Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, accompanied by ministers, visited Khounkham district, Khammuan Province, which had been flooded recently. Due to torrential rain, between Jul 27 and Aug 3, water in the Hin Boun river and the Nam Hai river burst the …
Day: August 12, 2023
Over 9.7 mln voters go to polls in Malaysia state elections
Over 9.7 million voters went to the polls in the Malaysian states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Penang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan on August 12 in the state elections.They cast their ballots for the 245 legislative assembly members in each state.D…
7th Cambodian NA to convene first sitting on August 21
The first sitting of the 7th Cambodian National Assembly (NA) will be convened on August 21, nearly one month after its election that took place on July 23.According to the NA’s announcement released on August 11, the solemn and historic event will be…
Indonesia pushes for rubber partnership with Thailand
Indonesia is seeking partnership with fellow rubber producer Thailand due to plummeting prices facing the country and the European Union’s rollout of an anti-deforestation law.Thailand and Indonesia are the world’s top two rubber-producing nations who…
Dak Lak: Domestic elephants enjoy buffet on World Elephant Day
The Dak Lak centre for elephant conservation, wildlife rescue, and forest protection management on August 12 offered a buffet to the herd of domestic elephants in the Central Highlands province’s Lak district as part of an event marking World Elephant…
Singapore fixes September 1 as presidential election day
Singaporeans will go to the polls on September 1 to vote for the nation’s ninth President, should there be more than one eligible candidate, according to the Writ of Election, issued by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on August 11.The Nomination Day wi…
Quang Ninh targets over 25 million visitors by 2030
The northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh aims to make its tourism a spearhead and sustainable economic sector by 2030, attracting at least 25.5-26 million visitors, including about 9 million foreigners.This is part of a newly-approved project o…
Big data to help collect tax from foreign service providers
Big data on e-commerce would help the tax watchdog to efficiently collect tax from foreign cross-border IT services providers, according to Nguyen Bang Thang, director of Tax Management Department of Large Enterprises.Statistics showed that cross-bord…
Orion’s sales in Vietnam hit record in first half
The sales revenue of the Republic of Korea’s Orion confectionary maker in Vietnam has surpassed 200 billion KRW (150 million USD) for the first time, further solidifying its highly positive growth trend in the Vietnamese market.According to the data a…