China calls for restraint from Cambodia, Thailand to prevent escalation of border clash

China hopes that both Cambodia and Thailand will exercise restraint to prevent any escalation of border clashes between the two neighboring countries, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday.

Guo made the statement at a press conference in Beijing in response to renewed armed clashes that erupted between Thai and Cambodian forces along the common border between the two countries on Sunday and Monday, with both sides accusing each other of firing first.

"As a friend and close neighbor of Cambodia and Thailand, China sincerely hopes that both sides exercise restraint and work in the same direction to prevent further escalation of the situation. China will continue to play a constructive role for deescalation in its own way," Guo said.

China calls for restraint from Cambodia, Thailand to prevent escalation of border clash

The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Monday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.2 percent to 99.178 at 15:00 (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1578 dollars from 1.1606 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was down to 1.3388 dollars from 1.34 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 158.33 Japanese yen, higher than 157.74 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar increased to 0.7799 Swiss francs from 0.777 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.3591 Canadian dollars from 1.3596 Canadian dollars.

The U.S. dollar added to 9.21 Swedish Kronor from 9.1855 Swedish Kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks up