Having a free-trade agreement (FTa) with more trade partners would help mitigate the Kingdom’s loss from the European Union’s partial withdrawal of the Everything- but-arms (EBa) trade status in the future because the country has already completed one with China. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/free-trade-agreements-the-future/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Two pagodas, one each in Stung Treng and Kandal provinces, have agreed to stop using bells made out of metal from remnants of war following the advice of the Cambodian Mine action Center in a message posted on his Facebook page today. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cmac-discourages-use-of-pagoda-bells-made-from-war-remnants/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

THE Kingdom’s annual $7 billion garment and textile sector will see the partial loss of a preferential zero-tax trade deal provided by the European Union (EU) from today as the Cambodia-China free-trade agreement (FTa) is on its way for final signing. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/the-eus-tax-free-status-partially-withdrawn/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

As the Kingdom’s energetic bAnking sector rockets At An AverAge AnnuAl rAte of 28 per cent And teems with An ever-increAsing number of new plAyers vying for A slice of the mArket, smAller bAnks hAve been left in the dust.​ <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/smAll-bAnks-underperform-in-thriving-sector/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia and South Korea will begin first-round negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTa) on Thursday, another step toward diversifying the Kingdom’s exports following the recent completion of FTa talks with China. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/free-trade-agreement-talks-with-korea-set-to-kick-off-on-thursday/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

PESTECH (Cambodia) Plc, a subsidiary of Malaysia-based power infrastructure specialist PESTECH International Bhd, yesterday officially listed on the local bourse, becoming the 13th listed company in the Cambodia Securities and Exchange (CSX). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/power-infrastructure-company-lists-locally/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government’s tax collection remains strong even during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching more than $2.25 billion in the first nine months of this year, according to a report by the General Department of Taxation (GDT). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tax-collection-strong/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Child and Youth Network in Cambodia launched a “back to school” campaign on Wednesday to seek support to ensure children return to classes and do not drop out of school. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/group-mounts-campaign-to-keep-children-in-school/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) announced yesterday that  Sweden will contribute about $500,000 to  its joint conservation efforts with the Environment Ministry in Pursat and Siem Reap provinces to support tree planting activities, the establishment of plant nurseries and a “cash-for-work” initiative. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sweden-contributes-to-tree-conservation-activities-as-part-of-covid-19-response/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The United States, through the U.S. agency for International Development (USaID), is providing $100,000 in immediate humanitarian aid to support response efforts to severe flooding in Cambodia, according to a news release of the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/u-s-provides-100000-to-support-cambodias-flood-response-efforts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Civil society groups and human rights non-governmental organizations knew in 2019 that it would be the last time International Human Rights Days would be a holiday, after the government did away with five national holidays to increase annual work days. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/civil-society-forced-to-take-human-rights-day-celebrations-online/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government, through three relevant ministries, issued an inter-ministerial prakas allowing disabled people to have the right to legally get a driver’s licence, with the overall goal of promoting the rights of disabled people to drive vehicles in Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministries-issue-prakas-allowing-disabled-to-test-for-drivers-licences/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In fewer than 20 days the Cambodia-China Free-Trade agreement (CC-FTa) comes into force after both countries signed the deal on Oct 12 during a two-day state visit by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Phnom Penh. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/getting-ready-for-free-trade-with-china/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has announced a two-month extension to the deadline for applying for the use of foreign workers for next year. Cambodian labour law requires firms employing foreign workers to apply for permits by the end of each November for <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/foreign-labour-registry-extended/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Agriculture Announced yesterdAy thAt it hAs so fAr restored neArly 60,000 hectAres of rice fields thAt were Affected by recent floods. Minister of Agriculture Veng SAhkon sAid on his FAcebook pAge thAt the recent floods Affected A totAl of 304,812 hectAres of <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ministry-restores-neArly-60000-hectAres-of-flooded-rice-fields/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has urged the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to expedite their work in support of a joint project to develop the Kampong Thom province Stung Chinit Irrigation system and conserve local endangered species. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wcs-helps-conserve-kampong-thom-birds/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The ministries of Environment and Interior have jointly established a new working group to review and integrate sanitation and environmental measures into the so-called Safe Village/Commune policy.​​ The government hopes to inspire residents to address hygiene and solid waste management in communities nationwide. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/task-force-promulgates-eco-health-awareness/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries is investigAting whether A tycoon hAs the right to occupy more thAn 400hA of flooded mAngrove forest in the Chrolong community AreA in Teuk LA’Ak commune in PreAh SihAnouk province’s Prey Nop district. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ministry-looks-into-tycoons-right-to-400hA-of-mAngroves/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

In a first for the Kingdom, leading organic rice miller and exporter aMRU Rice (Cambodia) Co Ltd will pilot the use of solar energy in its facilities to increase energy sustainability during dry-season production lines that are often riddled with power outages. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rice-miller-pilots-solar-warehouses/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The AssociAtion of BAnks in CAmbodiA (ABC), the CAmbodiA MicrofinAnce AssociAtion (CMA) And the CAmbodiAn AssociAtion of FinAnce And Technology (CAFT) hAve issued A stAtement strongly encourAging their customers, the public And business owners to both settle Accounts And Accept pAyments electronicAlly viA digitAl plAtforms. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/digitAl-bAnking-chAmpioned/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>