RiceproductioninSouthKoreahitthelowestin37yearsthisyearonacontinuedfallinricegrowingarea,agovernmentreportshowedTuesday.Riceproductionstoodat3,972,000tonsthisye
Death toll from heavy rain in the central region of Vietnam has risen to 25 as of Monday morning, said the country's Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (DNDPC) on Monday.
The Lao Deputy Prime Minister Asang Laoly called for authorities to redouble their efforts at a national meeting in Luang Prabang to combat illegal opium and cannabis farming in the country, state-run daily Vientiane Times reported Tuesday.
Recent Mekong River flash floods have entirely damaged 113,260 hectares of rice paddies, or 4.4 percent of the total rice-planted area of 2.56 million hectares, according to an agricultural report Tuesday.