President Xi Jinping has reassured Prime Minister Hun Sen that China will continue to support the Kingdom’s economy despite a potential Everything-but-arms suspension by the European Commission this month. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-will-support-kingdom-despite-eba-withdrawal-official/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Latest data from the Ministry of Commerce shows that from January to December last year, Cambodia exported some US$2.27 billion worth of products to Thailand, up 195 percent compared to a year earlier. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-exports-to-thailand-increase-by-195-in-2019/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport on Thursday reported that it had inspected over 1.5 million vehicles between December last year and this month, in a continued effort to address the Kingdom’s road safety concerns. “No matter how much money the government spends on <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/over-1-5-million-vehicles-checked-for-overloading/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Social affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation on Wednesday launched a campaign to end violence against women and children with the support of Unicef. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ending-violence-against-kids/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Twenty unionists gathered yesterday in front of the Ministry of Labour to request for a meeting with Minister Ith Samheng to discuss select articles of the Trade Union Law amended last month. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unions-appeal-for-review-over-trade-union-law-amendment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Preparations by the Ministry of Environment and relevant ministries are underway for the submission of a list containing five natural sites in Cambodia, which are targeted to make UNESCO’s World Heritage List. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-propose-five-natural-areas-as-unesco-world-heritage-sites/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The president of the Cambodian Investment Federation on Sunday highlighted the critical role of e-commerce in the local market as the government works to turn the Kingdom into a digital economy. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-firms-urged-to-embrace-e-commerce/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) on Friday issued a set of measures to help the ailing shipping and garment sectors as the supply of raw materials from China dries up. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gdce-fasttracks-shipping-to-ease-pressure-on-sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A newly-estAblished inter-ministeriAl committee is discussing wAys to contAin the Covid-19 pAndemic AheAd of the Khmer New YeAr And in AnticipAtion of the return of more migrAnt workers from ThAilAnd. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/committee-trAcks-influx-of-migrAnts/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Indonesia jumped 46 per cent to a record high of more than $792 million last year, from $543 million in 2018, the Ministry of Commerce said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-indonesia-trade-rise-to-record-high-in-2019/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

It’s hoped 50 percent of Cambodian-made products will be on sale at new 7-Eleven stores, a universally well-known convenience store, when it opens in Cambodia next year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/call-for-new-7-eleven-to-stock-half-local-produce/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros adhanom Ghebreyesus sent a letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen thanking him for following the WHO’s guidance and commending Cambodia’s efforts in the fight against Covid-19. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-lauded-in-covid-19-fight/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government plans to build a Renewable Energy Museum and the Samdech Hun Sen National Park in Kampot to attract more tourists to the province, which is the second coastal area after Preah Sihanouk province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/renewable-energy-museum-national-park-planned-for-kampot/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia has launched a so-called Distance Learning of Literacy and Beep Teaching Video to promote literacy among out-of-school youth amidst COVID-19 threat. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/e-literacy-programme-launched-for-out-of-school-youth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Health Minister Mam Bun Heng said yesterday that from now on Cambodia will be enforcing a strict mandatory 14-day quarantine for all passengers flying into the Kingdom. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/inbound-air-passengers-must-undergo-quarantine/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kampong Thom provincial authorities said yesterday irrigation infrastructures in the province are still lacking, prompting a need for the development of the agriculture and water sectors to fulfil the province’s crop production demands during the dry season. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kampong-thom-needs-irrigation-expansion/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia collected $21 million in non-tax revenue from the mining sector last year, up five per cent from 2018, said a Ministry of Mines and Energy senior official. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-nets-21m-from-mining/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Property watchers have long noticed that weekends, at this time of the year, are a prime times for people seeking to buy or rent homes, but this year it’s different. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/impact-of-coronavirus-on-real-estate/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kandal provincial police chief Eav Chamroeun has been moved to a new position amid allegations that he took bribes and engaged in other forms of corruption and immoral behaviour. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kandal-police-chief-moved-amid-allegations-of-corruption/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) has reported that 77 new factories opened in Cambodia in the first three months of 2020, employing a total of 27,909 workers. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-factories-employe-nearly-28k/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>