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China's express delivery sector sustains robust growth in first 7 months

AKP Phnom Penh, August 15, 2025 -- China's express delivery sector handled 112.05 billion parcels in the first seven months of 2025, up 18.7 percent year on year, official data showed on Thursday. The country's postal industry handled a total of 122.3 billion parcels during the period, represe...

China's industrial output up 5.7 pct in July

AKP Phnom Penh, August 15, 2025 -- China's value-added industrial output expanded 5.7 percent year on year in July, official data showed on Friday. The growth slowed from a 6.8 percent rise in June, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. In the first seven months o...

China rolls out new visa type for young science talent

AKP Phnom Penh, August 15, 2025 -- China announced on Thursday that it will introduce a new type of visa — a K visa — for young foreign talent in science and technology. The new visa type was unveiled after Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree to promulgate a decision amending the co...

Australia eyes big influx of Chinese travelers

AKP Phnom Penh, August 15, 2025 -- China is expected to regain its position as the top source country for Australia's inbound tourism in the near future, a senior executive at Tourism Australia said. The number of Chinese travelers arriving in Australia was nearly 950,000 between June 2024 and...

South China's Guangxi reports eight Chikungunya cases

AKP Phnom Penh, August 14, 2025 — A total of eight cases of Chikungunya fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, have been reported in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, confirmed local authorities on Thursday. The eight cases were found in the Qingxiu District of Nanning City, capi...

China's data industry more than doubles in market size during 2021-2025 period

AKP Phnom Penh, August 14, 2025 — China's data sector has seen significant growth during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), with notable strides made in market size and digital infrastructure, official data showed Thursday. The sector's scale reached 5.86 trillion yuan (about 821.45 b...

ASEAN urged to strengthen cooperation in skills training for workers

AKP Phnom Penh, August 14, 2025 — Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi has called on ASEAN member states to promptly address the growing demand for a workforce equipped with digital skills and green transition capabilities. Speaking at the ASEAN Technical and Vocational Educa...

Gia Lai province greenlights 228-million-USD sea port

AKP Phnom Penh, August 14, 2025 — The People's Committee of the central province of Gia Lai on August 13 approved the investment policy for the first phase of Phu My port project, worth over 6 trillion VND (228 million USD), aiming at shaping up an industrial – sea port hub in the coming time....

HCM City proposes free health insurance cards from age 60

AKP Phnom Penh, August 14, 2025 — The Ho Chi Minh City Social Security Office has proposed to support 100% of health insurance premiums for people aged from 60 to under 75 years old who are not eligible for retirement or eligible for State budget sponsorship. The proposal has been sent to the...

Xi, Lula pledge to deepen China-Brazil cooperation

AKP Phnom Penh, August 13, 2025 -- President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have expressed their opposition to unilateralism and protectionism, and pledged to promote the greater development of bilateral ties. In a phone conversation between the two heads of state...

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