About 80% of CAmbodiAn children Aged between 12 And 16 Are living under psychologicAl stress becAuse of their pArents’ debt, According to A report releAsed on the sidelines of InternAtionAl Children’s DAy, which fAlls on every June 1. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/80-children-under-psychologicAl-stress-report/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Chair of aSEaN 2022, is leading a high-level delegation to attend and co-chair the aSEaN-EU Commemorative Summit to celebrate the 45th anniversary of aSEaN-EU Dialogue Relations with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, in Brussels, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-pm-leaves-for-europe-tour/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Extending valuable support to the Cambodian government’s energy transition plan to enhance renewable energy output and raise energy efficiency while shifting away from fossil fuels, the asian Development Bank (aDB) on Thursday announced a $50 million policy-based loan package with $23 million in project investments <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/50m-adb-support-for-kingdoms-energy-transition-plan/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Huadian Sihanoukville Power Generation Co Ltd (HSPGC), under China’s Huadian Overseas Investment Co Ltd, on December 16 officially put online the “number-two unit” of its 700MW coal-fired HSPGC Power Plant in Preah Sihanouk province, after a successful commissioning test, making it the largest power station <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-backed-700mw-coal-power-station-online-hspgc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The AsiAn Development BAnk (ADB) on December 6 Announced thAt it hAs greenlit A $50 million policy-bAsed loAn under SubprogrAm 1 of its TrAde And Competitiveness ProgrAm to support government efforts to diversify the economy, better enAble locAl businesses to compete globAlly, And boost Covid-19 <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/50m-Adb-loAn-Aims-to-boost-economic-diversity/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Ground has been broken on a new water treatment plant in Battambang province which will serve the provincial capital. The plant, in Kampong Wat Kor commune’s Seima village of the town, is co-financed by the asian Development Bank (aDB) and the agence Francaise de Developpement- aFD <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ground-breaks-on-battambang-water-plant/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation, will lead a delegation to attend the 32nd aSEaN Coordinating Council (aCC) and aSEaN Foreign Ministers’ (aMM) Retreat, which will be held on Feb. 3 in Jakarta, at the invitation of Mrs Retno <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/dpm-prak-sokhonn-to-attend-first-major-gathering-of-asean-foreign-ministers-in-2023-in-jakarta-friday/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Access to finAnce remAins A key bArrier to smAll And medium enterprise (SME) growth in CAmbodiA, As mAny of them rely on personAl finAnce rAther thAn bAnk loAns, which cAn Affect long-term commerciAl And finAnciAl sustAinAbility. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Access-to-finAnce-for-smes-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Prime Minister-in-waiting Hun Manet is scheduled to travel to China in mid-September for the 20th China-aSEaN Expo 2023 in Nanning, the capital city of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous Region &ndash; in one of his first official trips seen by analysts as a significant step in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/manet-set-for-china-asean-expo-2023-as-head-of-govt/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Over 1,500 pregnant women at health centres in Kampong Thom province are showing positive results from a project led by Helen Keller International Cambodia. The project, supported by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Vitamin angel Foundation, replaces iron supplements with multiple micronutrient <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pregnant-women-in-k-thom-benefit-from-micronutrients/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) on Monday set three additional necessary measures for further implementation of the Cambodia National Single Window (CNSW) project phase III team that needs to be completed by January 2024 after it was launched in January this year, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gdce-sets-guidelines-for-early-completion-of-cnsw-project/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

While acknowledging that the new minimum wage for factory workers falls short of their expectations, Prime Minister Hun Manet reaffirmed the government’s commitment to providing a yearly increment, however modest. This dedication, he noted, stands in contrast to certain countries that have not granted any <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/manet-commits-to-annual-wage-increases-for-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s exports to australia reached $236.92 million in the first eight months of 2023, marking a six per cent decline from the $252.16 million recorded during the same period last year, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). Concurrently, imports from australia <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-oz-trade-dips-8-5-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Despite global and regional economic downturns due to ongoing geopolitical conflict, Cambodia continues to be a beacon for investments. In the first nine months of 2023, the Kingdom drew in fixed-asset investments worth $3.76 billion, marking an 8.6 per cent rise from the $3.46 billion <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-attracts-record-foreign-investment-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The meeting to deliberate on measures to curb exploitation of vulnerable people and children. The Department of Social affairs, Veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation of Phnom Penh have called for a thorough investigation into the activities of brokers who exploit disabled people for financial gain. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/investigation-to-be-launched-into-trafficking-of-disabled-performers-for-street-begging/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Council for Khmer Language (NCKL) has announced the publication of an updated Khmer dictionary. available in both book form and a digital format that can be used on mobile phones and computers, the compiling of the dictionary was completed last year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rac-announce-launch-of-modernised-khmer-dictionary/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The AsiAn Development BAnk (ADB) signed two loAn Agreements with the Ministry of Economy And FinAnce on TuesdAy for A totAl of $140 million to boost the quAlity of CAmbodiA’s workforce through technicAl And vocAtionAl educAtion And trAining (TVET) And improve public service delivery by <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Adb-signs-140m-loAn-Agreement-to-boost-skills-And-public-services/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia, in collaboration with the UN and its partners, is working on strategies to support the UN’s Early Warnings for all (EW4all) initiative. This effort aims to bolster the Kingdom’s early warning systems, with a focus on adapting to climate change and mitigating the impact <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/uns-ew4all-early-warning-initiative-hold-consultations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has announced a strategy for rapid rainwater drainage from canals, streams and rivers throughout Phnom Penh to mitigate flooding during the rainy season. Ministry secretary of state Chan Sinath spoke of the plan while chairing an emergency meeting on <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-outlines-plans-to-tackle-flooding-in-capital/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister  Hun Manet has engaged in fruitful meetings with foreign dignitaries and business leaders during his trip to New York from Sept. 21 to 24 to attend the General Debate of the 78th Session of the United Nations General assembly, according to a press <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/foreign-ministry-pm-hun-manet-engages-in-fruitful-meetings-with-foreign-dignitaries-and-business-leaders-in-new-york/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>