Cambodian Times
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 02:55:01 GMTCambodian 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 GMTXinhua 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 GMTAmid 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.
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Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:18:01 GMTXinhua 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...
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:18:01 GMTXinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Feb. 9
JAKARTA -- Indonesia has expected to earn a minimum investment worth at least 200-250 trillion rupiahs (about 13.9-17.4 billion U.S. dollars) from G20 presidency, mainly for the downstream industry in minerals and coal. "We want to focus on the downs...
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:18:17 GMTSWIRL announces Live Shopping integration with Shopify
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], February 9 (ANI/PRNewswire):Shopify sellers can now create shoppable videos and use live streaming to boost engagement and increase sales.
With the integration between Swirl and Shopify, sellers will be able to access all ...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:30:39 GMTCambodian PM urges caution as daily Omicron cases rise to over 200
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Tuesday called on Cambodians to continue caution and properly follow protective measures to avert a disaster as the daily cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 increased to mor...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:30:39 GMTVietnam's domestic tourists hit 6.1 mln during Lunar New Year holiday
HANOI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tourist hotspots across Vietnam received some 6.1 million domestic visitors during the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday that ended on Sunday, the country's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on Tuesday. During the b...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:05:40 GMTVietnam reports 21,909 new COVID-19 cases
HANOI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 21,909 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up some 5,100 cases from Monday, according to the Ministry of Health. The infections, logged in 63 localities nationwide, included 21,901 locally transmitted and eight i...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:13:09 GMTThis Week in Media (January 31 to February 4, 2022)
THE OTHERWISE lackluster week sparkled on Friday with media showing their skills while providing citizens another close look at the candidates for president. Even on remote, the candidates made good use of the opportunity to make their pitch to the v...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:27:11 GMTEnterprise SaaS/AI startup Actyv.ai appoints Raghunath Subramanian as Global CEO
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI/Mediawire): Enterprise SaaS platform Actyv.ai (Raghu, who is Dubai-based, has been an early investor in the company and brings in more than two decades of expertise in technology, entrepreneurial and corporate space...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:18:01 GMTXinhua Commentary: Beijing 2022 illuminates ideal of shared future
BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing Beijing Winter Olympics have become an arena where sportsmanship shines and opportunities are created to promote the pursuit of a community with a shared future for mankind. Having gone to great lengths to over...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 03:30:01 GMTCambodia restores 3 more Buddha statues at Bakan tower of famed Angkor Wat
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Apsara National Authority (ANA) is restoring another three Buddha statues at Bakan tower of the famed Angkor Wat in the northwestern Siem Reap province after the previous one was restored, the authority said ...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 03:18:18 GMTOscar winning VFX artist Robert Blalack passes away
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): Oscar and Emmy award-winning visual effects artist Robert Blalack has died at the age of 73.
Robert died on Wednesday of cancer at his home in Paris, his wife, writer Caroline Charron-Blalack, told The Hollywood Rep...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 02:28:57 GMTApolitical Myanmar's representative to attend ASEAN meeting
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has barred Myanmar's military-appointed foreign minister from attending an upcoming conference after the United Nations Security Council called for an end to "all forms of vio...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 18:55:19 GMTTsing-hua law professor's speech deploring rule of law vanishes from Chinese internet
Taipei [Taiwan], February 7 (ANI): Tsing-hua University law professor Lao Dong-yan speech titled "Facing the Real World," deploring certain trends in China and the state of the rule of law in the country were removed from the internet on Sunday, just...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:55:42 GMTCanada can benefit by partnering with Taiwan's tech titans: Report
Taipei [Taiwan], February 7 (ANI): Canada can benefit by partnering with Taiwan's tech titans by boosting its semiconductor industry, according to a recently released report.
