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New Report Reveals Shift in Asia Pacific Luxury Travel Trends
Breaking Travel News
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July 2, 2025
A new era of luxury travel is taking shape across Asia Pacific, defined by purpose, personalization, and profound lifestyle shifts. According to a new study from the Luxury Group by Marriott International, high-net-worth (HNW) travelers in the...
Long Beach, Calif., Hotline Offers Links to Low-Cost Internet
Government Technology
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July 2, 2025
(TNS) — Long Beach has launched the city’s Internet Service Enrollment Line, a new hotline and digital inclusion resource that connects eligible residents with low-cost Internet service, officials announced on Tuesday, July 1. The Internet Service...
Boon or bane? As Blue Line light-rail extension project advances, views still differ
Sahan Journal - Minnesota
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July 7, 2025
Stay informed. Sign up for Sahan Sunday, our weekly newsletter with Minnesota news you need to know. Two years before the planned start of major construction of the Blue Line light-rail extension, businesses in Brooklyn Park are long accustomed to...
Cambodia teams up with China to advance digital cultural industry
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Cambodia has launched a new digital platform and unveiled its first AI-generated short drama, marking a significant step toward integrating cutting-edge technology into the country’s cultural sector. The new 2025 Hi View platform, along...
Singapore Hopes Cambodia and Thailand to Resolve Dispute Peacefully in Accordance with International Law, Says Singaporean PM
Fresh News
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Hits: 204 (Phnom Penh): Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong reaffirmed to Cambodian Senate President, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, that he hopes Cambodia and Thailand will resolve their dispute peacefully, in accordance with international law....
Youths serve as bridge for Cambodia-China enhanced friendship, cooperation
People's Daily Online
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PHNOM PENH, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Youths have served and will continue to serve as a key bridge for enhanced friendship, exchanges and cooperation between Cambodia and China, experts and youths said here on Tuesday. They made the remarks during a...
Thailand Rejects Cambodia Over Interference, Border Map Disputes
Khaosod English
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July 2, 2025
BANGKOK — Thailand has rebuked Cambodian leaders’ social media calls for Thai government leadership changes while simultaneously challenging the positioning of border markers around a disputed temple site on Google Maps. Foreign Ministry...
Beyond the battlefield: The price of war and the fight for peace - An 8-part series
The Times of India
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Scenes from WWII, in which an estimat- ed 25 million soldiers died. Over 40% of them were less than 20 years old Old men cry war, young men die - Part 1 When Eric Johnston, who befriended Stalin at the Kremlin in 1944, was asked if he thought...
Cambodia Presents 2025 Hi View Platform, First AI-Generated Short Drama
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) On Sunday, Cambodia introduced the 2025 Hi View platform alongside its first AI-generated short drama, marking a significant step toward integrating AI-Generated Content (AIGC) technology within the country’s digital cultural sector. This...
‘We are all Vietnamese and came to Germany to build a better life’
Al Jazeera
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July 7, 2025
Berlin, Germany – In 1979, Kien Nghi Ha lived in Hanoi with his parents, who worked as electricians at a power plant, and his 12-year-old sister in a one-bedroom apartment. They shared the toilet and an outdoor kitchen area along with their...
Senate President Hopes for Further Promotion of Cambodia-Singapore Relations
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 02, 2025-- Cambodian Senate President Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen has expressed hope for the continued strengthening of Cambodia-Singapore relations, according to Senate Spokesperson H.E. Chea Thyrith. This...
Young activists risk all to defend Cambodia’s environment
Mongabay
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July 2, 2025
One year ago, Cambodia jailed five activists from the award-winning environmentalist group Mother Nature for plotting against the government, after they had sounded the alarm about river pollution and land reclamation projects. THE CLEARING...
India’s rising middle class joins the $15 trillion global travel opportunity
The Economic Times
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July 2, 2025
India’s rising middle class and younger population eager to travel are helping place the country among the most important contributors to the next wave of global leisure travel growth, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG)....
Cambodia boosts digital cultural industry with China
The Malaysian Star
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June 29, 2025
PHNOM PENH, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The 2025 Hi View platform and the first Cambodian AI short drama were launched here on Sunday, aiming to promote the innovative application of AI-Generated Content (AIGC) technology in Cambodia's digital cultural...
Cambodian media shows stranded tourists at Poipet as Phnom Penh remains silent on Thai border closure
Pattaya Mail
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June 24, 2025
“Stranded at the Gate” – Tourists and Thai nationals stuck in limbo at Poipet after Thailand’s sudden border closure. PHNOM PENH – A Cambodian news agency reported on June 24 that a large number of tourists, including Thai nationals, have been...
Samdech Techo Urges Saudi Investors to Explore Cambodia’s Agriculture, Hopes for Direct Flights
Fresh News
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Hits: 124 (Phnom Penh): Samdech Techo received a courtesy call by Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh, Chairman of the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday (Jul. 1) at the Senate. According to the Spokesperson for the Senate...
Modi reviews ASEAN trade deal with Malaysian PM, engages with Cuban leader
Orissa Post
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July 7, 2025
Rio de Janeiro: The review of the ASEAN-India FTA figured during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s talks with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar bin Ibrahim on the sidelines of the BRICS summit. The two leaders reviewed progress in bilateral relations,...
A New Chapter in Cambodia-Saudi Arabia Parliamentary Ties
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 02, 2025 -- Samdech Maha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary, President of the National Assembly of Cambodia, hosted an official reception in honour of Honourable Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh, Speaker of...
Roundup: Youths serve as bridge for Cambodia-China enhanced friendship, cooperation
Xinhua News Agency
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PHNOM PENH, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Youths have served and will continue to serve as a key bridge for enhanced friendship, exchanges and cooperation between Cambodia and China, experts and youths said here on Tuesday. They made the remarks during a...
Thailand Condemns Cambodia Over Interference, Border Map Disputes
Khaosod English
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July 2, 2025
BANGKOK — Thailand has strongly condemned Cambodian leaders’ social media calls for Thai government leadership changes while simultaneously challenging the positioning of border markers around a disputed temple site on Google Maps. Foreign...