The acclaimed American magazine called Luang Prabang of Laos a “hidden paradise” and recommended it as one of the 50 greatest places in the world in 2023. The acclaimed American…
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Stretching 1,782 kilometers (1,107 miles) – about nine times the length of the Suez Canal, China’s Grand Canal is the world’s longest human-made river. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site…
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Traveling by Laos-China Railway becomes more convenient with new online ticketing App
Passengers traveling on the China-Laos Railway can now easily book and manage their journeys on smartphones by using a new mobile ticketing application. The Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) on…
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Russia overtakes Saudi Arabia as China’s top oil supplier
Chinese imports of Russian oil rise by nearly one-quarter from the same period in 2022. Russia overtook Saudi Arabia to be China’s top oil supplier in the first two months…
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Ukraine updates: China warns ICC against ‘double standards’
by Zhu Ruby Zhu RuChina and Russia have each expressed concern over the ICC’s arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, the EU is finalizing a deal to supply Ukraine with €2 billion worth…
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In Bucks County, people gather to honor a son who died in Vietnam, naming a bridge in his honor
‘As long as his name is spoken, he’ll never be forgotten,’ said Ed Preston, head of the Pennsylvania Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. David Ortals has been gone a long time,…
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‘No basis to void exploration deal with China, Vietnam’
Two Supreme Court (SC) justices dissented with the majority opinion that the 2005 tripartite agreement for the Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) signed by the Philippine government with China and…
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New Zealand foreign minister to visit counterpart in China
Nanaia Mahuta says she will raise concerns over Ukraine and human rights issues as well as ways the two countries can cooperate New Zealand’s foreign minister, Nanaia Mahuta, will leave…
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Former Taiwan president to visit China in unprecedented trip
Ma Ying-jeou’s tour is first since end of civil war and comes amid intensifying efforts by China to subsume Taiwan Taiwan’s former president Ma Ying-jeou will visit China this month…
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Vietnam joins ASEAN bazaar in Argentina
by Dul Manyby Dul ManyThe Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina, in collaboration with diplomatic missions of Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, all members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), organised an annual…
