The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has recently approved a 20-megawatt solar power plant project in Monorom commune, Svay Teap district, Svay Rieng province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cdc-approves-another-solar-power-plant-project-in-svay-rieng-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Police in Phnom Penh on Tuesday arrested a Cambodian man and 13 Chinese nationals for violating the government’s curfew and lockdown measures by travelling without permission. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-lockdown-violators-arrested/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government on May 13 broke ground on the construction of a $1.5 million medium-sized multi-purpose sea port in Koh Kong province to boost trade and tourism between Cambodia and Thailand. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/koh-kong-multi-purpose-sea-port-breaks-ground/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia exported some 4.1 million tons of agricultural products in the first five months of this year, a 1.1 million increase over the same period last year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/4-1-million-tonnes-of-agricultural-products-exported-in-first-five-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A new mobile medicAl treAtment And cAre pAyment ApplicAtion developed by the NAtionAl SociAl Security Fund (NSSF), costing Around $80,000, will be completed by November this yeAr. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/govt-to-lAunch-new-improved-nssf-heAlthcAre-pAyment-App/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodian exports to neighbouring Thailand were valued at $402 million in the first four months of this year, a 41 percent decrease compared with the same period last year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-thailand-exports-fall-41-percent-in-first-four-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kandal province is set to begin a wide spread vaccination drive that will encompass 11 towns, tomorrow, June 10, 2021. The vaccination will be for the general public and workers. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kandal-province-to-start-large-scale-vaccination-program/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Phnom Penh authorities had issued a decision on the night of June 2 on measures to be adopted to curb the surge of Covid-19 in the city. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/phnom-penh-administrations-decision-on-preventive-measures-for-covid-19-decision-made-on-2-june/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC)’s Governor Chea Chanto has said that the global economic recovery will support Cambodia’s export and investment sectors, reinforcing its position as a pillar of support for relevant sectors, to boost the national economy into positive growth and sow the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/global-economic-rebound-to-lift-cambodias-export-and-investment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea is growing ahead of a draft bilateral trade agreement expected to be signed and put into effect by the end of this year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-s-korea-latest-trade-valued-at-451-mn/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Cambodia on July 30 called on people from all walks of life to make a concerted effort to stamp out the spread of the novel coronavirus. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/who-collective-action-necessary-to-prevent-delta-variant-disaster/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia exported nearly $3 billion worth of agricultural products in the first seven months of the year, a rise of more than 87 percent over the same period in 2020. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/agricultural-exports-rise-87-in-first-seven-months-despite-rice-shipment-drop/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The General Department of Taxation at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Japanese Embassy to Cambodia held a virtual discussion Monday in conjunction with the Japanese embassy on tax considerations for Japanese investors. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gdt-and-japanese-embassy-hosts-virtual-discussion-with-investors/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

For those in the business of touch or hands-on service, such as that of a masseuse, the future looks bleak with their career on ice due to the Covid-19 pandemic. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-learn-new-skills-and-change-career/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Road alternative (Cambodia) Co Ltd will soon break ground on a 60MW solar power plant in southwestern Kampong Chhnang province valued at $37.4 million. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/37m-60mw-kampong-chhnang-solar-farm-to-break-ground-soon-official/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia and China are committed to increasing bilateral trade to $10 billion by 2023, from $8 billion last year, according to a senior official at the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-china-renew-pledge-for-10b-in-trade-value-by-2023/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $240 million grant to Cambodia to rehabilitate its economy and recover from the affects of the Covid-19 pandemic. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/imf-approves-240m-grant-for-pandemic-recovery-fund/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Phnom Penh City Hall will extend the  curfew with additional measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, especially the Delta variant, following a series of community-based infections. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/city-hall-plans-to-extend-phnom-penh-curfew/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government has drawn up a “Draft Law on Social Protection System” to ensure minimum standards of well-being and reduce economic and financial vulnerabilities.    <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/draft-social-protection-law-unveiled/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The International Monetary Fund says Cambodia’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 2.2 percent this year, down from a previous forecast of 4.2 percent annual growth. GDP was minus 3.1 percent last year after average annual growth of 7 percent in previous years. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/economy-will-grow-2-2-before-recovery-says-imf/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>