MORNING NEWS BRIEF [October 25, 2021]

HOT NEWS

1. Turkey declared to expel ten ambassadors including the U.S. envoy, a move that came after a rare joint statement calling for the release of a jailed opposition figure. Source: RT
2. The U.S. State Department’s statement revealed that the U.S. officials and Taiwanese counterparts discussed ways to support Taiwan to participate meaningfully at the UN. Source: The Guardian
3. Ethiopia’s government has launched a second air strike to raid the rebel-held facility which served as the military commanding post for  terrorist group TPLF of Tigray region. Source: Al Jazeera

WORLD

1. Iran vowed to make Israel suffer if Israel takes any provocative actions against Tehran, after Tel Aviv approved a budget of USD 1.5 billion for attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Source: Sputnik
2. Ukrainian opposition politician called for a restoration of trade and economic relations with Moscow and the CIS countries to improve the country’s living standard. Source: TASS
3. British government will unveil a budget plan worth USD 8.1 billion as an effort to bolster the country’s national health service and to increase the technology in health service. Source: VOA

REGIONS

1. The U.S. envoy to North Korea called on North Korea to cease their provocative missile tests and other destabilizing activities and urged the country to return to negotiations. Source: The Hill
2. China passed a new border law that allows the PLA to deploy the army to patrol or close down the country’s 14 land borders over security concerns with Afghanistan and India. Source: Deutsche Welle
3. Myanmar’s military junta condemned the UN in its latest rights reports for using human rights as a political agenda to intervene in the country’s internal affairs of Myanmar. Source: CNA

CAMBODIA

1. Cambodia and EU-ASEAN Business Council committed to boost their investment and business cooperation as the Kingdom will chair ASEAN next year. Source: Khmer Times
2. The Cabinet has recently approved a draft budget of more than USD 8 billion for public spending in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 6.8 percent. Source: The Phnom Penh Post
3. CDC authorized seven investment projects worth USD 94.9 million, which will be located in four provinces and the Capital, expecting to generate 5,311 more jobs for the locals. Source: AKP