International News

China rebukes U.S. over new investment curbs, vows to defend interests

AKP Phnom Penh, February 25, 2025-- By shutting out Chinese enterprises and the Chinese market, the United States will end up hurting its own economic interests and international credibility, foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday. Lin made the remarks at a regular press briefing...

Trump says tariffs on Mexico, Canada to "go forward"

AKP Phnom Penh, February 25, 2025-- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that tariffs on Mexico and Canada will "go forward." When asked about an upcoming deadline for tariffs on Mexico and Canada, Trump told reporters at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at th...

UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for swift end to Russia-Ukraine conflict

AKP Phnom Penh, February 25, 2025-- The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution appealing for a swift end to the conflict and urging a lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine, as the world marked the third anniversary since the full escalation of the crisis. The resoluti...

S. Korea's central bank cuts policy rate by 25 bps to 2.75 pct

AKP Phnom Penh, February 25, 2025-- South Korea's central bank on Tuesday cut its policy rate by a quarter percentage point on the back of a dimmer growth outlook for the Asian economy. Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Rhee Chang-yong and other monetary policymakers decided to lower the benchmark se...

Qatar's PM meets Syrian FM on cooperation, developments in Syria

AKP Phnom Penh, February 24, 2025-- Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met here on Sunday with Syria's interim Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani to discuss bilateral cooperation and the latest developments in Syria, according to a statement by...

Singapore's core inflation falls to 0.8 pct in January

AKP Phnom Penh, February' 24, 2025-- Singapore's core inflation dropped to 0.8 percent year-on-year in January, down from 1.7 percent in December, according to official data released Monday. The decline was attributed to lower inflation across all major consumer price index (CPI) categories, the...

Conservative CDU/CSU leads German federal election: exit polls

AKP Phnom Penh, February 24, 2025-- Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to exit polls released by broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. The exit polls show that C...

Ancient Greek vessel returned home from U.S. museum

AKP Phnom Penh, February 24,2025-- An ancient Greek artifact has been returned to its homeland following a repatriation ceremony at the Greek embassy in Washington, local media reported on Sunday. The 12-cm-tall Attic black-figure lekythos - a vessel used for oil storage - depicts a battle betwe...

Xi urges healthy, high-quality development of private sector

AKP Phnom Penh, February 18, 2025-- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday urged efforts to promote the healthy and high-quality development of the country's private sector. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military...

Ukraine not to participate in U.S.-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia: Zelensky

AKP Phnom Penh, February 18, 2025-- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Kiev would not participate in the upcoming U.S.-Russia negotiations set to take place in Saudi Arabia this week, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. "Ukraine will not take part. Ukraine knew nothin...

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