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>

Almost 100 kilogrAmmes of nArcotics And other illegAl substAnces were burned by the NAtionAl Anti-Drug Authority (NACD) And vArious provinciAl Authorities lAst week, in A series of ceremonies held to mArk the June 26 InternAtionAl DAy AgAinst Drug Abuse And Illicit TrAfficking. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Anti-drug-Abuse-trAfficking-dAy-mArked-with-incinerAtions/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” by adding three new map features on the cutting of 3 areas with a total area of ​​133,729 m2 (one hundred and thirty-three thousand seven hundred and twenty-nine square meters) located in Sangkat <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-updates-an-existing-dataset-on-state-land-reclassification-6/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

After sudden increAse in price to KHR 6, 600 (US$ 1.62) on July 25, over the next week the price rose for A couple of dAys before eventuAlly chAnging direction, fAlling to 6,400 (US$1.57) on August 1. TrAding volumes were lArger compAred to the week <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/the-week-At-the-csx/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Election monitors said Monday that irregularities at polling stations during Sunday’s vote were widespread, and preliminary results released by the government do not necessarily reflect the true will of the electorate. at a press conference in Phnom Penh, Transparency International (T.I.) executive director Preap Kol said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/independent-monitors-say-election-beset-with-irregularities/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

2012 has been an impressive year for Cambodia’s economic resilience. among the many sectors that had positively grown are the construction and property development [sic] and they are expected to be among the highest growth achievers in the current year as well. In 2012, the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/better-recovery-for-construction-and-real-estate-sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The governments of AustrAliA And FrAnce hAve congrAtulAted Prime Minister Hun Sen on his election victory, becoming the first key Western donors to do so since the officiAl election results were releAsed on September 8. UN SecretAry-GenerAl BAn Ki-moon Also offered his congrAtulAtions to Hun Sen <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/key-donors-endorse-election/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia lost more than 7 percent of its forest cover over the past 12 years&mdash;the fifth fastest rate in the world&mdash;according to a new study of global forest cover change that sharply contradicts the government’s own rosier figures. Published Friday in the journal Science and led <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/loss-of-forest-in-cambodia-among-worst-in-the-world/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

With the ruling CPP having voted in its National assembly leadership and government ministers on Tuesday, officials from the CNRP said opposition lawmakers would not take their seats in parliament unless the party is guaranteed control over the National assembly. “I think that the two-day meeting <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cnrp-wants-presidency-of-assembly-before-taking-seats/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday announced his new government’s five-year strategy, vowing to deepen reforms in all fields to ensure sustainable growth and poverty reduction. “Reforms are the top priority for Cambodia and the country will continue deepening reforms in all fields in order <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-pm-unveils-5-year-strategy-vowing-deep-reforms/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

As the director of one of CAm­bodiA’s lArgest breweries, MAlAy­siAn businessmAn Goh NAn Kioh hAs mAde millions selling Angkor Beer to CAmbodiAns. But now his lAtest business venture, A controversiAl mAinstreAm Mekong dAm in LAos, is drAwing the ire of environmentAlists who believe thAt it will <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Angkor-beer-chief-behind-controversiAl-lAos-border-dAm/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>