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  • Tuesday January 25th, 2022

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [January 25, 2022]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [January 25, 2022]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [January 25, 2022] 150 150 Cambodia Development Center
HOT NEWS
  1. The U.S. ordered 8,500 troops to be on higher alert for potential deployment to Europe as part of the NATO forces, following growing concern of Russian invasion into Ukraine. Source: Times of Israel
  2. Mali’s junta called on Denmark to immediately withdraw their 100 special forces troops, who recently arrived, stressing that the deployment was undertaken without consent. Source: TRT World
  3. Canada’s Foreign Affair Dept was hit with a cyberattack making access to the internet and the internet-based data unavailable but the identity of the culprit is still unknown. Source: ABC News
WORLD
  1. The U.S. will hold a direct meeting with Iran for a more productive engagement to revive the 2015 JCPOA and seeks to strengthen ties on bilateral and multilateral fronts. Source: teleSUR
  2. The EU planned to unveil the initial USD 1.36B fund as an emergency macro-financial assistance package extended to Ukraine as the country is crippled with political tension. Source: RT
  3. Burkina Faso’s army declared their takeover of country, suspended the constitution, closed the national border and dissolved the government after ousting President Kabore. Source: France24
REGIONS
  1. Two U.S. aircraft carriers reportedly entered the SCS for training, following the report by Taiwan that China ramped up another warplane incursion on Monday. Source: Reuters
  2. Singapore and Indonesia will sign a number of agreements ranging from defense to economic cooperation, aviation and more during the leaders’ meeting in Bintan. Source: CNA
  3. Data revealed that ROK’s economy in 2021 expanded significantly making it the fastest growth in 11 years, owing to the increase in exports and investment. Source: CNA
CAMBODIA
  1. Cambodia will host World-Bays Clubs’ 2022 World Congress in December this year, citing that this world event will be held in Sihanoukville and Koh Kong province. Source: AKP
  2. Cambodia became the first country in Southeast Asia to share a detailed roadmap with the UNFCCC on achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Source: Khmer Times
  3. The two-way trade between Cambodia and Thailand was valued at nearly USD 8 billion last year, a year-on-year increase of 10.26 percent. Source: Khmer Times