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The Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai has crossed the 400 mark, the disaster agency said on December 31.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called on State agencies to fight corruption in public services by improving service quality, including stepping up digitalisation.

Japanese Defence Minister Kishi Nobuo on December 28 announced that Japan will join the defence hotlines set up among the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Myanmar's Ministry of Health on December 28 confirmed the first four infection cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Despite the spread of Omicron variant cases, Cambodia will continue to fully resume the re-opening of socio-economic activities

To prepare for tourism reopening from January 1 next year, Laos is piloting a health and hygiene programme

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted various Lao localities on December 24 evening (local time).

The United Nations on December 24 raised 107.2 million USD in a campaign to support survivors of super typhoon Rai that hit the Philippines last week.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Cambodia on December 21 – 22 demonstrated the good relationship between the two countries

The Thai Government announced on December 21 that it would suspend “Test and Go” - quarantine-free programme,

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has called on parties concerned to promote the peace process in the Middle East...

The Indonesian government on December 20 removed the entry ban for travellers from China's Hong Kong ahead of year-end holidays while putting the UK, Norway and Denmark