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Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:36:17 GMT
Cambodia Steps Up Surveillance with New Internet Gateway
PHNOM PENH - Cambodia is powering up its new National Internet Gateway, a move activists say will allow the government to further silence the country's embattled opposition voices.U.N. rights experts warn the gateway, which will funnel all web traffi...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:44:01 GMT
S. Korea's ICT export logs double-digit growth in January
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's export of the information and communications technology (ICT) products logged double-digit growth in the first month of this year, government data showed on Monday. The ICT products export spiked 20.7 percent ...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 04:55:18 GMT
Global fans send blessings to Hyunbin and Son Ye-jin's marriage
Seoul [South Korea], February 14 (ANI/Global Economic): For the announcement of Korea's top actors Hyunbin (40) and Son Ye-jin (40)'s marriage on the 11th, global fans in Japan and China have also sent blessings online. The tvN's drama 'Crash Landing...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 03:18:42 GMT
AFF U23 Championship 2022 ready to kick off in Cambodian capital
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The third edition of the 2022 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U23 Championship will kick off on Monday afternoon at the new Morodok Techo National Stadium in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, the AFF said in a press relea...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 17:30:02 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 13
CANBERRA -- Thousands of Australians have gathered in the nation's capital to protest coronavirus vaccine mandates. Up to 10,000 people during the weekend took to the streets of Canberra to urge the federal, state and territory governments to immedia...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 16:03:26 GMT
Dissidents to hold anti-Pakistan protests during FATF meet in Paris
Paris [France], February 13 (ANI): As the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meets in Paris to investigate terror-financing and money laundering and deliberate progress of Pakistan - the Baloch, Pashtun, Afghan, Uyghur, and Hong Kong communities livi...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 12:18:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 26,379 new COVID-19 cases, over 2.5 mln in total
HANOI, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 26,379 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, according to its Ministry of Health. The infections, logged in 58 localities nationwide, included 26,372 domestically transmitted and seven imported. The Vietnamese capi...

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 08:30:01 GMT
Cambodia appeals for greater vigilance as Omicron cases keep rising
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian health ministry's spokeswoman Or Vandine on Sunday urged people to be more vigilant and to comply with health protocols amid the rise of COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant. The health ministry registered 4...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:55:01 GMT
Vietnam reports 27,311 new COVID-19 infections
HANOI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 27,311 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, up 824 cases from Friday, according to the Ministry of Health. The daily infections, logged in 60 localities nationwide, included 27,302 domestically transmitted and n...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 16:44:02 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 11
YANGON -- Myanmar registered 1,607 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, with over 1,000 infections for four straight days in February, according to a release from the Ministry of Health. A daily positivity rate of 6.5 percent was recorded after 24,707 lab s...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:37:11 GMT
Quad expresses grave concerns over Myanmar crisis, calls for end to violence
Melbourne [Australia], February 11 (ANI): The Quad countries have expressed grave concerns about the crisis in Myanmar and called for an end to violence, the release of all those arbitrarily detained, including foreigners, and unhindered humanitarian...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:44:28 GMT
Vietnam reports 26,487 new COVID-19 infections, 2,457,170 in total
HANOI, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 26,487 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, up 455 cases from Thursday, according to its Ministry of Health. The daily infections, logged in 62 localities nationwide, included 26,471 domestically transmitted and 1...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:27:24 GMT
Quad countries reaffirm their support for free, open Indo-Pacific; oppose coercive economic policies
Melbourne [Australia], February 11 (ANI): Quad countries during the fourth Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Australia reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Indo Pacific countries' efforts to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific - a region which is i...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:44:01 GMT
Overseas Cambodian laborers send home 2.8 bln USD last year: minister
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Labor Minister Ith Samheng said here on Friday that some 1.3 million Cambodians have been working abroad, sending home roughly 2.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. The minister revealed the figures at an annual...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:18:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Feb. 11
BANGKOK -- The resources provided by China to Afghanistan are helping the internally displaced Afghans to weather the harsh winter and COVID-19 pandemic, while China's engagement in political levels would facilitate a long-term solution to the situat...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:30:01 GMT
Cambodian officials, experts discuss RCEP benefits
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian officials and experts discussed the benefits of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) during an online meeting, local media reported on Friday. Signed on Nov. 15, 2020 and entered into force ...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:06:05 GMT
Mekong Drought Enters Fourth Year; Worst Conditions in 60 Years
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - Mainland Southeast Asia is entering its fourth year of drought, with climate change and unrelenting dam construction taking an unprecedented toll on the Mekong River and the 65 million people who rely on the waterway for their ...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:36:24 GMT
Digital Lending Shakes Up Cambodia's Over-indebted Banking Sector
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - Even before the pandemic, Cambodia had established itself as one of the most loan-saturated markets in the world, thanks largely to the proliferation of microfinance institutions and weak oversight of the sector.The combination...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:55:01 GMT
Lao leader speaks highly of China-Laos railway
VIENTIANE, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith has spoken highly of the China-Laos Railway during his recent trip by the Lane Xang EMU train and inspect...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:12:47 GMT
It's OK for white people to make Asian-themed video games
?Sifu? is under fire for being made by a non-Asian team. It is nonsenseIf it were up to woke progressives, 20th century action movie heroes like Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Chuck Norris would've never had careers. Complaints about "cult...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:18:16 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 10
BANGKOK -- Thailand on Thursday reported the second oil spill within one month in the Gulf of Thailand, with both accidents linked to the Star Petroleum Refining Public Company (SPRC). The latest oil spill, spotted at around 9 a.m. local time Thursda...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:05:03 GMT
Vietnam reports 26,032 new COVID-19 infections
HANOI, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 26,032 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, an increase of more than 2,000 cases from Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health. The cases, logged in 61 localities nationwide, included 26,023 domestically t...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:05:01 GMT
Real estate developer becomes 15th firm listed on Cambodia's bourse
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Real estate developer JS Land Plc. debuted on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) on Thursday after an initial public offering (IPO) raised nearly 3.8 million U.S. dollars, according to the firm's press release. The...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:49:02 GMT
Cambodia to host ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting next week
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia, the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2022, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat (AMM Retreat) on Feb. 15-17 in Phnom Penh in a hybrid format, the country's foreign min...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 02:55:01 GMT
Cambodian sports figures hail China for great Olympics
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian sports figures on Wednesday praised China for presenting a great Winter Olympic Games to the world, saying that the event would be an important contribution to building a global community with a shared future...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:44:01 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 10
LONDON -- Britain's post-Brexit plans to have the world's most effective border by 2025 were described Wednesday by a House of Commons committee as "a noteworthy ambition" but one that is hard to achieve due to a lack of concrete measures. In a hard-...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:37:11 GMT
Amid fear of China blocking Taiwan's entry, business association wants Taipei to join CPTPP
Taipei [Taiwan], February 9 (ANI): Taiwan's business association, the Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) on Wednesday suggested the island nation join Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) amid fears of China blocking Taipei's entry. Taiwan...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:18:01 GMT
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 9
HANOI -- The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense has received the second batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine presented by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. A PLA transport aircraft carrying the vaccine doses arrived late Tuesday at Noi...



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