The Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC) will spend $35 million to build a concrete bridge across the Tonle Sap River from the Sokimex  gasoline station in Russey Keo district to the Prek Tasek commune in Chroy Changvar district. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-bridge-to-span-the-tonle-sap/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government has declared almost 1.5 million hectares as protected areas in a bid to enhance the sustainability of the ecology system and reduce the impact of climate change, according to a sub-decree signed on Thursday. The so-called Biodiversity Conservation Corridors cover a total of more href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/newly-protected-areas-to-span-1-5m-hectares/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

FacebookTwitterEmailShareThe ADB has approved a $100 million loan to enhance Cambodia’s labour force by addressing skills gaps through reforms in TVET. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-receives-100-mn-adb-loan-for-skills-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

FacebookTwitterEmailShareThe government will expand its support programme to female civil servants and contract workers who become pregnant, as enjoyed by pregnant garment workers to alleviate hardship and reduce poverty in Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/financial-support-offered-to-pregnant-civil-servants/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

FacebookTwitterEmailShareThe Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, comprises 6 member countries which are Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, and China. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/common-synergies-needed-to-ensure-sustainability-of-the-lancang-mekong-river/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

FacebookTwitterEmailShareThe small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia play an important role in socio-economic development and it is necessary to encourage SMEs to embrace the principles of sustainability and inclusiveness, a top official said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-urges-smes-to-embrace-sustainability-inclusiveness/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

FacebookTwitterEmailShare“Handbook on Investing in Cambodia” has been launched as a practical guide for foreign investors looking for opportunities in the Cambodian market, with a particular focus on the 2021 Law on Investment. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/handbook-on-investing-in-cambodia-launched/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

FacebookTwitterEmailShareCambodia’s banking and financial industry continued to enjoy healthy growth in both loans and deposits in the first half of 2023, said the biannual report of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) released on Monday.​​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-banking-financial-industry-stays-healthy-in-h1-with-outstanding-loans-rising-to-58-6-billion/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

FacebookTwitterEmailShareIn a recent article published in the journal PLOS Medicine, researchers performed a prospective, longitudinal study to estimate the proportion of outpatient consultations resulting in inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions in young children in three low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), Madagascar, Senegal, and Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/alarming-pediatric-antibiotic-prescribing-practices-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

FacebookTwitterEmailSharePrime Minister Hun Sen, attended the ‘First High-level Meeting of Forum on Global Action for Shared Development’ via video conference on Sunday and Monday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-pm-attends-first-high-level-meeting-of-forum-on-global-action-for-shared-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

FacebookTwitterEmailShareCambodian delegation led by  Dr Om Romny, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS), attended the Southeast Asia Policy Dialogue on Early Childhood Care and Education (SEAPD on ECCE) held in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 25-26 under the theme “Transforming href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-delegation-joins-southeast-asia-policy-dialogue-on-eccc-in-indonesia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

FacebookTwitterEmailShareFormer squatters who agreed to leave the Angkor Archaeological Park area for relocation to the Run Ta Ek development site in Siem Reap province want to see the new government help to create jobs because the location is new and far from the urban area href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/run-ta-ek-residents-hope-for-jobs-from-the-new-govt/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Roxy Casino in Cambodia has made a “modest profit” since its soft opening on May 26, parent company Cell Aquaculture Ltd said in a filing to the Australian Securities Exchange. It did not provide figures. The profit was attributed to its sports betting activities during FIFA World Cup 2014 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/roxy-casino-made-modest-profit-since-soft-opening/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Oddar Meanchey REDD+ (Reduced Emissions for Deforestation and Degradation) project in Cambodia is the first in the world to complete verification of emission reductions under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) with a triple gold Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) accreditation for emission href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-verifies-the-worlds-first-vcs-triple-gold-ccb-avoided-deforestation-project/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Population depends on agriculture 2014 :  73%(Source: The World Bank)Total rice production 2009 – 2012:  7.58 – 9.29 million tons(Source: NSDP, 2014-2081)Total fish catchment 2013:  718,000 tonnes* 73% fresh water* 14% the sea(Source: The Phnom Penh Post, 2014)   Rice farmers working in the field, Kandal province, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/agriculture-and-fishing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Southeast Asia. The number of women dying during pregnancy or childbirth has dropped in recent years. But it is still far short of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals. The Cambodian government accepted those goals href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/too-many-cambodian-women-dying-during-childbirth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Bangladesh is rushing to push forward a draft proposal to form a joint trade commission with Cambodia that is expected to be signed this year, an official from Cambodia’s Commerce Ministry said yesterday. Trade between the two developing nations has been minimal, amounting to just href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/joint-trade-commission-to-foster-links-with-bangladesh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

HCM CITY — The HCM City government will offer interest-free loans to local companies doing business in the city, Laos and Cambodia. With a stimulus package of VND8 trillion (US$381 million), the city has approved interest-fee loans of up to VND100 billion ($4.7 million) over href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/interest-free-loans-to-lure-businesses/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Demand for brand new cars in Cambodia has remarkably increased in 2012 thanks to robust economic growth, enhanced social security and political stability, major automobile dealers said Monday. “We sold about 800 units this year, up from 500 units last year, “Kong Nuon, president of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/car-sales-sharply-rise-in-cambodia-in-2012-due-to-strong-economic-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...