News Archives

Myanmar pledges friendly cooperation with all countries

February 11, 2021chabsombolNewsAVI, AVI Voice, MyanmarNo comments0

Myanmar’s authorities have vowed to maintain friendly relations with all countries and stability at home in preparation for new elections. In his first televised public address since assuming power, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, now head of the newly formed State Administration Council, said on Monday that the country’s foreign policy, government policy and economic...

Strengthening the visualisation of ‘Cambodian Economic Dreams

February 4, 2021chabsombolNewsAVI, www.phnompenhpost.comNo comments0

To strengthen the visualisation of “Cambodian Economic Dreams”, the Kingdom is in real need of “economisation of political discourse” against the current dangerous trend of “politicisation of economic discourse”. Politicisation of economic discourse is dangerous not just for domestic politics but also for international relations. For instance, Cambodian diaspora is seen as pursuing high-level politicisation...

Cambodia’s Battle Against the Covid-19 Pandemic: Not a Matter of Luck

February 2, 2021chabsombolNewsAVI, AVI Voice, Dr. Chheang VannarithNo comments0

Cambodia has done relatively well in its battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to leadership, targeted measures, and rapid crisis response. After a year of battling the Covid-19 pandemic, Cambodia is in relatively good shape. The Kingdom reported its first Covid-19 case on 27 January 2020 – a Chinese tourist from Wuhan. The first local...

Geopolitics, domestic sentiment shape region’s Covid-19 vaccine race

January 26, 2021chabsombolNewsAVI, www.straitstimes.comNo comments0

BANGKOK – Thailand looked like it was ahead in the regional scramble for a coronavirus vaccine in October when it announced a local firm would manufacture the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for domestic use and distribution to nearby countries. But with a locally produced vaccine months away while local transmissions grew over the new year, Thailand sought...

Cambodia’s debut as oil player hailed

January 8, 2021chabsombolNewsAVI, chinadaily.com, Dr Chheang VannarithNo comments0

The first oil to be tapped by Cambodia marks an important milestone for the country that could see it play a role in shoring up energy security in Southeast Asia, experts said. On Dec 29, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said his country had begun extracting oil from one of its offshore oil fields the...

Cambodia is taking a pungent, potent approach to food diplomacy: prepare for prahok

January 4, 2021chabsombolNewsAVI, AVI VoiceNo comments0

Mention Indian cuisine and curry might come to mind, while sushi is one of the most well-known dishes from Japan. But what food is generally associated with Cambodia? If the country’s government and people have their way, it will most certainly be prahok. Described as the secret ingredient in any Khmer kitchen, the salted, crushed and fermented fish...

How will RCEP shape geopolitical landscape in the Asia-Pacific?

December 17, 2020chabsombolNewsNo comments0

After eight years of negotiation, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed into a formal trade agreement on 15th November 2020 at the 37th ASEAN Summit. The deal includes ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. According to...

RCEP an ‘inclusive’ initiative, experts say

December 17, 2020chabsombolNewsNo comments0

The key word to describe the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, signed this November, is “inclusive”, said Vannarith Chheang, president of the Cambodia-based think tank Asian Vision Institute. Because the world is operating in the context of protectionism and unilateralism and a decline in multilateralism, he added, promoting inclusive and open multilateral systems plays a critical...

Satellites to track Chinese dams on Mekong river, as US likens ‘threat’ facing Southeast Asia to South China Sea

December 17, 2020chabsombolNewsNo comments0

The US-funded Mekong Dam Monitor will track water levels at 11 Chinese dams along the river, where Washington has blamed droughts on ChinaIncreased transparency is a boost for downstream countries, but many are wary of one more move in the great power competition Threats to Southeast Asian unity on the Mekong are as “existential” as...

Cambodia’s challenges in dealing with foreign actors

December 12, 2020chabsombolNewsAVI, Mr. Sim VireakNo comments0

In Cambodia’s nation-building process, it has faced two main challenges when dealing with foreign actors who are keen on molding the country into their own forms of democracy, with domestic actors and policies supportive of their own interests. The first challenge is the internationalization of Cambodian domestic issues, and another is the “Cambodian puppet theory.”...

1 … 20 21 22 23 24 … 29

Category

Our Cases

Tag Cloud

Social Networks

Share Link

Embed Code