Cambodia received 1.29 million international visitors in the first quarter, a remarkable increase of 709 percent from 159,546 over the same period in 2022. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-welcomes-1-29-million-international-visitors-in-q1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s trade turnover with global partners topped $19.2 billion in the first five months this year, a 14 per cent year on year (YoY) decline, government statistics show. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-trade-turnover-over-19-2-bn-in-jan-may-2023-14-yoy-drop/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Planning has since the start of July been conducting interviews for assessing whether informal workers in the entertainment sector can qualify for IDPoor cards, a senior official has said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/informal-entertainment-workers-eyed-for-idpoor/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The interior ministry’s IT department has issued a fresh warning for the public to be vigilant for scammers pretending to be legitimate online sellers. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/look-out-for-online-scammers-posing-as-sellers-interior-ministry-unit-warns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A JAnuAry 19 inter-ministeriAl meeting discussed potentiAl incentives And other meAsures thAt could be used to Address the issue of the hundreds of unfinished buildings And investment projects dotting PreAh SihAnouk province. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/inter-ministeriAl-meeting-gAuges-preAh-sihAnouks-unfinished-project-issue/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Thousands of students across the country are set to benefit from Khmer Digital Literacy Program, a new digital literacy program, to be launched in Cambodia next month. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-digital-literacy-program-to-benefit-thousands-of-students/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has declared a 29-day public and private school break from april 20 to May 18, while Cambodia hosts the 32nd SEa Games. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-declares-29-day-school-break-during-sea-games/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Phnom Penh Water Supply authority (PPWSa) on Friday appealed to the population and businesses not to waste water as the capital city and Takhmau town face a shortage of water. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/urgent-call-not-to-waste-water-amid-shortages/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The AsiAn Development BAnk (ADB) on April 4 pegged the Kingdom’s economic growth At 5.5 per cent for this yeAr “on A more robust tourism recovery And higher growth in the services sector”. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Adb-pegs-economic-growth-for-23-At-5-5/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The first-ever Cambodia Youth Climate Change Conference (CYCCC) marked a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to address climate change. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/youth-led-conference-addresses-climate-change/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Increasing inflation and a reduced labour force are just two of the challenges Cambodia’s agriculture sector faces today, according to the head of EuroCham’s agriculture Committee. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/improving-cambodias-agriculture-sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has received nearly 1,000 registrations from self-employed tuk-tuk drivers under a pilot project. Officials have called on more drivers to come forward and register. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nearly-1k-tuk-tuk-drivers-register-for-nssf-pilot/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The World Bank has approved a $60-million to Cambodia to support the kingdom’s improvement of solid waste and plastics management, according to its press statement on Thursday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-receive-60-million-credit-from-world-bank-for-solid-waste-plastics-management/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

China hopes to seize the opportunity of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s state visit to push for further progress in building a “shared-future” community between the two countries. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-pushes-shared-future-ambitions-during-pms-visit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a high-level delegation to pay an official visit to the Lao PDR on Feb. 13-14, to further tighten the relations and cooperation between the two neighboring nations. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-lao-pdr-to-further-deepen-comprehensive-and-long-lasting-strategic-partnership/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Hun Sen said on Monday Cambodia has not been successful in exporting one million tons of rice because of a lack of processing basics, including rice mills, dry ovens, and capital. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-misses-target-of-exporting-1m-tons-of-rice/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s manufacturing output hit $15.8 billion in 2022, a remarkable increase of 83 percent year on year, the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI)’s report showed on Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-manufacturing-output-reaches-15-billion-in-2022/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia airways has launched its first direct flight between Phnom Penh and Beijing, aiming to meet rising travel demand between the two destinations, the airline operator said in a press release on Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-airways-launches-phnom-penh-beijing-direct-flight/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is experiencing a favourable demographic context and should seize the opportunity to lay deeper foundations for growth, including more investment to promote girls’ and women’s potential. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-seize-the-opportunity-of-cambodias-favourable-demographic-context/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Culture and Fine arts has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cambodia-China Cultural and Tourism Industry Promotion association to promote Cambodian arts and culture. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-chinese-cultural-industry-inks-pact-to-promote-khmer-culture/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>