HANOI, 9th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam on Monday announced 2,269 new infections of COVID-19, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Ac...

MANIKGANJ, Bangladesh, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Mothers in Bangladesh have sacrificed their own happiness for their children's bright future while having few complaints about the daily ordeals they undergo. Mosammat Lipia Khatun is one such working mother w...

HANOI, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam spent over 4.8 billion U.S. dollars on cloth imports in the first four months of this year, posting a rise of 10.3 percent year on year, according to the General Statistics Office on Monday. Between January and April,...

HANOI, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam spent around 4 billion U.S. dollars importing more than 3.8 million tons of steel and iron in the first four months of this year, up 8.5 percent in value and down 24.1 percent in volume against the same period last ye...

HANOI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam raked in around 3.6 billion U.S. dollars from seafood export during the period from January to April this year, with China being the biggest market, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Produc...

HANOI, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 2,269 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 1,077 from Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health. Among the new infections, only one was imported and the rest were domestically transmitted reported in 51 ...

Bangkok - Malaysia is calling on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to open informal channels with the shadow government of fellow member state Myanmar in a move quickly condemned by the military regime that seized control of the country's go...

© Provided by Xinhua While supply disruptions caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic have not come to an end, firms in Vietnam have to face increasing thinner supplies of fuels and materials for production due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Vietnam...

PHNOM PENH, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia reported no new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the first time since the third wave of community transmission broke out in February last year, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said. "Today, it is the first time ...

White House - Trade relations, regional security and the Russian invasion of Ukraine will top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden hosts the leaders of member countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, at a conference May ...

HANOI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has disrupted supplies of fuels and materials to Vietnam, pushing up the country's inflation, as well as adversely affecting the country's economic growth, local experts have sa...

HANOI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 3,345 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, down by 474 from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections were all domestically transmitted, and reported in 55 provinces and cities. The Vietnames...

VIENTIANE, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Lao government on Saturday announced a full reopening of all international checkpoints, allowing vaccinated arrivals to enter the country without any testing requirements. The government spokesperson and deputy head o...

VIENTIANE, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in Laos increased to 9.9 percent year-on-year in April from 8.5 percent in March, mainly due to the higher prices of fuel, consumer goods and the continuing depreciation of the Lao kip. Inflation jumped from 6.2...

HONG KONG -- Most of anti-epidemic medical supplies from the mainland have arrived in Hong Kong in good order and have been distributed to frontline personnel and residents in need through various channels. These medical supplies were transported wit...

HANOI, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,819 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down 486 from Thursday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections were all domestically transmitted and recorded in 56 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese ca...

VIENTIANE, May 6 (Xinhua) -- More than 400 athletes from Laos are to participate in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam from May 12 to 23. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, Chansamone Chanyalath, and Minister of Education ...

HANOI, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam earned nearly 11.8 billion U.S. dollars from exporting textiles and garments in the first four months of this year, up 21.6 percent from the same period last year, according to the country's Ministry of Industry and T...

HANOI, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam exported nearly 5.5 billion U.S. dollars worth of wood and wood products in the first four months of this year, up 4.5 percent year on year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Friday. In April alo...

HANOI, May 6 (Xinhua) -- About 80 percent to 90 percent of Vietnam's fixed-route transport firms have adjusted their fares up by 10 percent to 15 percent to offset mounting fuel costs, according to a recent report by Vietnam's Ministry of Transport (...

JERUSALEM -- Two Palestinians armed with axes attacked passers-by in central Israel on Thursday night, killing at least three people and wounding four others before fleeing the scene, Israeli authorities said. The attack took place in Elad, a Jewish ...

Taipei - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida this week used what has become a customary tour of Southeast Asia to rally support for sanctions on Russia and affirm his country's commitment to defending the freedom of navigation in the South China Se...

Since its emergence more than two years ago, COVID-19 has reached nearly every corner of the globe. It has infected hundreds of millions of people, and overwhelmed health systems worldwide. But its impact goes beyond its direct health consequences.Me...

