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  • Wednesday January 12th, 2022

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [January 12, 2022]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [January 12, 2022]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [January 12, 2022] 150 150 Cambodia Development Center
HOT NEWS
  1. The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State held talks with the EU Political and Security Committee on Russian-U.S. talks on security guarantees and the current situation in Ukraine. Source: TASS
  2. Ukraine’s President stressed his willingness to restart the negotiations in Normandy format, aiming to find solutions to end the conflicts in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbas. Source: China.org.cn
  3. The World Bank President urged China, a major creditor of poor nations, to participate fully in the debt relief efforts as many countries face external and domestic debt. Source: CNA
WORLD
  1. Kazakhstan’s President will present a package of political modernization which will be prepared based on constructive dialogues with the public and experts. Source: TASS
  2. Russia held a live-fire exercise with troops and tanks near the Ukraine border after expressing pessimism over the talks on the situation in Ukraine with the U.S. Source: Reuters
  3. The U.S. Justice Department established a specialized force to focus on domestic terrorism amid the on-going alarming threats from the violent of the extremists in the U.S. Source: The Times of Israel
REGIONS
  1. DPRK fired ballistic missiles into the East Sea which is likely to be most technologically advanced in terms of speed and other functions among its hypersonic missiles. Source: The Chosun Ilbo
  2. Taiwan’s parliament passed the bill on an extra spending budget of USD 8.6 billion, aiming to boost defense capabilities amid the increasing military threats from China. Source: Al Jazeera
  3. China seeks to advance bilateral cooperation in a coordinated manner to integrate Belt and Road cooperation into both countries’ national development plans in the post pandemic era. Source: China.org.cn
CAMBODIA
  1. India pledged to advance cooperation with Cambodia, the 2022 Chair of ASEAN, in addressing the issues of common concerns including the situation in Myanmar. Source: The Phnom Penh Post
  2. Japan has pledged to provide an additional USD 185M in low-interest loans to support the implementation policy to respond to health, social and economic impacts of COVID-19. Source: Khmer Times
  3. Phnom Penh City Hall has issued new strict measures on the implementation of COVID-19 safety measures over the concerns of Omicron community transmission. Source: Khmer Times