International News

Vietnam bets big on double-digit economic growth in 2026

AKP Phnom Penh, 25 December, 2025-- Vietnam is aiming for double-digit economic growth in 2026, a bold move that signals the Government's unwavering commitment to tapping new drivers while making the most of its existing resources. A series of socio-economic targets for 2026 has been approved...

Vietnam targets 25 million international visitors for 2026

AKP Phnom Penh, 25 December, 2025-- Building on the strong recovery in 2025, when Vietnam welcomed an estimated 21.5 million international visitors, the tourism sector has set an ambitious target of attracting 25 million foreign arrivals in 2026. The target was announced at a conference review...

EU slams U.S. travel bans on Europeans over tech regulations

AKP Phnom Penh, 25 December, 2025-- The European Union (EU), French, German, and British senior officials on Wednesday strongly condemned a U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton. Alleging their involvement...

Abbas announces Palestinian reform plan; Hamas rejects it as "unilateral"

AKP Phnom Penh, 25 December, 2025-- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced a broad reform program on Wednesday intended to modernize governance and prepare for statehood, a move quickly dismissed by Hamas as a "unilateral" decision lacking national consensus. According to the official WAF...

Top DPRK leader guides building of nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine: KCNA

AKP Phnom Penh, 25 December, 2025-- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), guided the building of an 8,700-tonnage nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine on the spot, the offic...

Kazakhstan's grain, flour exports reach record levels

AKP Phnom Penh, 25 December, 2025-- Kazakhstan exported a record 13.4 million tonnes of grain, or more than 15 million tonnes including feed flour, during the 2024-2025 marketing year, reaching record levels, Kazinform news agency reported Wednesday, citing Kazakh Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek S...

Macron joins European partners in expressing solidarity over Greenland issue

AKP Phnom Penh, 24 December, 2025-- French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday joined European partners in expressing "full solidarity" over the Greenland issue, after U.S. President Donald Trump recently reiterated his call to take over the Danish autonomous territory. "Greenland belongs t...

U.S. consumer confidence index falls to 89.1 in December

AKP Phnom Penh, 24 December, 2025-- The U.S. Consumer Confidence Index fell to 89.1 in December, down from November's revised 92.9, The Conference Board reported Tuesday. The figure is also lower than market expectations of 91.9, showing that U.S. consumers are more pessimistic about current bus...

Japan confirms avian influenza outbreak in Kyoto

AKP Phnom Penh, 24 December, 2025-- Japan's agriculture ministry said on Wednesday that genetic testing has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a farm in Kyoto Prefecture, marking the ninth bird flu outbreak in the country this season. According to a statement released...

Putin names increasing generation, digitalization as priorities for Russia’s energy sector

AKP Phnom Penh, December 23, 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated energy industry workers and veterans on their professional holiday and the 105th anniversary of the approval of the State Plan for the country’s electrification, citing the expansion of generating capacity, di...

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