International News

Mexico's central bank lowers key interest rate amid U.S.-caused uncertainty

AKP Phnom Penh, March 28. 2025-- The Central Bank of Mexico (Banxico) said Thursday it will again lower the benchmark interest rate amid the uncertainty generated by the changing economic policy in the United States. Banxico's five-member Governing Board unanimously agreed to reduce the target o...

Canadian government looking for possible retaliation against U.S. auto tariffs

AKP Phnom Penh, March 27, 2025-- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday said his government will be looking at its options for possible retaliation against the U.S. auto tariffs, local media reported. The liberal leader on his election campaign tour said the tariffs are "a direct a...

EU regrets Trump's car tariffs: von der Leyen

AKP Phnom Penh, March 27, 2025-- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday night expressed deep regrets about the United States' decision to impose tariffs on imported European cars. Von der Leyen's remarks came as U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on We...

U.S. oil imports up, exports down last week

AKP Phnom Penh, March 27, 2025-- U.S. crude oil imports increased but exports decreased during the week ending March 21, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.195 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, up by 810,000 b/d from the prev...

Jordan calls for immediate ceasefire, humanitarian access in Gaza

AKP Phnom Penh, March 27, 2025-- Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi met Wednesday with German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner, renewing calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral relations b...

Russia, Ukraine hold parallel U.S.-mediated talks in Saudi Arabia amid disagreement, distrust

AKP Phnom Penh, March 26, 2025— Three days of technical-level negotiations on the details of a potential ceasefire in Ukraine concluded here Tuesday without an official joint statement, as participating parties offered somewhat conflicting assessments of the talks. The intense parallel interacti...

British oil company files lawsuit against Kazakhstan

AKP Phnom Penh, March 26, 2026— The British oil and gas company Victoria Oil & Gas has filed a lawsuit against Kazakhstan under the provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty, Kazinform news agency reported on Tuesday. The case has been registered with the International Centre for Settlement of I...

U.S. stocks inch higher despite lower consumer confidence

AKP Phnom Penh, March 26, 2025-- U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session as optimism over a potential narrowing of U.S. tariffs continued to support investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 4.18 points or 0.01 percent to 42,587.5, whil...

HCM City gives top priority to developing Vietnam-Laos relations

AKP Phnom Penh, March 25, 2025 — The Party organisation, government, and people of Ho Chi Minh City consistently give the highest priority to the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, particularly the relationship between Ho Chi Minh City an...

S. Korea's constitutional court rejects PM Han's impeachment

AKP Phnom Penh, March 24, 2025-- South Korea's constitutional court on Monday rejected a motion by the parliament to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, according to the court. With the rejection, Han was immediately reinstated as prime minister and acting president as the ruling took effect ri...

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