PHNOM PENH, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A Cambodia-China paintings exhibition opened in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Friday, attracting scores of visitors. Jointly organized by the Royal Academy of Cambodia and China's Jiujiang University, the half-day event displayed dozens of paintings featuring scenery, culture and tradition of both countries as well as Chinese calligraphy. Speaking at the event, Sok T ..read more

TOKYO -- The Japanese central bank on Friday maintained its policy rate unchanged after wrapping up its two-day policy meeting, which sent the Japanese yen to its fresh 34-year low past the 156 line. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to guide short-term interest rates in a range of zero and 0.1 percent, a month after it ended the negative interest rate policy in its first rate hike in 17 years. The announce ..read more

VIENTIANE, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Lao government officials gathered in Lao capital Vientiane on Thursday and Friday to review the content of a draft law on investment promotion. The meeting was chaired by vice president of the Lao National Assembly Sommad Pholsena and attended by representatives from various ministries, audit and legal committees, and the private sector, Lao News Agency reported. Speaking a ..read more

cc Scooter Debuts With New Colours Yamaha's entry-level 155cc maxi-scooter has different names in different markets. While here it is called the Aerox 155 in India, locations such as Vietnam and Malaysia have it as Yamaha NVX 155. For the Malaysian market, Yamaha has introduced the 2024 Aerox 155 with new colour options. cc Standard Variant - New Colours, Prices Standard variant of 2024 Yamaha Aerox ..read more

HANOI -- Vietnam's average Consumer Price Index (CPI) for 2024 could increase up to 4.5 percent compared to the previous year, with the State Bank of Vietnam's inflation forecast at 3.8-4.8 percent, Vietnam News reported Thursday, citing the Ministry of Finance. Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi said Vietnam's CPI must stay within the upward 0.26-0.39 percent range for the rest of the year to keep inflat ..read more

HANOI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's average Consumer Price Index (CPI) for 2024 could increase up to 4.5 percent compared to the previous year, with the State Bank of Vietnam's inflation forecast at 3.8-4.8 percent, Vietnam News reported Thursday, citing the Ministry of Finance. Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi said Vietnam's CPI must stay within the upward 0.26-0.39 percent range for the rest of the ..read more

PHNOM PENH, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia exported 69,322 tons of dry rubber in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 5.1 percent from 65,921 tons in the same period 2023, said a General Directorate of Rubber report on Thursday. The country made 100.5 million U.S. dollars in revenue from exports of the commodity during the January-March period this year, up 8 percent from 92.9 million dollars over the same p ..read more

PHNOM PENH, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia is making significant progress towards achieving its self-imposed malaria-free goal by 2025, the country's Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Thursday. In a message on National Malaria Day, Hun Manet said although malaria still plagues lives and has caused severe loss of productivity, adversely affecting public health and the social economies of the world and Cambodia, the ..read more

Washington - Afghanistan's Central Asian neighbors are holding out hope that America, based on its pledges at September's C5+1 summit, will expand its role in this neighborhood. The wish list includes delivering more humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, facilitating ..read more

PHNOM PENH, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The number of Chinese tourists to Cambodia rose 43 percent year-on-year in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, said the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism's report released on Wednesday. Almost 190,000 Chinese holidaymakers traveled to the Southeast Asian country during the January-March period this year, up 43 percent from 132,665 over the same period last year, the report said. T ..read more