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Producer prices up for 2nd month in Dec. amid weak currency

AKP Phnom Penh, January 21, 2025-- South Korea's producer prices rose for the second consecutive month in December amid the weak local currency, central bank data showed Tuesday. The producer price index, a major barometer of consumer inflation, added 0.3 percent in December from a month earlier...

Thailand Hits Decade-High Investment Applications in 2024

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025 — Thailand reportedly achieved a major accomplishment in 2024, with investment promotion applications reaching 1.13 trillion baht, the highest in a decade. According to the Board of Investment (BOI), a total of 3,137 projects were approved, representing a 40% incr...

Promising prospects for Algeria - Vietnam relations

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025 — The relationship between Algeria and Vietnam promises to enjoy a bright outlook, given the goodwill of the two countries’ high-level leaders as well as the enormous potential of both economies, according to Redha Oucher, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Algerian Em...

New energy vehicles in use in China exceed 30 million

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025 — The number of new energy vehicles (NEVs) in use in China has continued to increase at a faster pace, reaching 31.4 million by the end of 2024, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Friday. The figure marks a 260-fold surge over the past decade, which i...

China sees stable growth in people's incomes in 2024

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025 — People's incomes in China showed stable growth in 2024 amid a continued economic recovery, official data revealed on Friday. The country's per capita disposable income stood at 41,314 yuan (about 5,747 U.S. dollars) in 2024, up 5.3 percent year on year in nom...

China's newborns rise in 2024, first time in years

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025 — China reported rises in both newborns and the birth rate in 2024 after seven consecutive years of decline, buoyed by a baby boom in post-COVID Year of the Dragon and a slew of birth-friendly policies. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Friday that C...

Investigators order Yoon to appear for questioning

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025-- Investigators said they have ordered detained President Yoon Suk Yeol to appear for further questioning over his botched martial law declaration at 10 a.m. Friday. Yoon has been held at a detention center since Wednesday night after investigators apprehended him...

China to impose temporary anti-dumping measures on polyformaldehyde copolymer

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025-- China has decided to implement temporary anti-dumping measures on imported polyformaldehyde copolymer originating in the United States, the European Union, China's Taiwan region and Japan, starting Jan. 24, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Thu...

China to crack down on telecom fraud with ASEAN countries: FM

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025-- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China stands ready to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries to crack down on cross-border online gambling and telecom fraud, when meeting with diplomatic envoys from 10 ASEAN countri...

World Economic Forum Offers Bleak Global Outlook Ahead of Davos Meeting

AKP Phnom Penh, January 16, 2025 -- The World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks Report finds that state-based armed conflict is the biggest risk to the world in 2025 followed by extreme weather and geo-economic confrontation. Released on Wednesday ahead of the forum’s annual meeting in the...

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