MORNING NEWS BRIEF [ May 28, 2021]

HOT NEWS

1. The G7 countries and the EU have jointly condemned the Belarusian authorities and demanded an immediate and unconditional release of the newly arrested journalist. Source: CNA
2. President Biden requested the budget worth USD715 billion to modernize U.S. nuclear weapons stockpiles and expand military capability to deter China’s assertiveness. Source: Sputnik
3. French President publicly acknowledged France’s responsibility for their involvement in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide and asked for forgiveness in bid to revise their ties. Source: The Wall Street Journal

WORLD

1. The UNSC agreed to launch an inquiry into alleged human rights abuses committed in Gaza, West Bank and Israel amid a recent escalation between Israel and Hamas. Source: RT
2. The U.S. announced their decision to not rejoin the Open Skies Treaty which was abandoned by the previous administration as Russia failed to return to compliance. Source: China.org.cn
3. Syrian President Bashar Assad triumphed a fourth term in office after a landslide victory with 95.1 percent of votes, granting him in the position for another seven years. Source: Deutsche Welle

REGIONS

1. China slammed the U.S. for continuing to investigate whether COVID-19 leaked from Chinese lab, saying that the U.S. is doing political manipulation and blame shifting. Source: BBC News
2. Hong Kong police refused to grant permission for the annual vigil, marking the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown as it violated the new security law. Source: France 24
3. The head of a Japanese doctors’ union warned that holding the Olympic Games in Tokyo could lead to the emergence of a new strain of the COVID-19. Source: CNA

CAMBODIA

1. Cambodia has one again rescheduled the 13th ASEM Summit to late November this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, according to a statement of MFAIC. Source: Khmer Times
2. MISTI will submit a Draft Law on Small and Medium Enterprises to the MEF for further verification after the technical working group completed the initial document. Source: The Phnom Penh Post
3. Cambodia’s exports to Thailand accounted for USD402 million, a decrease of 41 percent compared to the same period last year, according to Thai Ministry of Commerce. Source: Khmer Times