A new $25 million U.S. government-funded education program that will improve the reading and learning experience for Cambodian primary schoolchildren was launched in Phnom Penh yesterday at an event jointly presided over by Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports; U.S. Ambassador href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/u-s-embassy-in-cambodia-launches-25-million-inclusive-primary-education-activity-ipea-programme/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The 10 vaccination vehicles donated by the Cambodian government to Laos were delivered to the country on March 12. The vehicles will provide a boost to the neighbouring nation’s vaccination drive as well as bilateral relations between the two countries. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdoms-donation-of-vaccine-vehicles-delivered-to-laos/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations chair on Myanmar is looking forward to more exchanges and a joint consultative gathering later, after his first visit to Myanmar was generally considered positive. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-asean-envoy-visit-key-step-to-settle-myanmar-issue/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol has warned that a South Korean company that was awarded the contracts to construct stretches of National Roads 2 and 22 may be blacklisted from operating in the Kingdom after the ministry determined it had worked too href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minister-mulls-blacklisting-firm-over-national-road-2-22/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that despite the difficulties caused by the spread of Covid-19, the fight against malaria had continued efficiently and made a significant contribution to the achievement of Cambodia’s sustainable development goals 2016-2030. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/zero-malaria-deaths-since-2018/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen asked Japan to continue supporting Cambodia on irrigation and clean water systems, in a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on April 23 on the sidelines of the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Japan. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-japans-kishida-meet-at-water-summit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Vietnam totalled $1.72205 billion in the first quarter of 2022, representing a 13.6 per cent increase from the $1.5153 billion recorded in the corresponding period last year, according to Customs. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-vietnam-trade-grows-13-6-in-q1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In just over a single day, from April 25 to early on April 26, the Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital treated more than 2,300 sick children, an unprecedented figure even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kantha-bopha-treated-over-2300-children-in-24-hour-period-report/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Foreign minister Prak Sokhonn, who also serves as the ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar, voiced optimism on May 27 that his second trip to the predominantly Buddhist country in June would produce positive outcomes and that he would be able to meet with a broader href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/asean-envoy-briefs-unsc-on-myanmar-state-of-affairs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

China has topped the list of buyers of Cambodian milled rice for the first five months of 2022, accounting for more than half of the Kingdom’s total exports of the commodity, which has seen a nearly 22 per cent year-on-year surge overall. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-cambodias-largest-milled-rice-buyer-in-5-months-with-52-69-share/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) and public Beijing-based university have teamed up to provide technical training to Cambodian students and other participants, and develop their expertise in the railway industry, as the Kingdom moves to modernise its rail infrastructure, according to the transport ministry. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-china-ink-railway-training-deal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and Singapore have pledged to step up cooperation to bolster bilateral trade, after registering more than $5.2 billion last year, marking a nearly 50 per cent jump over 2020. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-singapore-vow-to-ramp-up-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has revealed that Cambodia and Vietnam have agreed on six per cent of the remaining undemarcated borders between the two countries, in a varied speech to members of the Cambodian diaspora in Europe, in which he also discussed the upcoming commune href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vn-kingdom-agree-major-border-line-segments-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ten of the 17 political parties which are contesting the June 5 commune council elections signed a joint letter on May 24, promising to curb the effects of alcohol use – and promote young women entrepreneurs – if they are elected.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/10-parties-sign-anti-alcohol-pledges/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Hang Puthea, National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman, on Monday said that 17 political parties have fielded a total of 86,042 candidates, among them 27,813 are females, equivalent to about 32 percent. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/5-more-women-in-commune-polls/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The new Mlech Water Treatment Plant in Kampot province’s Chumkiri district, which can produce 2,000 cubic metres of clean water a day, was formally inaugurated to meet the needs of the people in the area as well as in neighbouring Takeo province. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-mlech-water-treatment-plant-in-kampot-inaugurated/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Regional and international issues and how to bring the ASEAN-US partnership to another level will be discussed at length as Prime Minister Hun Sen and his ministers arrive in Washington, DC, for a special summit on May 12-13. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-heads-to-washington-for-asean-us-special-summit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A high-level consultative meeting on ASEAN humanitarian assistance to Myanmar will be chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn and ASEAN secretary-general Lim Jock Hoi on May 6.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/key-asean-meet-on-myanmar-aid-slated-for-may-6/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...