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WB approves nearly 269 million USD water, sanitation project for Philippines

Hanoi, Aug. 4 -- The World Bank (WB) has approved a 268.62 million USD project to expand access to clean water and sanitation services in selected island provinces of the Philippines, aiming to improv... Read More


Le Quy Don's homeland blossoms with new vitality

Hung Yen, Aug. 4 -- Le Quy Don commune, carved from the merger of Minh Tan, Doc Lap and Hong An, spans 21.72 sq.km and counts more than 23,500 residents. Named for the 18th-century scholar Le Quy Don,... Read More


Can Tho boosts Vietnamese language support for ethnic minority children

Can Tho, Aug. 4 -- More than 8,000 ethnic minority children in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will receive free Vietnamese language instruction before entering first grade in the 2026-2027 school ye... Read More


Cambodia secures 250 million USD loan from ADB

Phnom Penh, Aug. 4 -- Cambodia has secured a 250 million USD loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to safeguard its economy against the fallout from the Middle East conflict, according to the Khm... Read More


Cambodia expands cross-border QR payment links with ASEAN countries

Phnom Penh, Aug. 4 -- Cambodia is expanding its footprint in digital finance by strengthening bilateral cross-border QR payment connectivity with five fellow members of the Association of Southeast As... Read More


Prisons Directorate opens medical centre, pathology unit for staff in Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- The Directorate of Prisons on Monday inaugurated a medical centre and a pathological unit at the Old Dhaka Central Jail to provide healthcare services to prison officials and employee... Read More


Nigerian national held while attempting to cross into India through Feni border

Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members detained a Nigerian national while he was attempting to enter India illegally through the Nijkalikapur border in Parshuram upazila of Feni on Mon... Read More


Saudi vice minister in Dhaka on two-day official visit

Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Eng. Waleed Elkhereji arrived in Dhaka on Monday. Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister, Humaiun Kobir, recei... Read More


Heavy rain caused damage and disruption in railway connectivity in Southern Northeast

Agartala, Aug. 3 -- Rail connectivity in the southern districts of Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, and Manipur with the rest of the country has been disrupted for the last 10 days due to heavy rainfall in th... Read More


Shivakumar dials up ministerial picks as Cabinet expansion gets underway

Bengaluru, Aug. 3 -- Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday began personally telephoning Congress legislators handpicked for ministerial berths, signalling the end of nearly two months of political un... Read More