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Remembering Stefka Kostadinova's 35-Year-Old World Record in Women's High Jump

AKP Phnom Penh, August 31, 2022-- One of the longest-standing world records in modern athletics was set by a Bulgarian 35 years ago on this date. Stefka Kostadinova is the reigning world record holder in the women's high jump at 2.09 m, which she jumped during the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome. Kostadinova has been recognized as...

Investment Funds Operating in Bulgaria Reach BGN 8,282.3 Mln in June

AKP Phnom Penh, August 22, 2022-- The assets managed by resident and non-resident investment funds operating in Bulgaria totaled BGN 8,282.3 million as of end-June 2022, the Bulgarian National Bank reported here on Monday. These assets increased by BGN 1,057.5 million (14.6%) year-on-year, and decreased by BGN 441.1 million (5.1%) compared to...

Kites to Fly Over Via Pontica in Albena Resort

AKP Phnom Penh, August 19, 2022-- Kites will fly over Via Pontica in the skies of the Albena Resort during one of the stops of the tenth Kite Festival “Via Pontica – Flying with the Birds” on August 31 and September 1, the resort said. The kite fest will bring together kite artists from Bulgaria, the UK, the Netherlands, Austria, South Africa...

Tourism Expert Projects 50% More Foreign Tourists Here This Summer Y/Y

AKP Phnom Penh, August 19, 2022-- Foreign tourists in Bulgaria this summer season are expected to be 50% more compared to the same period last year, said Rumen Draganov, director of the Institute of Analysis and Assessment in Tourism (IAAT). "We are yet to hit the record levels from 2019, when July and August each saw over 2 million foreign t...

Harmonica Cottage Cheese from Goat Milk Wins Highest International Accolade

AKP Phnom Penh, August 17, 2022-- A Bulgarian cottage cheese from goat milk won the top distinction at the 2022 Great Taste Awards, the world's number one food and drink accreditation scheme promoted by the Guild of Fine Food, a British gourmet news publisher. The achievement was reported on Monday by Bulgarian food company Harmonica, which crea...

5th Paleontological Expedition in Western Bulgaria Comes to an End

AKP Phnom Penh, August 17, 2022-- The fifth paleontological expedition of the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences came to an end, wrote the National History Museum on its Facebook page. The expedition explored a site of dinosaur and other Late Cretaceous vertebrate fauna near the town of Trun, West Bulgaria.&n...

Malaysia-Thailand-Laos Freight Express to be Operational in October

AKP Phnom Penh, August 16, 2022— The new freight train ASEAN Express connecting Malaysia, Thailand, and Laos will begin operating in October this year. The tri-country cargo transport operated by the Malaysian-based railway company Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) went through its dry run last week to test all aspects to better prepare for th...

Bulgarian Pupils Win Four Medals at Most Prestigious International Informatics Olympiad in Indonesia

AKP Phnom Penh, August 15, 2022-- Bulgarian pupils won two silver and two bronze medals at the most prestigious international Olympiad in informatics held in Indonesia in August 7 to 15, the Education and Science Ministry said in a Facebook post on Monday. Eleventh-grade student of the Sofia Math School Atanas Dimitrov and 10th-grade student...

Bulgarian Research Vessel Sets Sail on First Mission to Antarctic at Year’s End

AKP Phnom Penh, August 11, 2022-- At the end of the year, the Bulgarian military research vessel Sts Cyril and Methodius will set sail on its first mission for the Antarctic, said Military Naval Academy chief Boyan Mednikarov on Thursday. He was speaking at the opening of a photo exhibition organized by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute and t...

Cambodia-China trade up 15.6 pct in first 7 months

AKP Phnom Penh, August 11, 2022— Trade volume between Cambodia and China was valued at $6.97 billion in the first seven months of 2022, up 15.6 percent year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise’s report released on Wednesday. China remained the largest trading partner of Cambodia, followed by the United States, V...

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