, in Ha Giang province of northern ...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:06:09 GMT
China national football team starts training camp in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's national men's football team on Wednesday began a training camp in Shanghai's Century Park ahead of FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Vietnam. According to new head coach Li Xiaopeng, 26 of the 52 playe...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:05:40 GMT
U.S. private collector to return 28 looted antiquities to Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia said Wednesday that a U.S. private collector has agreed to return 28 looted Cambodian cultural artifacts and the antiquities will be repatriated to the kingdom at an appropriate time. One of the antiquities is...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:05:40 GMT
Vietnam reports 16,135 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 16,135 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, including 16,066 locally transmitted and 69 imported, according to the Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with the highest number ...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:44:01 GMT
Laos logs 908 new COVID-19 community cases, death toll exceeds 400
VIENTIANE, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Laos reported 916 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, including 908 community cases, according to the Lao Ministry of Health. Among the newly recorded community cases, 309 were detected in Lao capital Vientiane,...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:05:51 GMT
With West Distracted by Pandemic, Vietnam Ramps Up Repression
Conditions for media in Vietnam have rarely been so bad, media analysts say, with the country jailing over a dozen reporters in the past 12 months, and courts handing out unusually long sentences.The rise in arrests came as Vietnam's ruling Communist...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 02:55:02 GMT
Freight train route launched between Suzhou, Vientiane
NANJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- A freight train route has been launched between Suzhou, a major export hub in east China, and Lao capital Vientiane, according to the train operator. A train carrying goods such as LCDs and auto parts, with a total value ...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:14:14 GMT
The president who cant resist defying the US is at it again
I?ve just attended the latest inauguration of Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega as Nicaraguan president and found him in a bullish mood, relishing his country's improved ties with China and critical of American hypocrisy.Since 1987, I have been coming ...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:18:25 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Jan. 11
KATHMANDU -- The authorities in Nepal's most populated Kathmandu Valley decided on Tuesday to ban gatherings of more than 25 people as the South Asian country reported surging cases of COVID-19 in recent days. Under a directive issued after a meeting...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:05:28 GMT
Vietnam's auto sales up slightly in 2021
HANOI, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- As many as 304,149 units of automobile were sold in the Vietnamese market in 2021, up 3 percent year-on-year, the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association said on Tuesday. Specifically, sales of domestically assembled ...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:05:27 GMT
Vietnamese parliament approves economic stimulus package against COVID-19
HANOI, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam concluded its first extraordinary session here on Tuesday after approving a stimulus package to bolster the country's economy hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the clo...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:05:27 GMT
Vietnam reports 16,035 new COVID-19 cases, 1,930,428 in total
HANOI, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 16,035 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, including 16,019 locally transmitted and 16 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality recording the...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:05:26 GMT
Cambodia's landmine-sniffing hero rat Magawa dies at 8
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Mine-sniffing hero rat Magawa, who won a gold medal for his mine-detection work in Cambodia, has died at the age of eight, charity Apopo said in a news release on Tuesday. "Hero rat Magawa passed away peacefully this w...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:44:02 GMT
China unveils squad for 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- China has announced a 23-woman squad to travel to India for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup on Tuesday, with several veterans returning to the roster. China has been preparing for the tournament in a training camp since la...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:30:01 GMT
S.Korea's export rises 24.4 pct in first 10 days of January
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's export logged a double-digit growth for the first 10 days of January due to the continued global demand recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, customs office data showed Tuesday. Export, which accounts for about...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 02:55:10 GMT
UNESCO to publish Hindi descriptions of India's World Heritage Sites on WHC website
Paris [France], January 11 (ANI): On the occasion of World Hindi Day on January 10, the Director of World Heritage Centre has informed the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO, Paris that UNESCO's World Heritage Centre has agreed to publish Hindi ...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:27:06 GMT
Jaishankar speaks with Cambodian Foreign Minister, discusses India-ASEAN relations
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn on Monday and discussed India-Association of South East Asian Nations relations (ASEAN) and the current situation in Myanmar....