Canadian policy think tank the MacDonald Laurier Institute has released a r...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:18:02 GMTVietnam reports 16,815 new COVID-19 cases, 2,358,786 in total
HANOI, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 16,815 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 16,809 locally transmitted and six imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the highest number of infections on Mond...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:12:22 GMTChina imposes lockdown on 3.5 million people
The city of Baise issued stay-at-home orders after almost 100 Covid cases were reported over the weekendThe southwestern Chinese border city of Baise has ordered its roughly 3.5 million residents to stay at home and avoid non-essential travel from Mo...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 10:30:01 GMTXinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Feb. 7
HANOI -- About 17 million students across Vietnam are expected to return to school in the next few weeks starting Monday after prolonged online learning due to COVID-19, according to the country's Ministry of Education and Training. All 63 Vietnamese...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:49:01 GMTGLOBALink | China-Vietnam freight train trips rise 26 pct in January
PINGXIANG, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- More than 30 China-Vietnam freight train trips were made in January 2022, up by over 26 percent from the previous year, setting a good start of cross-border goods transportation between China and Vietnam for 2022.Produce...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:05:01 GMT17 mln Vietnamese students to return to school
HANOI, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- About 17 million students across Vietnam are expected to return to school in the next few weeks starting Monday after prolonged online learning due to COVID-19, according to the country's Ministry of Education and Training. ...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 05:30:01 GMTChinese-aided national road inaugurated in NE Cambodia
KRATIE, Cambodia, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia inaugurated a Chinese-funded stretch of National Road No. 7 on Monday, which connects rural and urban areas in Northeastern province. Linking between Kratie provincial town and Sambour district, the 93.5-...
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:06:14 GMTChina beat S. Korea in AFC Women's Asian Cup final
NEW DELHI, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- China rallied back from 0-2 down to beat South Korea 3-2 in the AFC Women's Asian Cup final at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, India, Feb. 6, 2022. © Provided by Xinhua
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 16:05:13 GMTTraffic accidents kill 121 during Lunar New Year holiday
HANOI, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 121 people were killed and 138 others injured in 216 traffic accidents across Vietnam during the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday that ended on Sunday, according to the country's Traffic Police Department. The figu...
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 14:27:23 GMTChina's coronavirus policy impacts trade with South East Asia
Hanoi [Vietnam], February 6 (ANI): China has gone to great lengths to keep the coronavirus out of its borders. It has screened mail and tested thousands of packages of fruit and frozen foods despite little evidence that the virus can be transmitted t...
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:30:01 GMTVietnam reports 14,112 new COVID-19 cases, 2,341,971 in total
HANOI, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 14,112 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 14,105 locally transmitted and seven imported, according to the Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with the highest number o...
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 11:27:19 GMTVietnam seal historic first appearance at FIFA Women's World Cup
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 6 (ANI): Vietnam booked a place in the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time after defeating Chinese Taipei 2-1 in their playoff tie at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
In a physically d...
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 09:30:01 GMTCambodia sees triple-digit Omicron cases for 2nd straight day
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed 111 COVID-19 Omicron variant cases on Sunday, the second straight day with a triple-digit increase in such cases. Sixteen of the new infections were imported and 95 were loc...
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:13:13 GMTHow many times has the US said just trust us and then lied
In a single day, two members of the American press asking for clarification and evidence from the Biden administration were painted as sympathizers of Russia and ISIS.Efforts by US media to establish objective truth - rather than acting as stenograph...
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 13:37:08 GMTJICA promotes technology to solve environmental issues in Japan
Hokkaido [Japan], February 5 (ANI): An advanced smokeless incineration technology is being used to treat industrial waste in Hokkaido Japan.
"This Facility has a durable Incinerator to burn wastes such as plastics and other hospital waste, safely and...
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 13:37:06 GMTJapan donates 20 million Covid-19 vaccines to seven emerging countries
Tokyo [Japan], February 5 (ANI): In order to assist the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, Japan has announced to donate 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to seven emerging countries. Additional 11 million doses to 13 countries will be given...
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:30:01 GMTVietnam reports 12,170 new COVID-19 cases, 2,327,859 in total
HANOI, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 12,170 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 12,160 locally transmitted and 10 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with the highest number of...