Prime Minister Hun Manet led a delegation of prominent people from Cambodia’s business community to the Cambodia-Singapore Business Forum, with the aim of attracting more Singaporean investment to the Kingdom. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-manet-leads-cambodian-delegation-to-woo-singaporean-investors/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In the first four months this year, Cambodia exported 248,491 tonnes of rice worth $170.2 million, a report by the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-earns-170-million-from-rice-exports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia has topped a recent global index produced by the UK-based business publication, fDi Intelligence. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-tops-emerging-markets-fdi-index-2024/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian and australian governments have jointly launched the first phase of a digital registration and licensing portal for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), handicrafts and industrial factories. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-australia-launch-digital-platform-for-business-registration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is accelerating its transition to renewable energy to meet the growing energy demand and combat climate change, making clean energy a good investment option as well. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-steps-up-renewable-energy-push/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia and China have witnessed a substantial increase in bilateral trade during the first half of 2024, according to an official report released on Wednesday by the General Department of Customs and Excise.​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-china-trade-sees-robust-growth-in-the-first-half-of-2024/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron reiterated that teachers are the cornerstone of Cambodia’s education system and that reforming their training is a key objective. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chuon-naron-teachers-are-the-backbone-of-education-system/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is reeling from the loss of another Irrawaddy dolphin, found entangled in a fishing net in Kratie province. This case underscores the precarious existence of this critically-endangered species and has prompted renewed calls for stronger conservation measures. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/third-dolphin-death-in-2024-sparks-conservation-alarm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam)’s anlong Veng Peace Center hosted a classroom forum on the “History of Democratic Kampuchea (1975-1979)” for 25 students of Sre Noi High School on September 10. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/oddar-meanchey-students-discover-khmer-rouge-era-history/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia and South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the South Korean province of Kyungsangbukdo and the asian Cultural Council (aCC) of Cambodia on the “New Village Movement” project on September 12. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-south-korea-ink-rural-development-mou/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Laurel E. Eiller, President and Executive Director of the asia Foundation, reaffirmed her commitment to supporting the Cambodian government during a meeting with Senate President Hun Sen at the Senate yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/asia-foundation-reaffirms-commitment-to-support-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian Council of Ministers have approved 23 new investment projects in the power sector for the period 2024-2029, aimed at addressing the country’s ongoing power shortages. The approval was granted during a weekly cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Hun Manet on Friday, September <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-approves-5-79b-investment-in-23-energy-projects-to-enhance-power-security-and-clean-energy-by-2030/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

If the government continues to grant economic land and mining concessions at the current rate, there will be no more arable land left in the country to give away within one year, a researcher from the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights said yesterday. Pointing to the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdoms-arable-land-all-but-gone/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia continues to be illegally cleared, according to a new report by the Cambodian Youth Network (CYN). Located in the central plains of Cambodia, Prey Lang forest straddles the four provinces of Kratie, Stung Treng, Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/illegal-logging-persists-in-cambodias-prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-report/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

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The International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) program must overhaul its monitoring practices before it can meaningfully improve working conditions in the garment sector, accoring to the authors of a new report. the new report by Community Legal Education Center and the Netherlands-based <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-factory-monitoring-needs-to-improve/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia spent about $200 million on food and beverage imports to supply the domestic market last year &ndash; an increase of more than 10 per cent from the previous year, official data from the Ministry of Commerce show. Government officials and representatives of the private sector <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/food-beverage-imports-rise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted rules that would make it a legal requirement for listed companies operating in the extractive industries and doing business in Cambodia to disclose all major payments they make to the government. The rules, which were adopted in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-extractive-firms-obliged-to-disclose-overseas-payments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

While Cambodian handicrafts such as silk clothing, stone and wood carvings and rattan furniture are popular with tourists, who snap up the articles at gift shops and airports, the size of the sector is nowhere near what it might be, according to industry insiders. They <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/handicraft-handicap/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>