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:38:42 GMT
Canada isn't responding with foresight when it comes to COVID-19
Global problems require global solutions. With COVID-19, however, we're seeing that our governance mechanisms don't drive global solutions even when our lives depend on it.This is a problem because it will lead to diminishing trust in public institut...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:30:01 GMT
Lao PM wraps up official visit to Vietnam
HANOI, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Monday wrapped up an official visit to Vietnam from Jan. 8 to 10 to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. In the Vietnamese capital city Hanoi, Phankham held talk...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:05:31 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Jan. 10
KHARTOUM -- Sudanese police on Monday announced the death of a protester and the injury of 30 demonstrators and policemen during mass protests in the capital Khartoum and other cities on Sunday. A total of 22 policemen were injured during the demonst...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:44:02 GMT
Vietnam reports 14,818 new COVID-19 cases, 1,914,393 in total
HANOI, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 14,818 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 14,783 locally transmitted and 35 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi had the highest number of infections on Monday wi...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:44:01 GMT
3 deminers killed in anti-tank mine explosion in NW Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Three Cambodian deminers were killed and one seriously wounded on Monday after an anti-tank mine exploded during a demining and explosive ordnance disposal operation in northwestern Preah Vihear province, officials sai...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:18:11 GMT
Vietnam Deputy PM assigns ministries to speed up customs clearance with China
Hanoi [Vietnam], January 10 (ANI): Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh on Sunday assigned ministries, sectors and localities to work with China to speed up customs clearance, striving for no congestion of trucks carrying goods for export at bo...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:18:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Jan. 10
NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally rose to 35,707,727 on Monday, as 179,723 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, showed the health ministry's latest data. This is the fourth consecutive day when more than 100,000 new cases were regist...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 05:05:01 GMT
Cambodia urges high-risk groups to receive 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Monday urged high-risk groups in capital Phnom Penh to receive the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine starting from Jan. 14. The fourth-dose campaign will begin with f...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 04:55:20 GMT
Vietnamese agricultural exports to China halts, congestion at Chinese ports
Beijing [China], January 10 (ANI): Due to COVID-19 concerns, several Vietnamese exporters have been urged by their Chinese partners to not dispatch goods by sea until a fresh decision is made. This has led to congestion at the Chinese ports and custo...

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 16:30:28 GMT
Vietnam reports 15,779 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 15,779 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 15,751 locally transmitted and 28 imported, according to the Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with the highest number of i...

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 14:13:10 GMT
Why nostalgia for the past is in the American DNA
Why are Americans, often presumed to be ignorant of history, so obsessed with their nation's past that they?d rather live sometime between the ?50s and the ?80s ? or, in fact, in any decade but the present?If you could live in any era since the found...

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 03:55:01 GMT
Cambodia confirms 1st local Omicron transmission
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has reported its first community transmission of COVID-19 Omicron variant from a Phnom Penh resident, the health ministry said. The 23-year-old man was confirmed to be infected with the Omicron variant in a pol...

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 02:05:10 GMT
RCEP brings new economic opportunities to region: Lao business leader
© Provided by Xinhua A Lao business leader said being part of the RCEP agreement would provide more market opportunities for Laos to expand production for export and promote the tourism sector.by Chanthaphaphone Mixayboua, Zhang Jianh

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 16:55:11 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1630 GMT, Jan. 8
KABUL -- A delegation of the Taliban-led caretaker government left for neighboring Iran on Saturday, a spokesman of Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said. "At the invitation of Iran, a senior delegation led by Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Mottaqi...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 16:18:35 GMT
Vietnam reports 16,553 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 16,553 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 16,513 locally transmitted and 40 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with highest number of inf...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 16:18:35 GMT
Myanmar to further extend ceasefire period until end of 2022
YANGON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's military has planned to further extend its ceasefire with ethnic armed groups until the end of 2022, according to a joint statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs late Friday. Senior General Min Aung Hl...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 14:36:12 GMT
Hun Sen, as ASEAN Chair, Breaks the Ice in Myanmar
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - While Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen put the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' Five-Point Consensus for peace in Myanmar back on the regional agenda during his two-day visit to the country, analysts said any agreement i...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 10:30:02 GMT
Cambodia's Omicron cases surge to 150 with 27 new infections
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases of Omicron variant in Cambodia has risen to 150 after 27 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said on Saturday. "All 27 new cases were im...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:49:01 GMT
Cambodian PM returns home after visiting Myanmar
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2022, returned to Cambodia Saturday after a two-day visit to Myanmar, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak ...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 07:27:12 GMT
Myanmar junta leader Hlaing reportedly agreed to support ASEAN peace effort
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], January 8 (ANI): Myanmar's military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has reportedly agreed to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) peace effort in the country. Hlaing made the pledge in a joint statemen...



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