HANOI, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's National Assembly on Friday passed the amended Law on Railways, introducing a range of incentives to encourage private enterprises to participate in the railway sector, Vietnam News Agency reported....
PHNOM PENH, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Friday launched a long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug, Cabotegravir for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (CAB-PrEP), targeting individuals at high risk of HIV infection. Speaking at the...
HANOI, June 27 (Xinhua) -- As students across Vietnam began the national high school graduation exam with literature test on Thursday, many in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, arrived at exam sites with their parents and entered the venue to...
VIENTIANE, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The Lao government has discussed disaster preparedness, flood relief and ongoing poverty reduction efforts during the recent monthly meeting for June. The meeting, held from Tuesday to Wednesday, discussed...
VIENTIANE, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries met to review past tourism activities and discuss future strategies to enhance tourism in the region. Representatives from the GSM member...
Thai investigators concluded that flaws in the design and construction methods caused the collapse of a partially built Bangkok building that killed at least 89 people during the March 28 earthquake, according to Prime Minister...
New Delhi [India] June 26 (ANI): India's engineering goods exports experienced a marginal 0.82 per cent year-on-year dip in May 2025, to USD 9.89 billion, weighed down by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and West Asia,...
(250626) -- HANOI, June 26, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A parent waits outside an examination site as students take the high school graduation exam in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 26, 2025. More than 1.16 million students across Vietnam sat their high...
Paetongtarn Shinawatra takes on the dual role of prime minister and culture minister in the new cabinet lineup announced in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday.
VIENTIANE, June 29 (Xinhua) -- As the rainy season begins, people across Laos celebrate the annual Rocket Festival with cheers and rockets soaring into the sky -- a joyful gathering of friends and families embracing the green season and...
SHANGHAI, June 29 (Xinhua) -- China's commercial jetliner C909, formerly known as ARJ21, celebrated the 9th anniversary of its maiden flight on Saturday. With a layout of 78 to 97 seats, and a range of 2,225 to 3,700 km, the C909 is the...
VIENTIANE, July 1 (Xinhua) -- As the rainy season begins, people across Laos celebrate the annual Rocket Festival with cheers and rockets soaring into the sky -- a joyful gathering of friends and families embracing the green season and...
VIENTIANE, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from the Lao capital Vientiane and Guiyang city in southwest China's Guizhou Province met here to explore opportunities for economic and trade cooperation. Speaking at the event, Wang Hong,...
In "Backroom Deals in our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back" (The New Press, 2025), Miranda S. Spivack follows five "accidental activists" in their yearslong struggles against...
DA NANG, Vietnam, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The third Da Nang Asian Film Festival opened on Sunday in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang under the slogan "Bridging Asia." The festival, jointly organized by local authorities and the Vietnam...
Chiang Mai [Thailand], June 28 (ANI): After a thumping opening day victory, the Indian senior women's team will look to continue the winning momentum in the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers when they take on Timor Leste on Sunday at...
HANOI, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese localities held ceremonies on Monday to announce provincial mergers and the launch of a new two-tier local government model, Vietnam News Agency reported. Under the new model, Vietnam now comprises...
(250630) -- VIENTIANE, June 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People participate in the Rocket Festival in Vientiane Province, Laos, June 29, 2025. As the rainy season begins, people across Laos celebrate the annual Rocket Festival with cheers and...
VIENTIANE, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The ninth ordinary session of the Lao National Assembly's ninth legislature concluded on Thursday. During the session, lawmakers reviewed a comprehensive report on the implementation of the national...
VIENTIANE, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway transported 3 million tons of cargo in the first half of 2025, marking an 8.8 percent increase compared to the same period last year, the local Pasaxon newspaper reported on Monday....
PHNOM PENH, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The Lancang-Mekong Improved Food Security Program in Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Communities Project was officially launched here on Monday, aiming at enhancing food security policies in the GMS...
KUNMING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Construction on the Chinese section of the China-Laos 500-kV power interconnection project officially commenced on Monday. This is another major project in bilateral cooperation following the construction and...
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): India's trade with its top ASEAN partners like Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia has grown a lot, even though India has taken a protectionist approach after signing the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement...
The Foreign Ministry has dismissed as untrue a report circulated online that the European Union would lift the Schengen visa requirement for Thai visitors.
(250627) -- LINYI, June 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Visitors watch robot products at the booth of China during the 4th RCEP Regional (SHANDONG) Import Commodity Expo in Linyi, east China's Shandong Province, June 27, 2025. The three-day expo,...
(250629) -- NANNING, June 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 28, 2025 shows a cooperation agreement signing ceremony at a border meeting held by Judicial administrative authorities from China and Vietnam, in Nanning, south...
Days after leaving the coalition government, the Bhumjaithai Party has prepared a censure motion against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and will propose the draft to other opposition parties because it views the premier as...
HANOI, June 30 (Xinhua)-- The Vietnamese government will set up a national data development fund with an initial budget of 1 trillion Vietnamese dong (approximately 38.3 million U.S. dollars), Vietnam News Agency reported Monday. The...
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): The 13th Political Consultation and the 10th Strategic Dialogue were held between India and Vietnam in the national capital on Wednesday. The high-level talks were co-chaired by Secretary (East) in the...
PHNOM PENH, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Several gecko species found during a series of surveys in unexplored limestone hills in western Cambodia's Battambang province have been confirmed as new to science, a conservationist group said in a press...
Russia must watch the fallout of Israels wars especially in its backyard The war in the Middle East poses a growing threat to Central Asia. If Iran undergoes a radical change in its political system or descends into internal turmoil, its...
(250627) -- ODDAR MEANCHEY, June 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen speaks during a troop visit in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia on June 26, 2025. Hun Sen, also president of the ruling Cambodian...
VIENTIANE, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union has launched the 2025 Lao Youth Festival, encouraging the new generation to take a leading role in advancing digital innovation. The festival is being held from...
BANGKOK (AP) - Thousands rallied in Thailand's capital on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, part of the brewing political turmoil set off by a leaked phone call with former Cambodian Prime...
PHNOM PENH, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A 46-year-old Cambodian mother and her 16-year-old son have been confirmed positive for H5N1 human avian influenza, bringing the total number of cases to 10 so far this year, the Ministry of Health said in...
HANOI, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The 15th National Assembly of Vietnam concluded its ninth session on Friday, Vietnam News Agency reported. Among adopted resolutions was a constitutional amendment that paves the way for a two-tier local...
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 30(ANI): The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated first-ever ASEAN-India Cruise Dialogue on Monday at Chennai. The meet hosted by India is being...