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  • Thursday May 6th, 2021

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [May 06, 2021]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [May 06, 2021]

MORNING NEWS BRIEF [May 06, 2021] 150 150 Cambodia Development Center
HOT NEWS
  1. WTO chief called for international agreement on how to ensure more equal access to COVID-19 vaccines amid calls to remove patents for COVID-19 vaccine production. Source: CNA
  2. Israeli President called on the opposition leader to form a government for a 28-day mandate after PM Netanyahu had failed to obtain sufficient support to form a coalition. Source: RT
  3. Scotland is set to hold an election on Thursday and is committed to demand for an independence referendum from the UK just five years after the Brexit vote. Source: Metro US
WORLD
  1. G7 referred to Russia and China in the communiqué as threatening and bullying regarding the issues in Ukraine and Taiwan, yet little concrete action was mentioned. Source: Reuters
  2. The UK sent two navy patrol vessels to the island of Jersey as the precautionary measure against French fishermen blocking access to its main post in the post-Brexit deal. Source: France 24
  3. Turkey and Saudi Arabia leaders have talked via phone as both sides are seeking to repair their bilateral ties after several years of rift over 2018 Khashoggi’s murder in Istanbul. Source: Al Jazeera
REGIONS
  1. President Joe Biden is expected to announce his strategy toward China soon, as calls are growing for the U.S. to defend Taiwan militarily in response to Chinese aggression. Source: CNA
  2. More than 200 civil society groups urged the UNSC to place an arms embargo on Myanmar as a necessary measure to protect the civilians during the peaceful protests. Source: Reuters
  3. Thai travel agencies are offering coronavirus vaccine tours to the U.S., as some wealthy Thais grow impatient for the mass inoculations which are still a month away. Source: SCMP
CAMBODIA
  1. Cambodia’s total exports to the U.S. valued USD1,862 million in the first quarter of 2021, a year-on-year growth of 16.8 percent despite the Kingdom facing the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: AKP
  2. ROK will provide additional medical supplies worth USD300,000 to Cambodia in order to assist the Kingdom to curb the COVID-19 community outbreak. Source: Khmer Times
  3. CDC approved six new investment projects with a total value of nearly USD106.3 million, expecting to create 1,852 more jobs in Takeo, Kandal, Kampong Speu and Sihanoukville. Source: AKP