International News

Laos launches first cassava starch export to China by full train

AKP Phnom Penh, 01 December,2025 -- A container train carrying 1,000 tons of cassava starch departed from Vientiane South Station on the China-Laos Railway on Saturday, and is expected to arrive in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, in 80 hours, marking the first time that cass...

Urgent: Voting formally ends in Honduras' nationwide elections

AKP Phnom Penh, 01 December,2025-- Voting in Honduras' nationwide elections officially ended at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday (0000 GMT Monday). However, thousands of voters are still casting their ballots, as the country's Electoral Law stipulates that polling stations may only close once the last person...

U.S. state secretary says "more work to be done" after talks with Ukraine over revised peace plan

AKP Phnom Penh, 01 December, 2025-- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said roughly four-hour talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Florida on Sunday made "additional" progress on a revised peace plan to end the Ukraine crisis, but "there is more work to be done.""This is delicate, it's complicat...

Philippines welcomes S&P's affirmation of its investment-grade rating, positive outlook

AKP Phnom Penh, 28 November, 2025-- The Philippine central bank Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday welcomed S&P Global Ratings' affirmation of the Philippines' long-term "BBB+" and short-term "A-2" sovereign investment-grade credit ratings, alongside a continued positive outlook....

Pakistan's central bank foreign exchange reserves rise by 9 mln USD

AKP Phnom Penh, 28 November,2025-- Pakistan's central bank foreign exchange reserves increased by 9 million U.S. dollars during the week ending on Nov. 21, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday. In its latest update, the SBP said its reserves rose to 14.56 billion dollars. Net for...

ECDC, WHO sound alarm over Europe's "hidden" HIV crisis

AKP Phnom Penh, 28 November,2025-- Europe is facing a "hidden" HIV crisis as more than half of people diagnosed with HIV in the region are identified too late for optimal treatment, jeopardizing the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, the European Centre for Disease Prevention an...

Belarus exports over 30 bln USD of food, agricultural products in 4 years

AKP Phnom Penh, 28 November,2025-- Belarus has exported over 30 billion U.S. dollars of food and agricultural raw materials during the first four years of its current five-year plan, a Belarusian official said Thursday. Natalya Kochanova, chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National...

Lao economy predicted to grow by 4.5% in 2026: IMF

AKP Phnom Penh, 27 November, 2025 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that the Lao economy will expand by 4.5% in 2026, supported by stronger exports, rising tourism, foreign direct investment, and an accommodative fiscal stance. Despite the encouraging indicators, the IMF wa...

Vietnam eyes 2025 as breakthrough year for agricultural exports

AKP Phnom Penh, 27 November, 2025 — Building on strong growth in recent years, especially this year’s solid rebound, the agricultural sector has targeted 70 billion USD in agro-forestry-aquatic exports for 2025, an ambitious goal underpinned by not only the large shipment volume but also the stra...

Russia to export over 100 million tons of coal to China

AKP Phnom Penh, 27 November, 2025 — There are good opportunities to increase supplies of Russian coal and its processed products to China to more than 100 million tons annually, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday. “Russia is one of the world’s leading coal producers an...

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