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TOKYO -- Japan on Friday started the sixth round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. Despite opposition among local fishermen, residents as well as (...)

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], May 17 (ANI): The Indian Embassy here on Friday issued an advisory for those travelling to Cambodia for jobs. It asked Indian nationals to secure employment only through authorized agents approved by the Ministry of (...)

HANOI, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's capital Hanoi and southern Ho Chi Minh City are among the most expensive cities in Asia to rent housing, VnExpress reported Friday, citing European market researcher Global Property Guide. The monthly rate (...)

VIENTIANE, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Financing Agrochemical Reduction and Management (FARM) project, funded by the Global Environment Fund (GEF), will be implemented in Laos to reduce the use of pesticides dangerous to humans. The project will be (...)

VIENTIANE, May 17 (Xinhua) -- A Buddha statue with a height of at least 2 meters has been excavated from a sandy area near the Mekong River in the northern Lao province of Bokeo. The statue unearthed Thursday is the largest statue found in the (...)

PHNOM PENH, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The campaign for the fourth provincial, municipal, town, and district council elections in Cambodia kicked off on Friday, with the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) holding a large rally. Prach Chan, president (...)

VIENTIANE, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The National University of Laos (NUOL) and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) agreed to cooperate in digital innovation and sustainable economic development. An agreement was signed by (...)

China and Cambodia kicked off annual military drills Thursday with a stated goal to strengthen cooperation and trust between the countries' forces. But many countries, including the United States, are worried about China's growing influence in (...)

HANOI -- Vietnam's Communist Party Central Committee on Thursday accepted the resignation of Truong Thi Mai, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, upon her personal request, local media reported. (...)

HANOI, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The 13th Communist Party of the Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee commenced its ninth session in Hanoi on Thursday under the chair of General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam News Agency (...)

PHNOM PENH, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and South Korea on Thursday agreed to leverage the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and other free trade agreements for the benefit of all, according to a joint statement. The (...)

VIENTIANE, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The sweltering temperatures in Laos have led to a surge in electricity consumption, causing frequent power outages and blackouts. Many areas of Lao capital Vientiane have experienced power outages in the past few (...)

VIENTIANE, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Lao Airlines is launching direct flights between Pakse district of southern Laos' Champasak province and Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, providing another travel option during Visit (...)

VIENTIANE, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Lao and Thai authorities are carrying out trial runs of train service in preparation for the start of a cross-border service between Nong Khai railway station in Thailand and Khamsavath railway station in Lao (...)

PHNOM PENH, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's trade with its fellow ASEAN member states reached 5.63 billion U.S. dollars during the first four months of 2024, up 14.2 percent from 4.93 billion dollars over the same period of 2023, said a report (...)

HANOI, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's southern economic hub Ho Chi Minh City led the country in export revenue in 2023 with 42.46 billion U.S. dollars, according to Vietnam's import-export report published by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on (...)

It was the warmest April on record - the eleventh month in a row of record global temperatures. Sea surface temperatures have been record high for the past 13 months. Extreme weather caused many casualties and socio-economic disruption. The (...)

(Bangkok) - Thai authorities are assisting neighboring governments to take unlawful actions against refugees and dissidents from abroad, making Thailand increasingly unsafe for those fleeing persecution, Human Rights Watch said in a report (...)

FARAH, Afghanistan -- At least six people have been killed with nine others injured in an incident of roof collapse in west Afghanistan's Farah province, a local official said Wednesday. The mishap occurred on Tuesday night during a wedding (...)

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's foreign debt fell to 403.9 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of this year, compared to the 408.5 billion dollars recorded in the previous quarter of last year, the country's central bank announced on Wednesday. (...)

VIENTIANE, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Lao police in the northern Bokeo province detained two men and seized over 14 million amphetamine pills from their possession. The case was detected in Chiangthong village of Paktha district on Sunday, Lao News (...)