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  • Wednesday January 19th, 2022

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [January 19, 2022]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [January 19, 2022]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [January 19, 2022] 150 150 Cambodia Development Center
HOT NEWS
  1. U.S. Secretary of State will meet Russian FM, Ukrainian government and his Western allies this week amid fears of Russian attack on Ukraine. Source: The Guardian
  2. Israel and the U.S. successfully completed a flight test of the Arrow-3 ballistic missile interceptor that could detect and destroy a target in outer space. Source: China.org.cn
  3. Japan claimed that the southern part of Kuril islands are rightfully Japanese and voiced its intention to seek a peace deal with Moscow in a bid to resolve the maritime dispute. Source: RT
WORLD
  1. Germany hinted that it would suspend the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project from Russia if Russia invades Ukraine while the Western allies considered joint efforts toward Moscow. Source: Reuters
  2. Kazakhstan announced the end of the state of emergency after it was declared on January 5 in a response to the unrest from oil price rising that resulted in hundreds of deaths. Source: TRT World
  3. New Zealand authorities announced the temporary closure of its borders by citing the risk of the Omicron variant while adding that the reopening date is not decided yet. Source: Guardian
REGIONS
  1. China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand carried out the 113th Mekong River Joint Patrol, starting from China where the vessels will navigate over 600 km in four days. Source: Xinhua Net
  2. Taiwan is expected to send VP William Lai to congratulate the inauguration of the Honduran new president, in an attempt to deepen bilateral relationship between two countries. Source: CNA
  3. China is suspecting COVID-19 infections from overseas mail, as the authorities suggested that the first case of Omicron variant was transmitted through a package from Canada. Source: Jakarta Post
CAMBODIA
  1. PM Hun Sen called on all ASEAN member states to fully reopen tourism throughout the region as many of the bloc’s member countries have vaccinated their populations. Source: The Phnom Penh Post
  2. Cambodia and Indonesia signed an MoU to boost tourism and connect direct flights to restore and promote tourism in the two counties as soon as possible. Source: Khmer Times
  3. CDC has recently authorized ten investment projects across various sectors which have a capital of almost USD 1.9 billion, anticipated to generate 7,014 more jobs. Source: The Phnom Penh Post