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Vietnam is Beating India, Japan, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Thailand as Cheapest Travel Destination in Asia: New Report

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Home » Cambodia Travel News » Vietnam is Beating India, Japan, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Thailand as Cheapest Travel Destination in Asia: New Report Monday, May 19, 2025 Vietnam has officially emerged as Asia’s cheapest travel destination in 2025, overtaking popular countries like India, Japan, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Thailand, according to a … Read more

C919 Certification Delayed: China’s Jet Grounded in Europe

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Archyde China’s C919 Faces Lengthy Wait for EU Safety Approval Published: 2025/05/01 03:18:50 China’s ambition to establish its C919 passenger plane in the global market faces a notable hurdle. While the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) actively promotes the domestically produced jet, notably in Southeast Asia, securing a critical endorsement from the European union’s … Read more

Southeast Asia’s balancing act with China threatened by Western aid cuts

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Continuous cuts in foreign aid by Western governments such as the United States may aggravate a power imbalance between Southeast Asia and China, according to findings from a study on the region’s approach to China’s aid. The study also found that countries had different strategies for accepting aid from Beijing. Southeast Asian states with acute … Read more

Southeast Asians expect more US engagement amid Trump’s tariff call: survey

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More people in Southeast Asia expect American engagement in the region under the Donald Trump administration to increase this year, according to a new survey by Singapore’s ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. Countries exhibiting the strongest sentiment in this area – accounting for more than 40 per cent of respondents – are Laos, Vietnam, Brunei and Cambodia. … Read more

The US left landmines in Vietnam. An aid freeze won’t erase that.

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Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, the people in Vietnam and Laos are still cleaning up unexploded U.S. landmines left behind from our war. That is, until Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze. Shortly after the Trump administration announced its 90-day freeze on foreign aid on January 20, U.S.-funded programs were issued a … Read more

8 Landlocked Countries in Asia, Including Laos

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Landlocked countries, also known as sovereign states with no direct access to an ocean, rely heavily on transit countries to connect with international markets. There are currently 44 landlocked countries in the world, with Kazakhstan being the largest by area. In this article, we’ll explore the list of landlocked countries in Asia, each … Read more

The Chinese Triads in Southeast Asia: ASEAN Endeavour in Undertaking TOC

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As the century goes by, criminal activities have gone through an evolution of appearances. Its motives varied according to the increase of their personal necessities and interests. Transnational Organized Crime, or TOC is a term for a worldwide lawbreaking action involving several countries by means of gaining profit. It serves a wide scope of activities … Read more

Lao health ministry pilots text message infant vaccination reminders

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Laos Takes Aim at Declining Immunization Rates with Text Message Reminders Laos is on a mission to boost childhood immunization rates, launching a pilot program that leverages the power of technology to stay ahead of a worrisome trend: declining vaccination rates as children age. The program, running for 12 months with the backing of global … Read more