International News

World Bank cuts global growth forecasts on trade barriers, policy uncertainty

AKP Phnom Penh, 11 June, 2025-- The World Bank slashed global economic growth forecasts on Tuesday citing heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty. The turmoil resulted in lower growth forecasts in nearly 70 percent of all economies across all regions and income groups, according to the...

COVID-19 virus protein triggers immune attack on healthy cells: study

AKP Phnom Penh, 11 June, 2025-- Israeli researchers have discovered that a protein from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for COVID-19, can cause the immune system to attack healthy cells mistakenly, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said in a statement on Tuesday. The study, published in Cell...

China-Europe freight train service embraces new progress

AKP Phnom Penh, June 10, 2025 — The 110,000th China-Europe freight train departed from Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province on Tuesday morning, marking a milestone in the service's high-quality development. Loaded with 55 containers of home appliances, including LCD monitors and refrigera...

VinFast’s revenue surges nearly 150% in Q1

AKP Phnom Penh, June 10, 2025 — Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer VinFast reported a remarkable performance for the first quarter of 2025, with revenue soaring nearly 150% year-on-year and electric vehicle deliveries surpassing the total figure for the first half of the previous year....

Vietnam, Laos strengthen sports cooperation

AKP Phnom Penh, June 10, 2025 — A cooperation agreement between Vietnam’s Dong Luc Sports Group and the Lao Football Federation (LFF) was signed in Vientiane on June 9, aiming to provide Jogarbola-branded sportswear for the Lao national football team. Attending the event were representatives f...

Canada to meet NATO's defence spending target this fiscal year

AKP Phnom Penh, 10 June, 2025-- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday his government would increase spending on the country's defence and security and achieve NATO's defence spending target this fiscal year. Carney said in a news release that the defence spending for 2025-26 will be...

Pakistan's exports rise 7 pct in FY2024-25, led by IT sector

AKP Phnom Penh, 10 June, 2025-- Pakistan's exports rose by 7 percent in the outgoing fiscal year, reaching 26.9 billion U.S. dollars, supported by strong performance in the country's Information Technology (IT) sector, the Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 showed on Monday. The survey, unveiled b...

China to enhance strategic communication, coordination with France: VP

AKP Phnom Penh, 10 June, 2025-- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said on Monday that China is willing to strengthen bilateral and multilateral strategic communication and coordination with France, and inject new impetus into the development of China-France relations. Han made the remarks while m...

Bank of Spain cuts growth forecasts amid U.S. tariff uncertainty

AKP Phnom Penh, 10 June, 2025-- The Bank of Spain has revised downward its economic growth forecasts for the country, cutting the projection for 2025 from 2.7 percent to 2.4 percent, and that for 2026 to 1.8 percent, due to uncertainty stemming from U.S. tariff policies. Jose Luis Escriva, the b...

U.S. vetoes UN Security Council draft resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire

AKP Phnom Penh, 05 June, 2025-- The United States on Wednesday vetoed a Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the immediate lifting of all restrictions on humanitarian aid. The draft resolution, tabled by the 10 elected members of the Secur...

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