Sumy [Ukraine], March 9 (ANI): Students of Sumy State University in Ukraine showed their gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making efforts for the safe evacuation of Indian Nationals from the war-torn country. "We want to thank PM Mod...

New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Operation Ganga to evacuate Indians from Ukraine amid Russian military operations is another feather in India's cap regarding the most challenging evacuation operations carried out by New Delhi so far. This comes aft...

SEOUL -- Yoon Suk-yeol led the South Korean presidential election with 60 percent votes counted after the voting on Wednesday. - - - - BANGKOK -- Thailand's health authorities approved on Wednesday a four-step plan to support the country's transition...

In less than two weeks, more than two million people have fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion. Many in the Ukrainian-Canadian community have had to flee before as refugees and Canada now boasts

Washington - Independent civil society organizations in Vietnam are condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, a stance at odds with Hanoi's abstention vote at the United Nations.Cultural researcher Nguyen Khac Mai and Professo...

HANOI, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Daily COVID-19 tally in Vietnam rose to a new high of 164,596 cases on Wednesday, up 2,161 cases from the previous record on Tuesday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 63 localities nationwi...

Hanoi [Vietnam], March 8 (ANI): After Beijing announced drills in the East Sea (known internationally as the South China Sea) Vietnam urged China not to violate its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf. "Part of the above-mentioned mar...

CANBERRA -- Australian farmers have warned that the country's food supply is at increasing risk of being impacted by climate change. According to a report published by Farmers for Climate Action on Wednesday, Australia's food supply chain is more vul...

For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine.For the latest developments of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, all times EST: 12:18 a.m.: The U.S. announced it is repositioning two Patriot missile defense batteries to Po...

VIENTIANE, March 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 3,500 drug-related cases were solved across Laos and a large amount of illegal drugs were seized by police in 2021, the Vientiane Times reported on Wednesday. Details about the cases were unveiled at a meeting...

© Provided by Xinhua "China, your generous support will be in our hearts forever," a Cambodian hailed the Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital in the eastern Tboung Khmumas province as a key life-saving facility.TBOUNG KHMUM, Cambodia,

© Provided by Xinhua *Adhering to multilateralism and peaceful development, China has played a key stabilization role in global peace and security, said Cavince Adhere, a Kenya-based international relations scholar.*Vesna Pusi

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian officials are expected to announce that beginning the country will put in place a quarantine waiver for foreign visitors to its holiday island of Bali, while neighboring Malaysia announced the removal of curbs on travel...

DUBAI, 8th March, 2022 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today m...

Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, social networks have been flooded with videos from both sides. Mobile phones in hand, soldiers and civilians are documenting the war as it happens. Social media has become part of the battlefield. A...

HONG KONG -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reinforced its assessment of Hong Kong's economic and financial positions, recognizing that Hong Kong's financial sector has continued expanding robustly even during the COVID-19 pandemic. In its...

HANOI, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Daily COVID-19 tally in Vietnam rose to an all-time high of 162,435 cases on Tuesday, up 15,077 cases from the previous record on Monday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 62 localities nati...

VIENTIANE, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Department of Communicable Disease Control under the Lao Ministry of Health, working in partnership with Health and Population Services International, has received new funding to assist pharmacies and clinics to eli...

As Russia's attempt to intimidate Ukraine and, presumably, install a puppet regime stumbles into its second week, it is clear the Kremlin has miscalculated on several fronts.Ukrainian resistance is proving more resilient than anticipated, and a globa...

PHNOM PENH, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has launched a code of conduct for the banking and financial institutions, aiming at promoting effective, reliable, accountable, and responsible banking and financial practices, said a joint statement on Monda...

HANOI, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Daily COVID-19 tally in Vietnam rose to a new record of 147,358 cases on Monday, up 5,222 cases from Sunday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 63 localities nationwide, included 147,335 dome...

PHNOM PENH, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's anti-drug police have arrested a group of four men for allegedly trafficking almost 64 kg of illicit drugs, the Anti-Drug Police Department (ADP) said on Monday. The suspects, one Cambodian and three Thais, ...

SEOUL -- South Korea recorded 210,716 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Sunday, bringing the total number of infections to 4,666,977, the health authorities said Monday. The daily caseload was down from the 243,626 cases reported in the previous day ...

Seoul [South Korea], March 7 (ANI/Global Economic): South Korean trading companies are suffering from economic sanctions on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine. Due to the US and European countries-led economic sanctions against Russia, lots of Kor...

TBOUNG KHMUM, Cambodia, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia inaugurated a China-funded landmark hospital here on Monday, which would greatly contribute to improving health care services in the country's eastern and northeastern regions. Officially named the...

© Provided by Xinhua It will be possible to fill and finish some 3 to 6 million doses of vaccines per month when production starts, with Malaysian pharmaceutical company Solution Biologics aiming to work hand in hand with China's CanSin

HANOI, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The daily COVID-19 tally in Vietnam surged to a new high of 142,136 cases on Sunday, an increase of 10,319 cases from the previous record set on Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 6...

Research has shown venom from an Asian cobra species has strong analgesic properties. Snakes mostly invoke fear, but we should also appreciate the gifts they offer, writes Peter Mirtschin.TO SOME PEOPLE, snakes are animals they can't bear seeing, not...

Beijing [China], March 6 (ANI): China is conducting military drills in the South China Sea in an area between its southern province of Hainan and Vietnam, media reports said on Saturday. The Bangkok Post reported that Beijing has warned ships to stay...

Bangkok - Armed groups in Myanmar's far east, aligned both with and against the country's military are ramping up drug production to cash in amid the turmoil that has gripped the nation since its February 2021 coup, a United Nations official told VOA...

PHNOM PENH, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's insurance industry reported a total premium of 293.4 million U.S. dollars in 2021, up 9.5 percent year-on-year, despite the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report of the Insurance...

KUALA LUMPUR -- The close cooperation between China and Malaysia in vaccine production bodes well for COVID-19 vaccine supply for Malaysia and the region, said drugmakers working on finalizing the localized fill and finish for Chinese company CanSino...

HANOI, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Daily COVID-19 tally in Vietnam surged to a new high of 131,817 cases on Saturday, up 6,230 cases from the previous record on Friday, according to its ministry of health. The new infections, logged in 63 localities nationwi...

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WHITE HOUSE - While U.S. President Joe Biden has played a key role in galvanizing Western nations' condemnation of Moscow's aggression against Ukraine, his administration is finding it harder to build a global coalition in the Indo-Pacific to isolate...

Beijing [China], March 5 (ANI): The impression that China has tried to give since the COVID-19 vaccines became available that the country is extending a helping hand by providing vaccines to several countries is a facade with the aim to sell vaccines...