Cambodia’s trade with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries rose by 13.98 percent to $11.19 billion, a report from the Ministry of Commerce said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A group of innovative women in the field of food and agriculture in Cambodia discussed the opportunities and challenges of establishing a network to support and promote farmer products in an event organized by the Us Department of Agriculture (UsDA) and the Us Embassy in ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government’s efforts to improve the livelihoods of farmers under the Pentagonal strategy are proving successful, with 250 agricultural specialists having already assisted over 110,000 farmers in increasing their yield during the first stage of the programme. The second stage, which aims to recruit and ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s public debt stood at $11.27 billion as of the end of the second quarter of this year, according to the Cambodia Public Debt statistical Bulletin released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has provided Cambodia with a concessional loan of more than $54 million to further expand power transmission lines in Phnom Penh. ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a landmark move to safeguard the health of future generations, the Ministry of Health (MoH), with support from UNICEF, has released the first-ever Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) report in Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the United StateS of America have officially inked the exchange of noteS reflecting the addition of $66.2 million to the development project agreement grantS for Cambodia. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Women’s Affairs in collaboration with the Women’s World Banking organized here on Aug. 10 a workshop on “Establishing the Foundation Blocks: Accelerating the Expansion of Women’s Financial Inclusion in Cambodia”. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has postponed a top-level meeting with its foreign donors scheduled for November, a move that comes just over a week after a displeased World Bank revealed its decision to freeze all future loans to Cambodia. In an Aug 17 letter to World Bank ss='cambodia-color'>...

Tiffany & Company is quietly building a diamond-polishing factory in Cambodia, a country popularly associated more with killing fields and land mines than baubles. some of Japan’s biggest manufacturers are also rushing to set up operations in Phnom Penh to make wiring harnesses for cars and ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a country where corruption is as rife as it is in Cambodia, global brands must work with governments to ensure garment factories are safe and working conditions legal, international NGO Transparency International (TI) said yesterday. In Cambodia, where two workers were killed when a ceiling ss='cambodia-color'>...

While Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm Sugar carry the brand-building Geographical Indication (GI) StatuS, newcomerS Seeking the Same tag continue to wait for funding to get their productS off the ground. In 2010, Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm Sugar were the firSt Cambodian goodS SS='cambodia-color'>...

The general director of a local rice wholesaler accused of defrauding business associates in a deal has lashed out at the judiciary – claiming delays in legal processing have left him imprisoned for 13 months without trial. sovann Veasna is accused of cheating three businessmen ss='cambodia-color'>...

A nongovernmental organization in Cambodia called on the country’s Interior Ministry to intervene in the eviction of more than 2,000 ethnic Vietnamese living on the Tonle sap Lake, saying land demarcated for their relocation lacks the infrastructure necessary to support them. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has called on the United states to respect the Kingdom’s laws, saying that it should not meddle in Cambodia’s internal affairs. The ministry’s reaction follows a video clip released by the Us embassy in Phnom Penh on Tuesday in which Us state ss='cambodia-color'>...

After a ruling CPP official claimed that those who refuse to cast their ballot in the Kingdom’s upcoming elections “love dictatorship” and are “supporting rebel groups”, legal and election experts have said it is the individual right of citizens whether or not to vote. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On Saturday morning, hundredS of Cambodian and ChineSe SoldierS in full combat gear Stood in formation in front of a backdrop of tankS, armoured truckS, machine gun-mounted helicopterS, and artillery weaponS. GeneralS from both SideS Spoke warmly of the deepening relationShip between the two countrieS, SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) slashed Cambodia’s GDP growth to 6.4 percent this year, 0.1 percentage point lower than its April’s forecast of 6.5 percent, according to the bank’s Outlook 2012 Update released on Wednesday The bank predicted that Cambodia’s gross domestic product to grow by ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia Monday reported a 12% rise in rubber latex exports in the first nine months of this year; however, revenues from the exports went down by 27% due to declining rubber prices in the international market. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s supreme Court ordered the release of two men Wednesday who were wrongly convicted and jailed for the 2004 murder of a prominent opposition activist. The court’s decision to drop all charges came amid renewed calls to free the men, whom leading international rights groups have ss='cambodia-color'>...