Washington has no right to tell its citizens what the truth is, Rand Paul claimsDue to its long track record of disinformation, the US government has no right to tell the American people what the truth is, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has stated. He we...

HANOI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 4,305 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, up 1,217 from Wednesday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections were all domestically transmitted in 56 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital Hano...

HANOI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam earned nearly 21.1 billion U.S. dollars from exporting phones and components in the first four months of this year, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Thursday. The number accounts for 17.2 percen...

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - Cambodia's June 5 local elections are expected to be fought on economic and environmental issues, but analysts told VOA the polls will provide an all-important litmus test for Prime Minister Hun Sen's autocratic style of govern...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia started to build a 1.5-billion-U.S. dollar logistics and multi-purpose seaport on Thursday in the southwestern Kampot province, aiming to enhance the kingdom's logistics and transportation sector, officials said. Speaking at th...

PHNOM PENH, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia, the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2022, will host a consultative meeting on ASEAN humanitarian assistance to Myanmar on Friday in a hybrid format, according to its statement re...

PHNOM PENH, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia started to build a 1.5-billion- U.S. dollar logistics and multi-purpose seaport on Thursday in the southwestern Kampot province, aiming to enhance the kingdom's logistics and transportation sector, officials sai...

VIENTIANE, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank expects to support 11 projects in Laos at a cost of about 395 million U.S. dollars from 2022 to 2026, the Vientiane Times said on Thursday. Collaboration between Laos and the World Bank will focus on three ...

© Provided by Xinhua Over the first four months, approximately 118,300 foreign visitors to Vietnam were from Asia, up 96.7 percent year-on-year. The number of tourists from Europe, the Americas and Oceania also saw hikes of more than six times, 15 t...

HANOI -- The fifth plenary session of the 13th Communist Party of the Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) opened in Hanoi Wednesday, with a number of major issues to be discussed, reported the Vietnam News Agency. Chaired by CPVCC General Secretary Ngu...

Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Trehan Iris, one of the veteran players in the Indian real estate sector has launched its new project Iris Broadway-Greno West, a premium green retail and entertainment destination. The launch even...

HANOI, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The fifth plenary session of the 13th Communist Party of the Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) opened in Hanoi Wednesday, with a number of major issues to be discussed, reported the Vietnam News Agency. Chaired by CPVCC Gener...

HANOI, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 3,088 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up 379 from Tuesday, according to its ministry of health. The new infections were all domestically-transmitted in 48 provinces and cities. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi r...

PHNOM PENH, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand are due to host three important leaders' meetings in the Southeast Asia region this year, according to a joint statement released by the foreign ministries of the three countries on Wedne...

HANOI, 28th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam attracted over US$10.8 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first four months of this ye...

HANOI, 27th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Arrivals entering Vietnam via all border gates will no longer have to fill and submit health declaration form...

HANOI, 19th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam on Tuesday announced 12,012 new infections of COVID-19, including one imported case, the lowest since...

HANOI, 15th April, 2022 (WAM) -- The Vietnamese Health Ministry has started issuing vaccine passports from today, 15th April, the Vietnam News...

April 14, 2022 - Hanoi, Vietnam - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today concluded a successful visit to Indonesia and Vietnam. The visit focused on deepening our countries' already strong relation...

April 14, 2022 - Hanoi, Vietnam - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today concluded a successful visit to Indonesia and Vietnam. The visit focused on deepening our countries' already strong relation...

HANOI, 9th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam on Saturday reported 34,140 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, including two imported cases, the...

April 9, 2022 - Brussels, Belgium - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will be travelling to Indonesia and Vietnam from April 9 to 14. While visiting these two strategic pa...

HANOI, 6th April, 2022 (WAM) -- Vietnam and New Zealand affirmed their commitment to deepening the two countries' agriculture and trade relati...

HANOI, 31st March, 2022 (WAM) -- A forum to promote foreign investment into Vietnam themed "A new era of digital transformation and green tran...

DUBAI, 18th March, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation received Nguyn Mnh Tun, the Ambassador...

DUBAI, 14th March, 2022 (WAM) -- Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, has visited the Vietnam Pavili...