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Timor-Leste seeks trade & investment expansion following ASEAN accession

AKP Phnom Penh, October 28, 2025 -- ASEAN’s newest member, Timor-Leste, is keen to attract foreign investments from Southeast Asia in key sectors such as infrastructure, tourism, digital technology, petroleum and education. In a press brief at the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kula Lumpur, Malaysia, Timor Leste President José Ramos-Horta called on mem...

Vietnam, Canada eye stronger economic, trade, investment ties

AKP Phnom Penh, October 28, 2025 -- Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Canadian Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu have discussed ways to boost economic, trade, and investment cooperation, as well as coordination in the ASEAN–Canada relations, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership...

Türkiye seals 10-bln-USD deal for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets from Britain

AKP Phnom Penh, 28 October, 2025-- Türkiye signed a deal on Monday to buy 20 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets from Britain for 8 billion pounds (10.64 billion U.S. dollars), as Ankara seeks to bolster its defense capabilities amid a turbulent regional landscape. Following the signing ceremony of the 10-year deal in Ankara, attended by visiting...

Israel to lift "special situation" in south for first time since Oct. 2023

AKP Phnom Penh, 28 October, 2025-- Israel decided on Monday to lift the "special situation" in its south for the first time since October 2023. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement that he has accepted the military's recommendation to end the "special situation," which will be lifted on Tuesday morning. Katz said the move...

Red Cross transfers body of hostage held by Hamas to Israel

AKP Phnom Penh, 28 Oct 2025-- Israel on Monday night received the body of an unidentified hostage who had been held by Hamas in Gaza, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. Hamas handed the coffin to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza, which then transferred it to the Israeli military and the Shin Bet security...

Chinese, African experts join force to advance collaboration on food security, agricultural modernization

AKP Phnom Penh, 28 October, 2025— The 2025 General Assembly of the China-Africa Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Alliance (CAASTIA) kicked off on Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, with a focus on cooperation for Africa's food security and agricultural modernization. President of the African Academy of Sciences Lise Korste...

Cuba among first signatories of Convention against Cybercrime

AKP Phnom Penh, October 27, 2025 -- Cuba became one of the first signatory countries to the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, the opening ceremony of which took place at the National Convention Center in Hanoi. The so-called Hanoi Convention, adopted in December 2025 after five years of intense negotiations, was signed by Cuban Mi...

Vietnam to supply rice seeds for Cuba’s 2026 crop

AKP Phnom Penh, October 27, 2025 -- The Vietnamese side has confirmed to contribute rice seeds to Cuba’s upcoming national rice cultivation programme. The programme covers 133 municipalities across 14 local provinces, engaging around 23,000 producers and farmers, with the goal of planting 200,000 hectares of rice in 2026. It welcomes th...

Indonesia urges stronger ASEAN cooperation to combat cybercrime

AKP Phnom Penh, October 27, 2025 -- Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono has underscored the need for stronger cross-sectoral synergy within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to address regional security challenges, particularly cross-border cybercrime and online fraud. Addressing the 30th ASEAN Political-Security C...

Vietnam approves content of MoU on rice trade cooperation with Singapore

AKP Phnom Penh, October 27, 2025 -- Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has signed off the Prime Minister's decision to approve the content of the Vietnamese and Singaporean Governments' memorandum of understanding (MoU) on rice trade cooperation. The Prime Minister has authorised the Minister of Industry and Trade to represent the Government...

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