The Lao state-run Electricite du Laos (EDL) will collaborate with its partner to implement a cybersecurity operations center to strengthen the security of the country's critical power infrastructure.The initiative marks a key milestone in EDL's digital transformation, as the state enterprise

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Japan should continue tightening monetary policy and avoid lowering the consumption tax.

Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova said on Wednesday that she will issue a decree for the appointment of the caretaker government proposed by the prime minister-designate Andrey Gurov, and will schedule early parliamentary elections on April 19.Iotova made the statement immediately after Gurov

A new round of trilateral talks among Ukraine, the United States and Russia concluded here on Wednesday.The two-day negotiations were held behind closed doors.Russia's presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky told Russian media that the second-day talks lasted about two hours.

Thailand's industrial confidence improved in January, driven by accelerated production to meet Chinese New Year demand and a surge in tourists during high season, data showed on Wednesday.The Thai industrial sentiment index inched up to 88.7 last month from 88.2 in December 2025, as key components

Chinese New Year celebration held in New York's Chinatown

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte announced on Wednesday that she will bid for the presidency in 2028.

The Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is intensifying efforts to safeguard the livestock industry, develop livestock farming into a more competitive commercial sector, and strengthen cross-border trade.The ministry has launched a project to modernize animal disease control and strengthen

The naval forces of Iran and Russia are scheduled to hold a joint exercise in the Gulf of Oman and northern part of the Indian Ocean on Thursday, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency.

An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun’s rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight.Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica before this sleeper shark lumbered warily and briefly into the spotlight of a

Crews pushed through mountainous wilderness near Lake Tahoe during a snowstorm to rescue six backcountry skiers who survived an avalanche but were trapped by its snow and ice. Nine others from their tour group remained missing.Two of the six were taken to a hospital for treatment, said Ashley

Canadian National Tower lit in red to celebrate Chinese New Year in Toronto

Sanae Takaichi, president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), secured appointment in the powerful lower house as Japanese prime minister without a runoff vote on Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Sri Lanka has decided to secure Special Drawing Rights (SDR) financing equivalent to 50 million U.S. dollars from the World Bank Group to implement the Sri Lanka Digital Transformation Project, the government's Information Department said Tuesday.The project, under the country's Digital Economy