Thailand-Cambodia peace talks enter second day with expanded delegations

The second day of the Thailand-Cambodia General Border Committee secretariat meeting began at the Thai side of the border in Chanthaburi Province on Thursday morning, with about 30 delegates from each side engaged in the peace talks.

Only four people from each side participated in the initial talks at the Ban Phak Kat permanent checkpoint on Wednesday, which set the agenda for today's full-delegation meeting.

Earlier on the day, the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense said in a statement that the General Border Committee secretariat began its second day of meeting at 9:05.

In the meeting, the two sides continued in-depth discussions to ensure the cessation of hostilities and find solutions to restore stability between the two countries, as well as to facilitate a swift return to normalcy, according to the statement.

The meeting also prepared for the upcoming 3rd Special General Border Committee meeting, which will be held on December 27, 2025, the ministry added.

The Thailand-Cambodia border clashes reignited on Dec 7, with both sides accusing the other of initiating the attack. More than 100 civilians have since been killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated.

Thailand-Cambodia peace talks enter second day with expanded delegations

Thailand-Cambodia peace talks enter second day with expanded delegations

Thailand-Cambodia peace talks enter second day with expanded delegations

Thailand-Cambodia peace talks enter second day with expanded delegations

The sales revenue of China's high-tech industries in the period from January 1 to March 25 increased by 14.6 percent year on year, the latest official data released by the State Taxation Administration showed Wednesday.

The growth in sales revenue highlighted the stronger competitiveness in the country's high-tech industries and deepened industrial upgrading driven by technological innovation.

The data also showed faster commercialization of scientific-technological research achievements. The sales revenue in the scientific-technological research and technical service sector rose 21 percent year on year during the very period, while the sales revenue of intellectual property-intensive sectors with high sci-tech content increased by 10.9 percent year on year.

"From January 1 to March 25, the sales revenue of core industries within the digital economy and the amount spent by enterprises nationwide on digital technology procurement grew by 9.5 percent and 9.7 percent year-on-year, respectively. [These figures] illustrate continued advancement of digital industrialization and industrial digitalization in China," said Huang Yun, spokesman of the State Taxation Administration, at a press conference in Beijing.

Next, Huang said, taxation authorities will further refine and implement preferential tax and fee policies designed to support sci-tech innovation. By leveraging tax-related big data and advanced information technology, Huang added, taxation authorities will keep delivering targeted policy guidance directly to enterprises to maximize policy dividends and help foster robust development of China's new quality productive forces.

China's high-tech industries record robust growth in early 2026