Cambodia and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to exchange parcels of land in provinces along the border in both countries after Joint Border Committee meetings in Ho Chi Minh City in July and last Thursday. The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry released information on its href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/border-land-to-be-exchanged/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government has established the National Committee for Health and Work Safety, to comprise in part officials from relevant ministries to review, give counsel and spread information related to health and work safety. According to a sub-decree dated Monday and signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/committee-for-work-safety-created/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The high-profile investment conference, held under the tagline “Cambodia: The Kingdom of Opportunity Along The ‘One Belt, One Road”, saw representatives of more than 200 Chinese companies gather at a hotel conference centre on the outskirts of the capital. The full-day event was jointly organised href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/red-carpet-for-chinese-investors/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government plans to spend about $300 million to build a new multipurpose seaport in Preah Sihanouk province, which promises to receive larger cargo ships and reduce logistics costs.The new port will increase the capacity of the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) to handle cargo shipments, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sihanoukville-multipurpose-port-planned/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Labor Minister Ith Sam Heng yesterday called on officials to take stricter action in preventing child labor and asked civil society organizations to help monitor and report abuses immediately, but without doing so publicly.The call was made during a ceremony at the Labor Ministry to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/call-to-stop-child-labor/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Governor acknowledged that the recently implemented village-commune safety policy has been less than effective after recent crime statistics showed an increase in crime in 2016 compared with the previous year.According to a City Hall meeting held over the past two days, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/crime-rates-rising-say-city-hall/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is pushing mango farmers to increase their knowledge of growing the fruit before exporting to South Korea in an effort to boost production.Hean Vanhorn, deputy director general at the ministry, said at a workshop in Kampong Speu province href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-pushing-mango-exports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Vietnam is seeking to reverse their decline in trade with Cambodia and Laos, jump-starting plans yesterday to build 116 warehouses near border gates they share with their neighbors.According to a Vietnamese online news outlet, Vietnam’s Industry and Trade Ministry agreed to the plan to build href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnam-to-upgrade-border-warehouses/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Nearly 60 homes in Battambang and Pailin provinces were damaged by storms on Monday caused by unseasonal rain, however no injuries or deaths were reported. A disaster management committee report said that in 2016, there were 279 storms that completely destroyed 1,997 houses and tore href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/storms-damage-nearly-60-homes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In a bid to expand the markets abroad for Cambodian rice, the Ministry of Agriculture has reached an agreement with two Chinese firms to cooperate in conducting research on the high-yielding rice variety known as oryza sativa japonica. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-mou-to-study-japonica-rice-variety/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

As the country enters its second fishing season, fish catches are widely expected to decline due to adverse weather conditions. The second phase of the fishing season started on January 21 and will end on the 26, according to the Fisheries Administration, who issued a public href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fish-catches-to-decline-in-second-fishing-season/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The governments of Cambodia and Thailand in November will launch a new border crossing in Banteay Meanchey province and Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province to facilitate entry of citizens from both countries. Cambodian officials met with their Thai counterparts on Friday to discuss the new checkpoint, which href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-border-crossing-to-open-in-november/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s forests are being felled at a shocking rate, as poachers and corrupt officials profit from the black market trade in rare wood species, which is being exported to Vietnam — and beyond. Loggers are illegally felling rare and valuable trees to sell in China and Europe, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/corruption-fueling-deforestation-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian government has reclaimed 13 hectares of protected mangrove forest in Koh Kong province, which were illegally sold off to a tycoon and partially filled with sand, though nobody involved in the sale will be sent to court. According to an announcement from the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-takes-back-koh-kong-mangrove-forest-no-arrests/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Motorcycle license registrations can now only be renewed at one-window service offices nationwide in a bid to streamline services.The announcement, issued by the Transport Ministry on Wednesday, ordered provincial transport departments and ministry delegates to stop issuing motorcycle ownership cards, license plates or ownership transfer href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/motorcycle-registrations-streamlined-countrywide/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Khmer New Year could bring a fruitful financial harvest for sellers of bananas—this year’s divinely selected crop—but some vendors say their sales have not yet ripened.Bananas were selected as this year’s official product by the angel Kemera Devi, who brings in the new year, so href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chosen-by-angel-for-bumper-crop-banana-prices-rise-for-new-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities have warned tourist boat companies they will be shut down if they operate without legal permission or fail to join the tourist boat association.The warning came after a meeting between provincial councilors, provincial authorities, representatives of the tourist boat association, and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sihanoukville-tourist-boat-firms-face-closure-in-legal-crackdown/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and Indonesia agreed to cooperate to boost their tourism markets, particularly by enhancing air connectivity and by jointly managing their most iconic tourism sites.During an official visit to Indonesia last week, Prak Sokhonn, the Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, suggested both href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-and-indonesia-discuss-direct-air-connection/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Labour Ministry has created a technical working group to study and investigate what causes fainting in an attempt to reduce episodes of fainting at factories nationwide. Labour Minister Ith Samheng, who is also chairman of the National Committee for Health and Work Safety, said the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/working-group-created-to-study-fainting-phenomenon/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology warned on Saturday of potential flooding from the remnants of tropical storm Haima, which killed at least 13 people in the Philippines and battered southeast China last week. Water Resources Minister Lim Kean Hor told the public and authorities href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/flood-warning-until-october-31/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...