MORNING NEWS BRIEF [May 05, 2021]

HOT NEWS

1. The U.S. and UK jointly called for revitalized and broadened G7 allies in a bid to protect open societies and the rules-based order from the threats posed by China and Russia. Source: The Guardian
2. The U.S. urged North Korea to engage in diplomatic basis to resume denuclearization talks after Pyongyang accused Washington of pursuing hostile policy towards DPRK. Source: Al Jazeera
3. Russian Ambassador was summoned by French Foreign Minister to condemn Russia’s newly imposed sanctions on the European officials and to de-escalate the tension. Source: TASS

WORLD

1. Egypt and Turkey will hold two days of political consultations to strengthen ties after being at odds over their conflicting positions on the Muslim Brotherhood and Lybyan war. Source: Reuters
2. Syrian Air Defense intercepted and destroyed missiles launched by Israel that targeted numbers of areas in Northwestern Syria and the port city along the Mediterranean coast. Source: CGTN
3. PM Netanyahu has again failed to form a new Israeli coalition government before the deadline, putting his Likud Party in the opposition for the first time in twelve years. Source: Deutsche Welle

REGIONS

1. Myanmar’s envoy to the UN told the U.S. Congress that Washington should place more sanctions on the state-owned oil and gas companies and a state-owned bank. Source: The Straits Times
2. China called on the Philippines to avoid using megaphone diplomacy after the Philippines FM’s outburst on Twitter demanding the Chinese vessels to leave the disputed water. Source: CNA
3. President Moon Jae-in pledged to secure licenses with global vaccines producers to become a vaccines production hub and distribute vaccines for domestic demands. Source: The Korea Herald

CAMBODIA

1. Cambodia’s garment product exports valued at USD2.4 billion in the first quarter of 2021, a year-on-year drop of 10 percent owing to the COVID-19 community outbreak. Source: Khmer Times
2. The Ministry of Information ordered the journalists to immediately stop reporting news from red zone areas and chasing the ambulance to avoid widespread transmission. Source: CNA
3. MLVT reported that nearly a hundred factories and enterprises in the yellow zones have resumed their production, adding that 15,000 workers have returned to their workplaces. Source: AKP