Liechtensteinian Minister of Foreign affairs, Education and Sport Dominique Hasler, arrived in Cambodia today for a three-day official visit to the Kingdom until March 2, as the Kingdom diversifies its diplomatic ties. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/liechtensteins-hasler-arrives-in-cambodia-to-strengthen-diplomatic-ties/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport has announced a three-day book fair from March 9-11 to celebrate the 9th National Reading Day to promote reading and writing in the country. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/natl-reading-day-book-fair-begins-on-march-9/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Two days after Prime Minister Hun Manet announced a budget of $450 million to upgrade the public services across the nation, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) on Thursday officially kick-started forming working groups across 14 districts in the Capital to effectively buttress the public <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-forms-working-groups-to-implement-public-services/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Tourists and people of Siem Reap Province visit various resorts in Siem Reap Province during the Chinese-Vietnamese New Year from February 9&ndash;11, 2024, for a total of 117,677 people, an increase of 11.56% compared to 2023, about 105,481 people. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/siem-reap-receives-more-than-110000-tourists-during-the-chinese-vietnamese-new-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A week After Prime Minister Hun MAnet concluded his first officiAl trip to ThAilAnd, hundreds of ThAi businessmen hAve shown keen interest in exploring investment opportunities in three potentiAl projects Across CAmbodiA in eArly MArch to the tune of $1 billion. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/thAi-businessmen-likely-to-invest-1b-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia exported $2,941 million worth of garment, footwear and travel products (GFTs) to international markets in the first quarter of 2024, up 20 percent from 2,449 million dollars over the same period last year, said a report released by the Ministry of Commerce on april <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-garment-footwear-travel-goods-export-up-20-pct-in-q1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The ApsArA NAtionAl Authority (ANA) sAid yesterdAy thAt they did not restrict or prohibit residents from constructing or repAiring structures in the Angkor ArchAeologicAl PArk, but required people to submit A request to the Authority for evAluAtion And ApprovAl. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ApsArA-denies-AllegAtions-of-construction-restrictions/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra has reiterated the importance of traditional media, noting that it has an important role to play in a digital context, where true and false information are often mixed together. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pheaktra-calls-for-traditional-media-return/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and Ministry of Education have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to include the third phase of Embedding Financial Literacy into the school curriculum to raise awareness and improve student capability in financial management as the economy evolves. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/deal-inked-to-introduce-financial-literacy-to-curriculum/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The ASEAN-InternAtionAl WholesAle MArket, locAlly known As the New Deum Kor MArket, wAs officiAlly inAugurAted lAst week in A ceremony including Khuong Sreng, Governor of Phnom Penh, WAng WentiAn, Chinese AmbAssAdor to CAmbodiA, And other representAtives And stAkeholders of the project. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AseAn-internAtionAl-wholesAle-mArket-opens-for-business/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s northwestern province of Battambang, well known as one of the national agricultural hubs, has also developed a considerable industrial economy in recent periods, buoyed by increased private investment in production facilities and public infrastructure upgrades improving connectivity for the region. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/battambang-province-industry-showing-strength-in-q1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) on Tuesday led a high-level delegation to participate in the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum 2024 held in New York city &ndash; aimed at strengthening the skills and capacity of Cambodian young people <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/moeys-discusses-ways-to-bolster-youth-skills-at-ecosoc-forum/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

While exiting the Least Developed Country (LDC) status is considered a development milestone for Cambodia, it also means loss of trade benefits enjoyed by LDCs, including duty-free status under the Generalized System of Preferences by various countries especially the European Union. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-gears-up-for-ldc-graduation-challenges/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Prime Ministers of Cambodia and Singapore agreed to promote stronger and more prosperous cooperation. The agreement was reached during a bilateral meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on June 18, 2024. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-singapore-agree-to-promote-stronger-and-more-prosperous-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Women’s AffAirs And the NAtionAl BAnk of CAmbodiA hAve received the GlobAl Summit of Women 2024 RoundtAble MinisteriAl AwArd on “projects thAt hAve A positive impAct on women And girls” through the use of the pAyment system “BAkong” from the World Women’s <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ministry-of-womens-AffAirs-And-nAtionAl-bAnk-of-cAmbodiA-receive-the-globAl-summit-of-women-2024-roundtAble-ministeriAl-AwArd/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Federation of associations for Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (FaSMEC) &ndash; a non-profit organisation &ndash; on Monday proposed the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) to promote local enterprises by allowing the delegation to take part in the overseas trip, luring foreign <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fasmec-urges-cdc-to-link-activities-with-smes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A Ministry of Commerce report releAsed on WednesdAy sAid CAmbodiA’s trAde with the RegionAl Comprehensive Economic PArtnership (RCEP) countries rose to $14.17 billion in the first five months of 2024, up 14.2 percent from $12.4 billion over the sAme period lAst yeAr. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAs-trAde-with-fellow-rcep-members-up-14-2-pct-in-first-5-months/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Chum Sounry, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation, and Eduardo Paes Saboia, Secretary of asia and the Pacific of the Ministry of Foreign affairs of Brazil, discussed the ongoing cooperation between Cambodia and Brazil during a meeting held in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-brazil-discuss-ongoing-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Oxfam has released a research report urging an overhaul of standards for garment subcontractors, to ensure decent employment and social safeguards for women workers. The organisation’s research finds that women in these subcontracted companies have not yet received appropriate protections. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/oxfam-urges-overhaul-of-garment-subcontractor-standards-to-ensure-decent-employment-for-women-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Representatives from Poonglim Pharmatech Inc., headquartered in the Republic of Korea’s Jeonbuk-do province, are exploring investment opportunities in medical device manufacturing in Cambodia, following a meeting with Suon Sophal, Deputy Secretary General of the Cambodian Investment Board (CIB), at Council for the Development of Cambodia <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/south-korean-pharma-eyes-medical-device-venture-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>