Bilateral trade between Cambodia and China is expected to grow with the interest shown by traders and investors during the Cambodia-Hong Kong exhibition in Phnom Penh, which featured over 40 companies. ...

The General Department of Taxation earned e-commerce value-added tax (VAT) income of $46 million from the operation of electronic goods and services in the first seven months of this year, according to official figures yesterday. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet will hold wide-ranging discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his first official visit to China starting tomorrow, said a statement released by the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh on Monday. ...

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has urged farmers in rural and remote areas to use water cautiously as this year’s rainy season is expected to end earlier and bring less rainfall. ...

Australia and Cambodia​ on Friday joined together to launch a Food Innovation Partnership to support Cambodia’s agri-food small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing new products, meeting food safety standards, and improving their market reach. ...

Peru will continue cooperating with Cambodia for the interest of both nations and peoples, reaffirmed Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra, President of Peru, in a recent congratulatory message to Dr Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia. ...

Hong Kong investors are keen to explore investment opportunities in Cambodia and have pledged to introduce business potentials created by Cambodia’s new investment law and its sub-decrees to their colleagues back home. ...

A national prayer ceremony is set to take place at the Koh Ker temple complex to mark the recent inscription of the archaeological site in UNESCO’s World Heritage List, according to the National Authority for Preah Vihear (NAPV). ...

A significant meeting was conducted in the bustling eastern Chinese city of Shanghai last Wednesday to deliberate on economic information sharing, focusing on enriching the ongoing efforts of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). ...

The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, through the Apsara National Authority (ANA), has launched a call centre and Telegram channel for anybody wanting to take photographs or videos of the places in the Angkor Archaeological Park. ...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport to set up community technology centres in state high schools nationwide, aiming to further advance digital education. ...

The National Council on Minimum Wage (NCMW) has set September 11 as the date for its next gathering to discuss setting the 2024 minimum income for workers in the textile, garment, footwear, travel goods and bag sectors. ...

The ASEAN Heads of State/Government adopted a number of important documents to boost their economic growth, ensure food security and boost digital economy, at the end of the Plenary Session of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia yesterday. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration has launched a pilot project offering online administrative services in four significant sectors. The initiative was announced on September 6 and will be conducted through the One Window Service Office (OWSO). ...

During a telephone conversation on Saturday, Prime Minister Hun Manet and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez discussed the excellent and long-standing historical ties between the two countries and expressed the commitment to continuing this mutual support in multilateral forums and to further strengthen bilateral ties. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet instructed Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) to study the reduction of electricity prices for 21000 enterprises in the industrial and agricultural sectors to facilitate employers to increase profits, expand investment, and create more jobs for Cambodians. ...

The ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) have reached agreements on various documents, encompassing strategic guidance, technical matters and joint communication, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation in matters of food security, agriculture and forestry. ...

The European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) is encouraging the industrial sector to implement effective renewable energy (RE) policies and calling on the government to remove capacity charges on solar energy and fully embrace renewable sources. ...

China Huadian Corp’s 700-megawatt coal-fired plant in Sihanoukville has started generating energy after 72 hours of testing, aiming to help solve Cambodia’s power shortages while promoting local socioeconomic development, according to a news report. ...

Cambodia exported $7 billion worth of goods to the US market in the first nine months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 29.4 percent, according to a report of the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) report this week. ...