International News

U.S. stocks close mixed as tech shares sink

AKP Phnom Penh, 20 August 2025— U.S. stocks finished mixed on Tuesday as weakness in tech weighed on markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 10.45 points, or 0.02 percent, to 44,922.27. The S&P 500 lost 37.78 points, or 0.59 percent, to 6,411.37, while the Nasdaq Composite tumbled 31...

Xizang to inject additional expenditure into livelihood projects

AKP Phnom Penh, August 19, 2025 -- Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region will allocate an additional 2 billion yuan (about 280.4 million U.S. dollars) to launch ten new livelihood initiatives, the regional government has said. These supplementary initiatives -- focusing on income augmenta...

China, India agree to maintain momentum of bilateral ties

AKP Phnom Penh, August 19, 2025 -- China and India on Monday agreed to maintain momentum of bilateral ties. The consensus came from talks between visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the...

China activates emergency response for flood control in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei

AKP Phnom Penh, August 19, 2025 -- China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Tuesday initiated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control in Beijing and neighboring Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province, in anticipation of heavy rainfall. Two working groups have bee...

Kuala Lumpur poised to become Asia-Pacific’s key aviation hub

AKP Phnom Penh, August 19, 2025 -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is pursuing a strategy to establish Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) as a key hub in the Asia-Pacific region by intensifying efforts to attract more international airlines. MAHB chief aviation and strategy office...

Putin-Trump meeting confirms US interest in joint Arctic projects

AKP Phnom Penh, August 18, 2025 — The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Alaska reaffirmed Washington’s interest in joint development of Arctic territories with Russia, according to Professor Alexey Fadeyev of the Higher School of Industrial Ma...

Putin briefs Kazakh president on his talks with US leader in Alaska

AKP Phnom Penh, August 18, 2025 — Russian President Vladimir Putin has briefed his Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev about the results of the Russia-US summit in Alaska, the Kremlin press service said after their phone call. "The Russian president held a phone call with Kazakh Presiden...

US businesses flock to HCM City for Vietnam International Sourcing 2025

AKP Phnom Penh, August 18, 2025 — Despite global trade uncertainties, a large number of US companies have chosen Ho Chi Minh City as a sourcing destination at the Vietnam International Sourcing 2025 (VIS 2025), scheduled for September 4–6, according to the Department of Foreign Market Development...

JICA honoured to assist Vietnam’s development efforts: chief representative

AKP Phnom Penh, August 18, 2025 — The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is proud to have supported Vietnam throughout its development journey, which places people at the centre, and promote human security and quality growth, Chief Representative of JICA Vietnam Office Kobayashi Yosuke...

161 aid packages airdropped into Gaza as famine toll rises

AKP Phnom Penh, 18 August 2025-- A total of 161 packages containing food were airdropped over the Gaza Strip on Sunday during an aid operation carried out by nine countries, the Israeli military said, as famine continues to spread in the enclave after nearly two years of war. Jordan, the United...

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