International News

Thailand Urges World to Fulfill Climate Change Pledges

AKP Phnom Penh, August 08, 2022-- The government calls on international agencies and countries to fulfill their pledges in assisting Thailand to achieve its objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. During a two-day meeting of the Thailand Climate Action Conference (TCAC), Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa reminded p...

BMA to Start Collecting Green Line Fares

AKP Phnom Penh, August 08, 2022-- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced it plans to begin collecting fares on the BTS Green Line extension, with a maximum charge of 59 baht per ride. The Mo Chit-Khu Khot and Bearing-Samut Prakan services have been offered to riders free-of-charge for the last two years. According to D...

Foreign Trade Bolsters China's Economic Outlook with Steadily Growing Momentum

AKP Phnom Penh, August 08, 2022-- China's foreign trade saw double-digit growth in the first seven months of 2022 amid policy support and a boost from Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreements. During the January-July period, the country's foreign trade of goods jumped 10.4 percent year on year to 23.6 trillion yuan (about...

Seven-month Index of Industrial Production Up 11.2%

AKP Phnom Penh, August 08, 2022-- The index of industrial production (IIP) in July was estimated to increase by 1.6% over the previous month and by 11.2% over the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office. The rise was thanks to a further reopening of the economy in the wake of COVID-19 disruptions. Output growth ac...

Bulgarian School Students Win 5 Medals at International Linguistics Olympiad

AKP Phnom Penh, August 05, 2022-- Bulgarian students won two gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the Isle of Man International Linguistics Olympiad 2022, the Ministry of Education and Science said on Tuesday. The gold was carried off by Alexander Dimitrov and Konstantin Georgiev, 11-graders at the mathematics high schools of Varna and R...

Chiang Rai Airport Reopens After Removal of Nok Air Plane

AKP Phnom Penh, August 05, 2022-- Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai International Airport has reopened following the removal of a Nok Air aircraft from its runway. According to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob, Airports of Thailand (AOT) and the Department of Airports (DOA) have performed a safety check and removed all foreign object debris from t...

KBank Aims for Service Expansion in Vietnam

AKP Phnom Penh, August 05, 2022-- Kasikornbank (KBank) has announced its commitment to expand its services in Vietnam to strengthen its service network within the AEC+3 (ASEAN plus Japan, China, and South Korea). KBank CEO Kattiya Indaravijaya stated that during the next three years in the ASEAN region, KBank would focus on developing technol...

Romania Pledges Cooperation with Thailand on Cybersecurity

AKP Phnom Penh, August 05, 2022-- During a recent meeting with Thai authorities in Bangkok, the head of Romania’s IT committee vowed to work with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) on digital technologies and cybersecurity. According to Newin Chochaiyathip, an assistant to the minister of DES, Sabin Sarmas, president of the Inf...

Vietnam’s Rice Exports Jump 20% in Seven Months

AKP Phnom Penh, August 05,2022-- Vietnam exported nearly 4.2 million tonnes of rice in the first seven months of 2022, up 20.5% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. But earnings were only 9% higher, at 2 billion USD, since global rice prices have fallen by over 10% to 489 USD a tonne on average. Exp...

Work on Long Thanh Airport’s Terminal to Start in October

AKP Phnom Penh, August 05, 2022-- Construction on the Long Thanh International Airport’s passenger terminal in the southern province of Dong Nai will begin in October, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has told an inspection delegation of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee. The ACV said that the piling work for the passenger t...

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