With almost one million people out during the recent Water Festival holidays, a few hundred of them were found with mild symptoms of the Covid-19, thanks to the majority of them being double vaccinated. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/water-festival-holidays-inflamed-mild-c-19-symptoms-among-some-revellers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Koh Kong provincial administration will consider providing compensation in a land dispute case, and will discuss the case with Prime Minister Hun Sen, after 700 members of several local communities gathered in front of Koh Kong Provincial Hall on Wednesday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/koh-kong-land-dispute-on-its-way-to-solution/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training spokesman Heng Sour said the ministry would continue to mediate disputes between local integrated resort operator NagaWorld Ltd and its laid-off employees to find a solution, though the two parties can choose to settle it through the courts if href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/labour-ministry-to-mediate-in-dispute-over-casino-layoffs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A senior Australian diplomat commended the Cambodian government’s response to the Covid-19 crisis and the actions it took to protect its people and the economy. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/oz-stands-with-kingdom-in-covid-fight-diplomat/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

With agricultural production on a steady growth trajectory, even in the face of Covid-19, Phnom Penh welcomes Indonesian businessmen to invest in the Cambodian agricultural market, in hopes of bolstering capacity in response to an ongoing surge in domestic and international demand. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/indonesians-invited-to-get-slice-of-local-agri-markets/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) on December 1 reiterated a call on owners of left-hand drive vehicles who have yet to pay any applicable import taxes or related fees due to do so before December 31, in order to benefit href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/settle-vehicle-import-taxes-owed-by-dec-31-customs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has asked the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to support a comprehensive study of its exit strategy from the group of the least developed countries (LDC), the Ministry of Commerce reported on December 6. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wto-help-sought-in-ldc-exit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

China pledged to provide more vaccine assistance to Cambodia and to establish a production facility in the Kingdom as the Covid-19 situation remains uncertain with the emergence of new variants and no clear end in sight. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-to-help-set-up-jab-factory/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government has decided to extend tax exemptions to sectors ravaged by the Covid-19 outbreak, to allow businesses breathing space for recovery and boost economic growth amid a lingering uncertainty over the convergence of crises brought on by the pandemic. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tax-breaks-to-be-extended-beyond-reopening/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance on December 8 rolled out “Startup Cambodia”, an online platform managed by the Techo Startup Center (TSC) and Khmer Enterprise (KE) that sets out to create a supportive business environment for start-ups and develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/finance-ministry-launches-startup-cambodia-platform/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

About 50 per cent of villages across Cambodia still lack access to clean water due to factors like climate change, population growth and urban development, which have led to a steady increase in water demands, according to Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation Cham href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minister-half-of-villages-lack-clean-water-access/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A draft sub-decree establishing an Engineer’s Code of Conduct has entered the final review stage. The code is aimed at enhancing the honour, dignity and responsibility of professional engineers in order to ensure public safety and protect the public interest. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/engineering-profession-ethics-rules-for-conduct-enters-final-draft-stage/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

As of January 9, a total of 15 complaints had been filed by citizens to their commune councils nationwide regarding their election registration either being incorrect or improperly deleted, according to the National Election Committee (NEC). href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/voter-list-posting-draws-15-complaints-nec-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on January 8 indicated that anyone who “opposes the ceasefire” in Myanmar, which the military has purportedly extended until end-2022, merely wants to “see deaths and injuries as a result of war”.    href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-defends-results-of-myanmar-trip/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government will start implementing the e-commerce value-added tax (VAT) from April 1, as the General Department of Taxation (GDT) updates a variety of technology systems for taxpayers.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/e-commerce-vat-from-april-1-gdt/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea reached $965.132 million last year, a 9.015 per cent surge from $885.322 million in 2020, according to data from the Korea International Trade Association (Kita). href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/2021-korea-trade-tops-965m/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on January 17 announced that it had approved final registration certificates for 10 investment projects across various sectors worth a staggering total of nearly $1.90 billion and expected to create 7,014 jobs.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/1-9b-in-new-projects-get-cdc-nod/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

he Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) in Cambodia have agreed in-principle to examine the possibility of signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the near future, to strengthen and deepen cooperation on investment and trade between the two nations. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-japan-trade-groups-to-step-up-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia exports to China increased by 39 percent to $1,510 million last year, a positive move to the Kingdom’s trade as Cambodia and China put into effect their newly-endorsed bilateral free trade agreement. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-export-to-china-increases-as-fta-takes-effect/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...