Women entrepreneurs are slated to have their digital skills elevated with the launch of a capacity building programme that aims to support their digital journey while bridging the gender gap. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/initiative-to-equip-women-entrepreneurs-with-digital-skills/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

UNICEF Cambodia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social affairs, Veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation, unveiled yesterday an innovative digital campaign in a bid to safeguard Cambodian adolescents from the threat of online sexual predators. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-unicef-launch-digital-drive-to-combat-online-sexual-predators/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In a week-long crackdown on natural resource crimes in Cardamom mountain areas, the Ministry of Environment managed to reclaim 626,662 hectares of land encroached in Veal Veng and Phnom Kravanh districts of Pursat province and arrested four suspects. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/over-600000-ha-of-encroached-land-reclaimed-in-pursat-four-arrested/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 106 fixed assets investment and expansion projects worth $2.2 billion in the first three months of this year, a jump of 649 percent over the same period last year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cdc-approves-projects-worth-2-2-billion-in-first-quarter/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia garnered over $851 million from the export of jewellery and precious stones to the international market in 2023, represents a surge of 261% increase compared to 2022, as per the Ministry of Commerce. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/jewellery-exports-hit-851m-in-23-exhibition-upcoming/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The chairman of Temasek Holdings Company, Lim, said to Cambodian Prime Minister Dr. Hun Manet that his company aims to expand its business further in the aSEaN region, of which Cambodia is also a priority. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/temasek-holdings-company-in-singapore-aims-to-expand-its-business-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In collaboration with Manulife Cambodia, the aPSaRa authority has launched the “angkor-Manulife Community Park” project, aiming to plant over 10,000 saplings in a 5.5-hectare area in angkor Park. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/angkor-manulife-community-park-project-launches-with-over-10000-saplings-planted/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A memorAndum of understAnding (MoU) wAs signed on FridAy between CheA Serey, Governor of the NAtionAl BAnk of CAmbodiA (NBC) And NAtiA TurnAvA, Acting Governor of the NAtionAl BAnk of GeorgiA (NBG) to strengthen finAnciAl cooperAtion for reducing dollArisAtion. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/kingdom-georgiA-Agree-to-go-extrA-mile-on-de-dollArisAtion/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia has reported a significant decline in the imports of plastic bags in the first quarter of 2024, thanks to an ongoing plastics-free campaign, said the Environment Ministry’s news release on april 10, 2024. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-plastic-bag-imports-down-74-6-pct-in-q1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia exported $903 million worth of goods to the European Union (EU) up 11.9 percent from the $807 million in the same period last year, a report of the General Department of Customs and Excise revealed. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdoms-export-to-eu-up-11-9-percent-in-q1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Permanent Mission of Cambodia to the United Nations (UN) Office and other International Organisations in Geneva have criticised a joint news release by some UN experts, accusing Cambodia of harassment and persecution against human rights defenders. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-criticises-report-by-some-un-experts-on-human-rights-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Dr. Huy Hansong, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, chaired a meeting with representatives of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health agency (KOSHa) and Youngwoo’s representatives at the Ministry’s office on april 23, 2024. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-labour-and-kosha-meet-to-review-the-progress-of-the-construction-process-of-occupational-safety-and-health-training-centre/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In an effort to ensure customs and excise officials are updated on the latest in payments, the National School of Customs, General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE), on Monday organized a workshop. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gdce-workshop-updates-officials-on-e-payment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunication of Cambodia (MPTC) and the Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore (MCI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at reforming the digital government network as well as promoting human capital development. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-singapore-ink-mou-on-digital-government-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AnAlysis of gonorrheA sAmples in CAmbodiA found sustAined trAnsmission of ceftriAxone-resistAnt strAins And A threefold jump in extensively drug-resistAnt (XDR) isolAtes, reseArchers reported this week in Emerging Infectious DiseAses <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AnAlysis-finds-jump-in-extensively-drug-resistAnt-gonorrheA-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Commerce and the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) recently held a high-level meeting to discuss strategies to encourage the use of Khmer Riel and decided to promote price tag labelling in national currency as an important step. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/moc-nbc-push-for-riel-price-tags/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Representatives from the Swiss agency for Development and Cooperation, Swedish International Development Cooperation agency, National Committee for Disaster Management, Ministry of Women’s affairs, and UN Women at a multi-stakeholder dialogue on gender action plans for disaster risk reduction. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-discusses-plans-to-localize-the-global-sendai-gender-action-plan/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, held here at the Peace Palace yesterday separate talks with Shaharuddin Onn, ambassador of Malaysia, and Stefan Messerer, ambassador of Germany to Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-broaden-cooperation-with-malaysia-and-germany-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s bicycle exports plummeted 38 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2024 with the export value going down to $205 million, according to a report released by the Ministry of Commerce. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-bicycle-exports-decline-38/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kampong Thom province and Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further strengthen the partnership between the two countries including trade and investment, education, tourism and agriculture. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kampong-thom-gyeongsangbuk-do-ink-mou-to-bolster-trade-tourism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>