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HCM City aims to match Singapore in startup growth, innovation

AKP Phnom Penh, 29 May, 2025 — Ho Chi Minh City aims to develop a startup and innovation environment on par with Singapore’s, so that investors no longer need to go abroad to launch their ventures, according to the municipal Department of Science and Technology. Its director Lam Dinh Thang sai...

Hanoi to launch new night tour “The Bell of Tran Vu”

AKP Phnom Penh, 29 May, 2025 — Hanoi is set to debut a new cultural – spiritual night tour titled “The Bell of Tran Vu” at the end of this month, with official launch slated for August. Taking place at the revered Quan Thanh Temple, also called Tran Bac or Tran Vu – one of the capital’s oldest...

Russia increases fertilizer production by 6.5% in January-April

AKP Phnom Penh, 29 May, 2025 — Russia, based on the results for January-April 2025, increased the production of mineral fertilizers by 6.5% compared to the same period a year earlier, to 10.1 mln tonnes in terms of 100% of nutrient content, according to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosst...

China promotes digital transformation of electronic information manufacturing

AKP Phnom Penh, 29 May, 2025 — China has released an implementation plan for the digital transformation of the electronic information manufacturing industry, setting a goal for major enterprises to achieve a numerical control rate of over 85 percent in key production processes by 2027. Release...

Thailand, ADB Boost Ties on SMEs, Green Finance, and Digital Growth

AKP Phnom Penh, May 28, 2025 — Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra met with Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda on May 27 in Kuala Lumpur to discuss expanding cooperation in areas such as small and medium-sized enterprise development, financial innovation, and sustainable econom...

China to trial visa-free policy for Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain Source

AKP Phnom Penh, May 28, 2025 — China will trial a policy granting ordinary passport holders from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain visa-free entry into China up to 30 days from June 9, 2025, to June 8, 2026, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday. At a dail...

Vietnam, China seek to solve difficulties in agricultural exports

AKP Phnom Penh, May 28, 2025 — A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, led by Minister Do Duc Duy, is holding working sessions with the General Administration of Customs of China from May 27–29 to discuss and coordinate efforts to solve difficulties in Vietnam’s export of a...

Trump says Putin is "playing with fire" as conflict in Ukraine continues

AKP Phnom Penh, the 28 May 2025-- U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that he is "playing with fire" as the Russia-Ukraine conflict shows no immediate signs of ending. "What Vladimir Putin doesn't realize is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad...

U.S. stocks advance as Trump eases EU tariff threat

AKP Phnom Penh, the May 28, 2025-- U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump softened his stance on tariff threats toward the European Union, signaling that trade negotiations were regaining momentum. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 740.58 points, or 1.78 perce...

Food prices in Britain rise for fourth month in May: BRC

AKP Phnom Penh, the May 28, 2025-- Food prices in Britain rose 2.8 percent year-on-year in May, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase, data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) showed Tuesday. The rate was up 0.2 percentage points higher than in April and exceeded the three-month a...

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