HOT NEWS
- U.S. and South Korean officials met in Seoul to conclude a series of their meetings amid the denuclearisation talks with the North being stalled. Source: Reuters
- The WHO officials reported that the apparent outbreak of bubonic plague in the Bayannur region of China is well-managed and does not present a high-risk. Source: Al Jazeera
- The global infected cases of COVID-19 has exceeded 12 million while a million people were casualties during the past 7 months since the outbreak. Source: CNA
WORLD
- UNSC Secretary has alerted that the new phase of Libya conflict is reaching an unprecedented level, resulting from foreign interference. Source: Al Jazeera
- Australia’s Melbourne City has reimposed the second lockdown by restricting people from leaving their houses for six weeks, following a spike of the new coronavirus infection cases. Source: BBC
- PM Justin Trudeau said his country handled COVID-19 situation better than most of its allies, including the U.S. whose population is ten times less than that of Canada. Source: CNA
REGIONS
- Hong Kong Education Minister said that students are banned from political activity in the school premises, a new order that came just after China established a security office. Source: BBC
- Google has shut down its cloud project called ‘Isolated Region’ in China as well as other politically sensitive countries due to rising geopolitical tensions and global pandemic. Source: Reuters
- South Korea is preparing for the second waves of the COVID-19 through their attempt in purchasing approximately 5000 Remdesivir from Gilead Science. Source: CNA
CAMBODIA
- RGC said it is preparing new measures and strategies to restore the national economy as the pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to the global economy. Source: Khmer Times
- For mine clearance operation and economic development in Cambodia, the Australian government has granted $7.6 million in sustaining the Phase 4 (CFR-IV) project. Source: AKP
- The PM has called on the Cabinet to draft a decree on the substitute holidays for Khmer New Year after they were suspended during the height of the pandemic outbreak. Source: Khmer Times
