International News

Vietnam’s coffee exports reach 4.2 billion USD in first five months

AKP Phnom Penh, May 26, 2025 — As of mid-May 2025, Vietnam exported over 736,000 tonnes of coffee, earning 4.2 billion USD, according to the Department of Customs. While export volume declined by 5.5% year-on-year, export value surged by 56% thanks to a sharp rise in average prices. Domesti...

Thai-UK Trade Talks Aim to Boost Food Exports

AKP Phnom Penh, May 26, 2025 — A Thai government delegation recently held a strategic dialogue in London with major UK private-sector players and importers. The goal was to enhance the value of Thai agricultural and food exports, promote Thai investment in the UK, and pave the way for a future Fr...

China-Vietnam passenger train resumes after five years

AKP Phnom Penh, May 26, 2025 — Train T8701 left Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for Hanoi, Vietnam at 6:05 p.m. on Sunday, marking the resumption of China-Vietnam international passenger rail service after a five-year suspension. The Nanning-Hanoi internation...

Japan's new farm minister spurs hope for rice price drop: poll

AKP Phnom Penh, the May 26, 2025-- Nearly 60 percent of Japanese believe rice prices will decline following the appointment of Shinjiro Koizumi as farm minister, according to a Kyodo News poll. The change comes after former minister Taku Eto resigned for saying he never buys rice as his supporte...

Greece's tourism projected to maintain strong growth in 2025

AKP Phnom Penh, the May 26, 2025-- Greece's tourism sector is projected to maintain its strong growth in 2025, with international arrivals expected to increase by 5 percent compared to 2024, the state-run news agency AMNA reported on Sunday. The forecast, published by the National Bank of Greece...

Peru's economy grows 3.9 pct in first quarter of 2025

AKP Phnom Penh, the May 26, 2025-- Peru's economy expanded by 3.9 percent in the first quarter of 2025, driven mainly by growth in manufacturing, services and mining, the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) reported Friday. According to INEI's Peruvian Economy Performance rep...

Ethiopia reports first mpox case

AKP Phnom Penh, the May 26,2025-- Ethiopia has recorded its first mpox case since the outbreak in Africa last year, the country's health authorities confirmed on Sunday. A 21-day-old infant has tested positive for mpox in Moyale town, near the Kenyan border, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health and...

Thai-UK Trade Talks Aim to Boost Food Exports

AKP Phnom Penh, May 23, 2025 — A Thai government delegation recently held a strategic dialogue in London with major UK private-sector players and importers. The goal was to enhance the value of Thai agricultural and food exports, promote Thai investment in the UK, and pave the way for a future Fr...

Vietnam, US look to boost bilateral economic, trade cooperation

AKP Phnom Penh, May 23, 2025 — Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien met with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in Washington, D.C. on May 22, as part of his four-day working visit to the US to promote bilateral economic and trade cooperation and review progress in nego...

Vietnam, China to resume cross-border passenger train service from May 25

AKP Phnom Penh, May 23, May 2025 — The Vietnam - China cross-border passenger train service will resume from May 25 after five years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be two trains - MR1 and MR2 - departing from Hanoi’s Gia Lam station to China’s Nanning station and vice v...

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