The value of imports from neighboring Thailand has decreased by almost $500,000 in the first seven months of this year, a possible sign of health of Cambodia’s domestic production capabilities. according to figures released by the Thai embassy, the value of imports dropped by 16 percent <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/local-goods-replacing-imports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Two US senators on Wednesday introduced the Cambodian Trade act of 2019 bill, requiring the administration to re-examine Cambodia’s eligibility to access the preferential trade treatment granted by the US under the General System of Preferences (GSP). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-senators-call-for-gsp-trade-privilege-cut/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian government recently laid out the framework for the creation of a National Council of Logistics, a specialised interministerial team designed to tackle the high costs of the Kingdom’s logistics sector to promote the efficient flow of exports, according to a royal decree issued <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-creates-logistics-council-to-help-sector-stay-competitive-in-the-region/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Public and private universities are experiencing an exponential rise in the number of students opting for two-year associate degrees rather than four-year bachelor’s programs following last year’s disastrous high school exit examinations, education officials said yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/degrees-of-change-in-the-air/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia on Thursday inaugurated a 133-km China-funded national road No. 8 in Prey Veng province, hoping that the road will contribute to promoting social and economic development in the country’s eastern part. The road, which connects from Prek Tamak Mekong River Bridge to Vietnam border, cost <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-inaugurates-china-funded-road-in-eastern-part/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

I am a massage worker, I am not a sex worker,” Seth Sreylorn, 33, an employee at alaska massage center in Siem Reap province, said to more than 100 entertainment workers who participated yesterday in the National Conference on Occupational Safety and Health for entertainment <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/i-am-not-a-sex-worker-women-on-safety-and-health/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The European Union ambassador to Cambodia assured union officials on Tuesday that no sanctions on the garment sector had been taken. Former opposition leader Sam Rainsy and several civil society groups have called for sanctions on the garment industry following the dissolution of the opposition CNRP <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eu-not-taking-action-on-garment-industry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The 22nd AseAn BAnking Conference And the 49th AseAn BAnking Council Meeting kicks off on MondAy in Phnom Penh, CAmbodiA. This is the Kingdom’s first time hosting the conference And the second time for the council meeting. The event is orgAnised by the AssociAtion of <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AseAn-bAnking-conference-to-shApe-strAtegy-for-industry/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Chea Serey has been formally appointed as governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on the heels of her promotion from central banking director-general to deputy governor in March. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chea-serey-promoted-to-central-bank-governor/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the Economic Research Institution for aSEaN and East asia have recently entered cooperation to develop a strategy for green digital finance in Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nbc-eria-join-hands-to-develop-strategy-for-green-digital-finance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

FacebookTwitterEmailShareThe Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, comprises 6 member countries which are Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, and China. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/common-synergies-needed-to-ensure-sustainability-of-the-lancang-mekong-river/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Monday that some 200,000 vehicles had traveled on the kingdom’s first-ever expressway since it was open to the public for trial use for free on Oct 1. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/1st-chinese-invested-expressway-in-cambodia-sparks-tourist-influx-to-coastal-province-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A representAtive of MireA AppArel FActory in the cApitAl’s MeAnchey district hAd promised thAt more thAn 500 “AgitAted” workers would receive A month’s worth of bAck pAy tomorrow, A union officiAl sAid yesterdAy. Free TrAde Union executive officer Um LinA sAid thAt fActory representAtives hAd Also <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/bAnkrupt-gArment-fActory-promises-to-pAy-workers/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A new project by the government And JApAn’s Aid Agency seeks to Assist smAll compAnies in CAm­bodiA thAt Are in need of speciAlist Advice in order to develop And keep up with competitors in neighboring AseAn countries. The Aim of the two-yeAr progrAm, cAlled “StrAtegic Strengthening <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-project-Aims-to-help-smAll-businesses-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC) would like to thank H.E. Cheang Vun, the head of the 5th Commission of the National assembly for giving a permission to its representatives to join the consultation on the draft Law on associations and Non-Governmental Organizations taking place <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/thankful-letter-from-ccc-to-h-e-cheang-vun/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that his government had decided to release a Thai ” yellow-shirt” activist Veera Somkwamkid at the request of Thai army chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, head of the National Council for Peace and Order. Hun Sen made the remarks at <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-frees-thai-spy-at-request-of-thai-army-chief/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s energy minister promised lawmakers from the National assembly’s public works and energy commission yesterday that the country will be weaned off of foreign electricity imports within three years, the commission’s vice chairman said in a press conference after the meeting. according to Mao Monyvann, a <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/self-sufficiency-in-3-years-minister/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Demand for Kampot pepper, the first Cambodian product to receive Geographical Indication (GI) status, is outpacing current supply even as areas of cultivation are expanding. Industry experts say the fast-growing demand is a result of the pepper’s newly earned GI label, which attests to its quality <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kampot-pepper-in-demand-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Some 1,000 employees from one of Cambodia’s largest microfinance institutions gathered in the Koh Pich exhibition hall yesterday to watch a River Changes Course, the award-winning documentary about three Cambodians from different backgrounds all struggling to eke out a living in fast-changing times. Why angkor Mikroheranhvatho (Kampuchea) <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/lender-singled-out-after-documentary/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has gone a long way to make positive contributions to many countries since its inception in 2013. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bri-proving-a-boon-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>