International News

Foreign businesses deepen roots in Chinese market through int'l trade fair

AKP Phnom Penh, May 21, 2025 — Crowds gathered at the Hokkaido booth during the 34th Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair, drawn by live demonstrations of handcrafted rice balls and an array of regional delicacies from the northern Japanese prefecture. "This year, 14 Hokkaido-based ent...

Cabinet Approves 2026 Budget Bill Totaling 3.78 Trillion Baht

AKP Phnom Penh, May 21, 2025 — The Cabinet has approved the draft of the 2026 Annual Budget Expenditure Bill, setting the total budget at 3.78 trillion baht. The draft, along with 39 supporting documents, is scheduled for its first reading in the House of Representatives during a special session...

BOI Rolls Out New Measures to Boost SMEs and Tackle Global Economic Uncertainty

AKP Phnom Penh, May 21, 2025 — Thailand is strengthening support for small businesses to enhance competitiveness amid rising global economic volatility. Jirayu Huangsap, Government Spokesperson, announced that the Board of Investment (BOI) has approved four new investment promotion measures fo...

Cuba boots local development thru International Convention

AKP Phnom Penh, May 21, 2025 — The University of Camaguey will host the IV International Scientific Convention from May 21 to 24, a key event to analyze strategies for linking knowledge with local development amid Cuba's current economic challenges. The workshop “Business Management and Local...

Vietnam, Israel strengthen people-to-people, cultural ties

AKP Phnom Penh, May 21, 2025 — Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Ly Duc Trung paid a working visit to Abu Snan city on May 20 to promote friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and local communities. Welcoming the diplomat, Mayor Seif Mesheleb introduced Abu Snan as a multicultural city in no...

Vietnam boosts strategic cooperation with leading US corporations

AKP Phnom Penh, May 21, 2025 — During a working visit to the US, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien held meetings with executives from several major US corporations, including Excelerate Energy, Lockheed Martin, SpaceX, and Google, in Washington D.C. on May 20. In talks with the E...

Vietnam boosts rice trade through 2030 with new measures

AKP Phnom Penh, May 21, 2025 — The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Export-Import Department introduced a raft of measures to improve rice export management for 2025 during a conference held in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on May 20. Grounded in the Government and MoIT’...

EU to lift economic sanctions on Syria: top diplomat

AKP Phnom Penh, the May 21,2025-- The European Union (EU) agreed on Tuesday to lift its economic sanctions on Syria, following a meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas announced on the social media platform X. "Today, w...

Bank of Spain warns of potential economic impact from U.S. tariffs

AKP Phnom Penh, the 21 May 2025-- The Bank of Spain has warned that recently imposed U.S. tariffs may weigh on the country's economic growth, although the overall impact is expected to be limited. In its annual report released Tuesday, the central bank said that Spain remains exposed to the risk...

Slovakia posts record-low unemployment rate in April

AKP Phnom Penh, the May 21, 2025-- Slovakia registered its lowest unemployment rate in modern history in April, the government announced on Tuesday. The registered unemployment rate dipped by 0.01 percentage point from the previous month to 3.71 percent, marking the second consecutive month of r...

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