Two young activists who staged a 52-day hunger strike to press for the release of political prisoners and abolition of the lese-majeste law have hit the campaign trail again, asking political parties to take a stand on the sensitive issue.
PHNOM PENH, March 20 (Xinhua) -- A rare Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin has been found dead after being entangled in fishermen's illegal gillnets in northeast Cambodia, the Fisheries Administration said in a statement. The 2.38-meter-long...
HANOI, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam Airlines flew more than 100 passengers from the Chinese capital Beijing to Hanoi on Sunday, marking its first regular service between the two capitals in three years, Vietnam News Agency reported. The...
Bangkok, Thailand - Hong Kong and its civil society environment have been downgraded by an international rights group nearly three years since China imposed a national security law on the city. CIVICUS Monitor, a global research group...
KUNMING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Trade between China and countries along the Mekong River posted steady growth last year despite COVID-19 and the sluggish global economy. Thanks to deepened mutual trust and cooperation, China's trade volume...
VIENTIANE, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Lao Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a notice warning residents across the country to stay vigilant against air pollution. According to the notice issued on Thursday, the pollution...
HAIKOU, March 21 (Xinhua) -- From catching waves to making waves, Alexander Pantyukhin, a Russian who came to south China's Hainan in 2011 has turned his passion for kite surfing into a business into the global market. Alexander came to...
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): On the back of outstanding campaigns, India and China will be leading the field in the finals of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championship with four top pugilists from India and five from China setting...
HANOI, 16th February, 2023 (WAM) -- Vietnam needs to step up the approval of big projects and those supporting green growth in order to achieve the target of carbon neutrality by 2050, state news agency (VNA) quoted Kazuo Kusakabe, Chief...
U-tapao airport expects a delay to the first phase of its expansion plans as some conditions have not been approved by authorities, with the carrying capacity reduced to less than 12 million passengers in the initial stages, says U-Tapao...
Washington has denied claims its warship was ?expelled? and says it will continue to sail in the region China claims it monitored and "warned off" a US Navy destroyer, after detecting it near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on...
ABU DHABI, 2nd March, 2023 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to Vo Van Thuong on his election as President of Vietnam. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al...
HANOI, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has raised concerns over the spread of dengue fever after the health ministry saw a jump in the number of cases, local media reported on Tuesday. The number of dengue fever cases in Vietnam in the...
HANOI, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The price of construction steel in Vietnam is on the rise despite weak demand triggered by standstill real estate and infrastructure development projects, according to industry insiders. The selling price of...
The ICC action against the Russian president could lead to dire implications in Europe and elsewhere, Cambodian PM Hun Sen believes The issuance of an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal...
HANOI, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has rejected U.S. human rights report as based on false information. "Vietnam feels sorry that the 2022 human rights report by the U.S. Department of State has made biased comments based on false...
Beijing [China], March 20 (ANI): China and Cambodia have begun their first ever naval drills in Cambodian waters. Dubbed China-Cambodia Golden Dragon 2023, the maritime drills involve personnel from the People's Liberation Army (PLA)...
VIENNA, 13th March, 2023 (WAM) -- The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has announced that it is providing a US$40 million loan to Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB) for on-lending to small and medium-sized...
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HANOI, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Working towards a low-carbon economy is obviously in Vietnam's economic interest, and the Vietnamese government is facilitating a long-term national energy roadmap to reach net zero emissions by 2050, Vietnam...
HANOI, March 21 (Xinhua) -- As Vietnam's pharmaceutical market is expected to swell to 16.1 billion U.S. dollars in the next three years, the government has aimed for domestic medicine production of up to 80 percent by 2030, Vietnam News...
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has downplayed speculation that the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party will be excluded from the government coalition following the next general election, which is set to take place in May.
VIENTIANE -- The Chinese government is supporting projects to improve the skills of teachers in rural areas and distance education in Laos, aiming to promote educational development in the country. A launching ceremony for the...
Washington's purported superiority is meaningless as there would be no winner in an actual war, the former Russian president has warned Any serious conflict involving the world's leading nuclear powers would "obviously" have no winner,...
HANOI, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam plans to tighten unofficial cross-border trade and boost official exports as part of efforts to facilitate a more efficient movement of goods, Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday. The Ministry of...
PHNOM PENH, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The International Aviation Flight Simulator Center (IAFSC), which is the first full flight simulator center in Cambodia, was officially put into use on Tuesday, aiming at helping develop human resources...
HANOI, 20th March, 2023 (WAM) - Vietnam is attracting more Japanese investments to digital transformation and green growth, as recommended in the Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative (VJI), the state news agency (VNA) reported. Phase VIII of...
Paul Keating's Press Club criticism of the AUKUS agreement revealed the true nature of our mainstream media, writes Bilal Cleland . ON 15 MARCH, former Prime Minister Paul Keating delivered a
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) has established 15 Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) on the India-Bangladesh border for curbing and controlling infiltration, human trafficking and smuggling of any...
The ICC action against the Russian president could lead to dire implications in Europe and elsewhere, Cambodian PM Hun Sen believes The issuance of an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal...
Domestic car and motorcycle sales may bear the brunt if Thai financial institutions are affected by the risk of failed banks in the US and Europe, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
VIENTIANE, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Lao Ministry of Health urged people nationwide to remain vigilant and help control the spread of dengue fever, as the number of infected cases continues to grow across the country. A report issued by the...
TOKYO: Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he is ready to serve his prison term in Thailand provided he is allowed to spend the rest of his life with his family, regardless of the results of the coming election.
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): Prominent Indian pugilists Nitu Ghanghas, Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain and Saweety Boora produced powerful performances to reach the finals of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championship as the hosts...
KAMPONG CHHNANG, Cambodia, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodia-China "Golden Dragon 2023" joint military exercise kicked off at the Royal Gendarmerie Training Center here on Thursday, focusing on security operations for major events and...
Two public hospitals have announced that they will return donations of 3 million baht each to whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit, who came under fire over the source of the money.
Can Tho, Vietnam - As a child, Dong Van Canh watched while the rice fields of Vietnam's Mekong Delta were set alight to make way for the next crop, blackening the sky and flooding the air with potent greenhouse gases. Rice -- Asia's...
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia said on Friday that the upcoming visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to the kingdom will inject new impetus into the bilateral ties. Anwar will pay a one-day official visit to Cambodia on March 27 at...
PHNOM PENH, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia said on Thursday that the "U.S. Department of State's 2022 Human Rights Report on Cambodia" was downright unfounded, biased, and prejudicial as to its political nature. "The U.S. Department of...