International News

Vietnam – Laos Trade Up 20.6% in First Half

AKP Phnom Penh, July 25, 2022 -- Two-way trade between Vietnam and Laos in the first half of 2022 increased by 20.6% year-on-year to 824 million USD, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Laos. Of the figure, Vietnam’s export value to Laos reached over 309.4 million USD, down 6%, while its import was 514.6 million USD, up 45.4%. Vietnam’s...

Varna Summer International Jazz Festival Kicks Off on July 29

AKP Phnom Penh, July 23, 2022 -- Artists from the Balkans, Europe and America will gather for the 31st Varna Summer International Jazz Festival in the Bulgarian seaside city between July 29 and 31. As usual, the English Courtyard of the Varna Archaeology Museum will be the main venue. Performances are also planned on the beach, at bookstores and...

Bulgaria’s Sofia Capital Places Third in Best European Cities for Food Lovers Ranking

AKP Phnom Penh, July 22, 2022 -- The Bulgarian capital of Sofia ranks third on a list of the best European cities for food lovers, according to a study by the uswitch.com website. The study was conducted by collecting data from TripAdvisor for a total of 235,000 restaurants (522 in Sofia) on the following variables for each European capital:...

MRC Unveils Technology to Monitor Mekong Water Quality and Fish Migration

AKP Phnom Penh, June 09, 2022 -- With hydrological projects now a daily reality along Southeast Asia’s most important waterway, the Mekong River Commission and its partners have introduced new technology to measure if one large project will have significant impact on the river’s water quality, flow or fish population. At the Don Sahong Dam, l...

Global Food Crisis Like 2008 Can Be Averted: FAO Chief

AKP Phnom Penh, April 09, 2022 -- A global food crisis of the scale seen in 2008 can still be averted despite soaring prices for food, energy and fertilizers, says Qu Dongyu, director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). “Prices for staple foodstuffs such as wheat and vegetable oils have been soaring,”...

FAO Says War Drives World Food Prices to Record High in March

AKP Phnom Penh, April 09, 2022 -- World food prices soared to an all-time high in March with the war in Ukraine driving up prices for wheat, maize and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said Friday. In a statement released in Rome, the FAO said war in the Black Sea region “spread shocks” ac...

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