The Royal Thai Armed Forces’ “cyberwarfare unit” has nothing to do with a controversial project to establish a single international Internet gateway, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said at his weekly press briefing on 27 October. Keep reading ...

Vietnam reported another casualty of the swine flu on Tuesday, the country’s third so far this year, raising concerns that the virus strain behind the disease has evolved in terms of virulence, making it more fatal than before.Keep reading ...

[] At a meeting with AKP Deputy General Director Keo Chandara in Hanoi on September 12, the Deputy PM said that the two agencies should actively work together to provide people of both sides with accurate news of the two countries and their sound relations. Keep ...

The Ministry of Public Security has opened a hotline to receive complaints relating to corruption and wrongdoings committed by police officers. Agencies, organisations and individuals can report incidents to the ministry on 0692342593.Keep reading ...

Chinese owned Hangzhou Hundred Tex garment factory in Yangon which was attacked by striking workers last week, has temporarily closed to carry out repairs on equipment and furniture that were damaged in the incident, factory officials said yesterday.Keep reading ...

Even though cash remains the preferred mode of payment in Thailand, its share is on a gradual decline in light of efforts by the government to promote electronic payments under its National e-Payment Master Plan, according to a report by the data and analytics company ...

VIENTIANE, June 28 (Xinhua) — Laos has begun to witness improvements in non-resource exports amid declining mining output and a government policy to boost growth in the manufacturing sector, local daily Vientiane Times on Thursday quoted a World Bank report as saying.More ...

The Deputy Minister of Industry has followed up on the construction of an industrial estate in Udon Thani province, collecting information to be discussed during the Bueng Kan-Nong Khai Cabinet retreat.Keep reading ...

The upcoming DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam will be an unprecedented event held in Vietnam, demonstrating the country’s willingness to contribute to dialogue towards maintaining peace, security and stability on the Korean Peninsula as well as in the region and the world.Keep reading ...

Media Executive Club and Press Development Institute of Thailand held a seminar on a topic of “ Thai Media’s Survival in the Digital Era” in order to share the results from media crisis case studies and to brainstorm to find a sustainable solution.Keep reading ...

The Thai economy over the past two months has continued to grow on the back of higher consumer confidence and industrial output, as well as the government’s secondary welfare programs. The government has continued to operate a budget deficit in order to stimulate the economy.Keep ...

Dr Le Viet Phu, a lecturer at Fulbright University, says the damages caused by air pollution to Vietnam in 2013 could be assessed up to $10 billion. The figure was calculated based on WTP approaching method.Keep reading ...

The trade dispute between the U.S. and China, two of Vietnam’s top trading partners, could leave both positive and negative impacts on the country, as well as other Southeast Asian nations, business insiders and experts forewarned.Keep reading ...

Start-ups in Vietnam have invested around 129 million USD in the field of fintech, according to Varun Mittal, Ernst & Young (EY) ASEAN fintech leader. EY Vietnam announced the results of the ASEAN FinTech Census 2018 in Hanoi on April 12.Keep reading ...

Trade volume between southwest China’s Yunnan Province with five countries along the Lancang-Mekong River grew by 13.4 percent year-on-year to reach 81 billion yuan (about 12 billion U.S. dollars) in 2017, customs in the provincial capital Kunming said Thursday.Keep reading ...

“We need to restructure the agricultural sector since we can no longer rely on the current four major farm products — rice, rubber, tapioca and sugar cane– as the government must always subsidise these product because their prices fluctuate,” Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong has said.  Keep ...

The Thai cabinet approved a budget of 52.82 billion baht on 26 January to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank seen as a rival to the US-led World Bank, government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said. Keep reading ...

Chairman of the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ Võ Thành Thống on August 13 had a working session with a Japanese delegation to discuss cooperation opportunities in agriculture and personnel training in this sector.Keep reading ...

Hackers have stepped up their attacks on government organizations and companies in Southeast Asia and made the region one of the most targeted in the world amid heightened regional tensions, according to security provider FireEye. Keep reading ...

Vietnam and Indonesia have agreed to a deal on regulating fishing in the South China Sea as the former is making efforts to combat illegal fishing following the “yellow card” given by the European Commission last year.Keep reading ...