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Vietnam to turn SEA's longest lava cave system into geopark next year

Southeast Asia’s longest lava cave system of in Vietnam’s Central Highlands will open to tourists next year in form of a geological park, local authorities said. Keep reading ...

Vietnamese, Venezuelan leaders decide to deepen trade relations

State President Truong Tan Sang reiterated Vietnam’s desire to deepen ties with Venezuela to benefit both countries during talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros in Hanoi on 31 August. Vietnam backed Venezuela’s constitutional government led by President Moros, said the host, adding that he believed ...

France to lend maps to Cambodia amid dispute over Vietnam border

Former colonial ruler France has agreed to lend a set of maps to Cambodia following a request from Prime Minister Hun Sen and amid a dispute over the demarcation of the Southeast Asian nation’s border with neighboring Vietnam, officials said on 1 September. France will hand ...

Encroachment real: Rainsy

Contrary to government assurances, Cambodia has indeed lost land to Vietnam, opposition leader Sam Rainsy told supporters in Australia, firing yet another shot in the ongoing dispute over the demarcation of the eastern frontier. Speaking in Sydney as part of a fundraising tour, the Cambodia National ...

Drought batters 13 provinces

Amid what some meteorologists have dubbed a “Godzilla-like El Niño”, drought conditions during Cambodia’s scheduled monsoon season have significantly worsened from what last year were termed historically bad levels, a new report from the Ministry of Agriculture shows. According to the report, which was signed by ...

Cut-price overland trips Myanmar to Thailand grow in popularity

Growing numbers of Myanmar holidaymakers, including pilgrims to religious sites in Thailand, are finding that travelling cross-border by car is only half the price of going by air, travel agents are saying. The travellers are taking advantage of a border pass system that allows them to ...

Mediator records fewer strikes

In what it deemed an “inspiring trend” for Cambodia’s labour relations, the Arbitration Council reported that the number of cases it registered involving strike action – as well as the total number of cases themselves – declined in the first half of this year. Keep reading ...

Thailand approves $3.8 billion stimulus to help stumbling economy

Thailand’s military government has approved economic measures worth a combined 136 billion baht ($3.81 billion) aimed at boosting spending power in rural areas, as the junta struggles to lift economic growth. Keep reading ...

Thai shippers fear deeper slump for exports

In the wake of falling exports for the seventh straight month in July, exporters are concerned that Thai shipments may slip into a full-year contraction of between 4.5% and 5%. Keep reading ...

Election commission rejects Muslim candidates en masse

Nineteen election candidates in northern Rakhine State have been barred from running by the district sub-election commission, which called into question their residency status and the citizenship of their parents. Applications were submitted by 378 potential candidates representing a range of political parties across five districts ...

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