South Korean firm donates 200 new buses
Booyoung Group has donated 200 new buses to the Phnom Penh administration to help improve public transport services in the city. ...
Sem Pisey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/south-korean-firm-donates-200-new-buses
Seoul visit as tensions mount
In the light of growing tensions between North and South Korea, officials from the Ministry of Labour will head to Seoul on Thursday for a weeklong visit to inform Cambodian workers on emergency evacuation procedures. An estimated 25,000 Cambodians, a figure that includes roughly 5,000 illegal ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013040964963/National/seoul-visit-as-tensions-mount.html
Korea hands over aviation center
Three and a half years after signing a memorandum of understanding on the project, the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in Cambodia handed over a $10.1 million aviation training center to the government yesterday. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30685/korea-hands-over-aviation-center/
Visiting to the Republic of Korea to co-host the World Summit 2022
On 08 February 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on visiting to the Republic of Korea to co-host the World Summit 2022.Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, will lead ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Maid firm exposed
Scores of crying women who said they had been forcibly detained and girls who claimed to have received fake documents to conceal the fact that they were as young as 16-years-old were discovered at a centre owned by the SKMM Investment Group labour recruitment firm ...
Yi Somphose, Tep Nimol, David Boyle and Eak Soung Chhay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/maid-firm-exposed
Cambodia working to resolve South China Sea disputes: FM
Cambodia’s foreign minister, Prak Sokhon, has said that the country is working behind the scenes to mediate disputes between its ally China and partners in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations over the South China Sea. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-working-to-resolve-south-china-sea-disputes-foreign-minister/3440442.html
Rainsy to Meet Cambodian Workers in South Korea
Opposition CNRP leader Sam Rainsy is to meet with Cambodian migrant workers during a two-day trip to South Korea later this week, at the end of a European tour that has included stops in Geneva, Brussels and Paris. “He will be visiting [South] Korea to meet ...
Mech Dara and Alice Cuddy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rainsy-to-meet-cambodian-workers-in-south-korea-51349/
Cambodia sets up working group to develop strategy to take advantage of free trade agreement with China, Korea
The Ministry of Commerce has set up a working group to study and collect input from stakeholders and the private sector to develop strategies to maximize the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement, of which Cambodia is a signatory. This was said by Pan Sorasak, ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50966127/cambodia-sets-up-working-group-to-develop-strategy-to-take-advantage-of-free-trade-agreement-with-china-korea/
South China Sea Will Not Surface at Asean
Cambodia, in its role as Asean chair, has decided that the thorny issue of the South China Sea will not be on the agenda at next month’s Asean Summit in Phnom Penh, CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap announced yesterday. “Cambodia is a neutral country, and based on ...
Rise in Worker Numbers Heading to South Korea
An expected 4,500 Cambodians are expected to be working in South Korea by the end of the year, up from the estimated 2,915 according to the Ministry of Labour. The strong economy in Korea combined with a Buddhist background is a big draw for the ...
Namhong Says S China Sea a Regional Issue
Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong said yesterday that the contentious issue of the South China Sea should not become an international issue, but must be solved among the region’s neighbors. Speaking to reporters at the Foreign Affairs Ministry alongside visiting Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr, ...
New registered businesses increase by 33 percent
The number of newly registered businesses in Cambodia increased 33 percent between January and June this year compared to the same time period last year, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Commerce released Tuesday. The total number of new businesses increased from 1,401 ...
Kang Sothear
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/new-registered-businesses-increase-by-33-percent-62376/
PM working on S China Sea
Prime Minister Hun Sen has reiterated that Cambodia will work hard to achieve consensus on the Code of Conduct (COC) for the South China Sea while chairing the ASEAN Summit next year and urged claimants to actively negotiate. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-working-s-china-sea
Cambodia refutes new East Sea-related agreement with China
Cambodia does not have any new agreements regarding the South China Sea (East Sea) issue with China, the country’s Secretary of State and Spokesman for the Council of Ministers, Phay Siphan, has said. ...
Vietnam News Team
http://vietnamnews.vn/world/296040/cambodia-refutes-new-east-sea-related-agreement-with-china.html
Cambodia proposes exclusive Special Economic Zone for Korean Firms to boost investment
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet raised two initiatives to promote trade and investment of Korean investors in Cambodia. The premier spoke at the opening ceremony of the Cambodia-Republic of Korea Business Forum on 16 May 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501490362/cambodia-proposes-exclusive-special-economic-zone-for-korean-firms-to-boost-investment/
S. Korea grants 21 mln USD to Cambodia for 4 projects
South Korea on Monday signed up to provide a grant aid of 21 million U.S. dollars to Cambodia to support four projects for rural development, waterway improvement, health and the stock market. Speaking after the signing ceremony, Hor Namhong said 8 million U.S. dollars of ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-06/02/c_133377903.htm
RoK to continue supporting Cambodia’s commitment to achieving development goals
The Republic of Korea (RoK) will continue to support Cambodia to achieve its strategic goal of becoming a high-income economy by 2050. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501357449/rok-to-continue-supporting-cambodias-commitment-to-achieving-development-goals/
Tropical Depression now heads to Vietnam, Cambodia
Following the rounds of tropical downpours across the Philippines, danger now aims for Vietnam and Cambodia for the weekend. ...
Eric Leister
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/tropical-flooding-downpours-ta/37961921
Prime minister knocks article on south China Sea Dispute
A local newspaper misrepresented a meeting between Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Japanese counterpart, Mr. Hun Sen said on Thursday, inviting Japanese Ambassador Kumamaru Yuji to clarify the accuracy of the offending article. ...
Kuch Naren and Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/prime-minister-knocks-article-on-south-china-sea-dispute-115735/
South Korean bank buys local MFI
South Korea-based Woori Bank has purchased Cambodian microfinance institution Malis Finance for $4.9 million. Hun Soopheak, general manager of Malis Finance, said the deal was finalised two weeks ago; however, the firm is still awaiting approval from Cambodian regulators. ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/south-korean-bank-buys-local-mfi