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WTO raises 2025 global trade growth forecast to 2.4 pct

AKP Phnom Penh, 08 October, 2025-- The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday raised its forecast for global merchandise trade growth in 2025 to 2.4 percent, up from its previous projection of 0.9 percent made in August. Meanwhile, the forecast for 2026 was revised downward to 0.5 percent from 1.8 percent. According to the WTO's latest...

Kazakhstan to boost monthly oil export to Germany to 130,000 tonnes in 2026

AKP Phnom Penh, 08 October, 2025-- Kazakhstan will increase its oil exports to Germany to 130,000 tonnes per month in 2026, the press service of Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company KazMunayGas (KMG) reported Tuesday. Following talks between KMG Chairman Askhat Khassenov and Johannes Bremer, CEO of Germany's petroleum refining company Rosn...

UN frees 410 children from armed groups in eastern DRC: spokesman

AKP Phnom Penh, 08 October, 2025-- UN peacekeepers and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) worked together to free 410 children held by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said on Tuesday. Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the peacekeeping mission in DRC, k...

Chinese government to employ 7,000 retired teachers to work in rural areas

AKP Phnom Penh, 07 October, 2025 -- The Chinese government plans to hire 7,000 retired teachers to work in compulsory education schools in the country's rural areas this year, said a statement jointly released by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance. This recruitment drive is part of an action plan the government launched in...

HCM City explores new tourism products to boost post-merger potential

AKP Phnom Penh, 07 October, 2025 -- Ho Chi Minh City is positioning itself as a tourism hub following its administrative merger with Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces, with authorities accelerating efforts to develop innovative products to attract visitors and create new growth momentum for the sector. As part of these efforts, the cit...

New Zealand, Australia eye more Chinese tourists

AKP Phnom Penh, 07 October, 2025 -- New Zealand and Australia are gearing up to welcome more Chinese tourists during the current peak travel season in the Southern Hemisphere and beyond, with China's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays aiding visitor flows and giving a boost to the Pacific nations' pillar industries. Louise Upston,...

China's pledge sets green stage for ASEAN

AKP Phnom Penh, 07 October, 2025 -- China's commitment to further reducing emissions and boosting renewable energy production is expected to encourage Southeast Asian economies to accelerate their low-carbon transition, analysts said. The move toward decarbonization is also expected to raise investment in renewable energy among members of the...

UN chief regrets lack of progress in women, peace and security agenda

AKP Phnom Penh, 07 October, 2025-- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday regretted the lack of progress in the women, peace and security agenda. "Too often, we gather in rooms like this one -- full of conviction and commitment -- only to fall short when it comes to real change in the lives of women and girls caught in conflict," he to...

Iran rules out talks with European powers following snapback of UN sanctions

AKP Phnom Penh, 07 October, 2025-- Iran has no plans to hold talks with France, Britain and Germany following their move to trigger the "snapback" mechanism to reimpose UN sanctions, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. Baghaei told a weekly press briefing in Tehran that Iran was "considering the impacts and consequences"...

IAEA chief warns of "growing risks" after shelling near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

AKP Phnom Penh, 07 October, 2025-- Multiple rounds of shelling were heard at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) on Monday amid the longest off-site power loss of the plant, posing "growing risks" to its nuclear safety and security, according to a UN nuclear watchdog statement. The shelling occurred in the afternoon, totalling about 15...

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