14 January 2026 - Daily Update - B2B Asia News

This is a B2B Asia News Daily Update for 14 January 2026, reviewing regional and global markets, and covering the daily business news you shouldn’t miss. 

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• We start with a quick look at regional markets. Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 surged 1.5% as expectations grew that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may call general elections soon. Chinese markets rallied but then fell back. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.4%, while the Shanghai Composite shed 0.4%.
• Zooming in on Cambodia’s market—the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 0.12 points or 0.03%, to 425.53. Total trade volume was down with 67,234 shares changing hands at a total value of 390.3 million riel, close to $97,000 US dollars.
• On the main board, only two stocks were up, led by MJQ Education, while four stocks were down, with Grand Twins International as the biggest loser of the day. Three stocks meanwhile stayed flat. Over on the growth board, DBD Engineering rose while JS Land was down, and Picasso City Garden once again stayed flat.
• Shifting to the exchange rate, the KHR stayed flat at 4,025 riel per US Dollar, while the US Dollar Index was up to 99.14.
• Turning to global commodities, oil slipped after four days ​of increases on Wednesday as Venezuela resumed exports and U.S. crude and product inventories rose. Brent futures were trading down 0.6% at $65.09 US dollars a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was also down 0.6% at $60.77 US dollars a barrel. (0720 GMT)
• Gold climbed to hit a record, while silver breached the $90 dollar mark for the first time, as softer-than-expected U.S. inflation readings cemented bets for interest rate cuts amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. Spot gold rose 1% to $4,632.03 US dollars per ounce, after hitting a record high of $4,639.42 US dollars earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures for February delivery rose 0.9% to $4,639.50 US dollars. (0715 GMT)
• Moving on now to other business-related news,
  Cambodia and Vietnam have pledged to further accelerate economic cooperation, aiming to hit a bilateral trade volume of USD 20 billion following a steady upward trend in cross-border commerce. The commitment was reinforced during a high-level meeting on January 13 between the Cambodian Minister of Commerce, H.E. Cham Nimul, and Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Nguyen Manh Cuong, at the Ministry of Commerce in Phnom Penh.
• Special incentives for 24 investment and business projects have received in-principal approval in Preah Sihanouk province. With a total investment capital of approximately $208 million US dollars, these 24 projects include eight involving stalled buildings, 15 new developments, and one expansion project. Together, they are expected to create more than 3,000 jobs, starting in 2026
• The City of Kitakyushu of Japan signaled plans to expand water supply business operations in Cambodia during talks with the Minister of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation on January 13, highlighting growing interest from Japanese private companies in Cambodia’s water supply sector. Cooperation with the city of Kitakyushu dates back to 1996, and the visiting delegation included 15 private companies with expertise ranging from water treatment systems, construction and management systems, disaster preparedness, water-loss reduction, filtration and more.

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