International News

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...

India boosts share of oil supplies from Russia to 45% in June

AKP Phnom Penh, August 13, 2025 -- India boosted the share of oil supplies from Russia to 45% in June from 44% in May, according to figures provided in OPEC’s August report. Kpler data cited by OPEC shows that Russia provided 45% of India's total oil imports in June, compared to 44% in the pre...

PM directs solutions to achieve 2025 economic growth target

AKP Phnom Penh, August 13, 2025 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the need to promote growth across all three sectors of industry-construction, agriculture-forestry-fisheries, and services; proactively adapt to the US’s reciprocal tariff policies; maintain macroeconomic stability; contro...

Vietnam’s EV market attractive to both domestic, foreign manufacturers

AKP Phnom Penh, August 13, 2025 -- As Vietnam’s electric vehicle (EV) market is booming and not a “playground” of a single business, both domestic and foreign enterprises are accelerating to occupy this promising market. The market is seeing a strong investment inflow, from both domestic firms...

Vietnam tightens aviation safety, security amidst growth

AKP Phnom Penh, August 13, 2025 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a directive demending aviation safety and security measures be strengthened following several incidents that have raised alarm bells for the rapidly expanding sector post-pandemic. The directive, released on August 12...

Searches of Arms Dealers Carried out in Bulgaria at Ukraine's Request

AKP Phnom Penh, August 12, 2025 — Searches of arms dealers are being carried out in Bulgaria at a request for legal assistance from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, the Supreme Prosecution Office of Cassation said Tuesday. A team of investigators from the National Investig...

Russia, Brazil to strengthen financial partnership amid US threats to impose sanctions

AKP Phnom Penh, August 12, 2025 — Brazil and Russia have signed a memorandum on strengthening financial and economic cooperation after the US said it could slap secondary sanctions or duties for trade relations with Moscow, the Brazilian government bulletin said. "The memorandum of Understandi...

China records steady growth in private, foreign-invested firms in H1

AKP Phnom Penh, August 12, 2025 — Private and foreign-invested enterprises saw steady expansion in China in the first half of the year, official data showed Tuesday, indicating improving market expectations as well as the country's appeal as a global investment hub. Some 4.35 million new priva...

China, U.S. reach consensus on extending tariff suspension

AKP Phnom Penh, August 12, 2025 — China and the United States on Tuesday released a joint statement on the bilateral economic and trade meeting in Stockholm. The United States will continue to modify the application of the additional ad valorem rate of duty on articles of China (including arti...

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