China Duty Free Group (CDFG) announced Monday that it has invested in a downtown duty Free store in Cambodia’s cultural Siem Reap City and the store will be launched in December. “CDFG’s Cambodian subsidiary will firstly start its downtown duty Free store of 4,500 square meters <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-firm-to-open-1st-duty-Free-store-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has notified that it will sell one COVID-19 rapid antigen test kit for $3.7 to end-users. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-sells-covid-19-rapid-antigen-test-kits-to-end-users/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s first independent association for promoting intellectual property (IP) is seeking closer cooperation with government agencies to help the private sector better understand IP, its benefits and the importance of registering their products. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ipac-to-work-closely-with-govt-to-enhance-intellectual-property/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A floAting community in Tonle SAp LAke in Keo Por commune, Puok district of Siem ReAp province is AwAre of environmentAl impAct cAused by plAstic wAstes &ndAsh; thAnks to their pArticipAtion in A cAmpAign to cleAr the lAke from plAstic. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/A-floAting-community-in-siem-reAp-Adopting-plAstic-free-ApproAch-to-combAt-pollution/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Union leaders say workers will continue to strike over low wages, despite a violent crackdown by authorities last week and threats this week from factories who say they will be forced to move to other countries if strikes continue. Five different union say their workers will <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workers-vow-to-continue-wage-strike/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

South Korea has pledged to expand economic and trade cooperation with Cambodia after a free trade agreement (FTa) signed by the two countries last year enters effect in the near future, Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed in a statement at the weekend. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-south-korea-plan-for-post-fta-era/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Japan International Cooperation agency has agreed to oversee a project to help recover water quality in the Tonle Sap lake in response to the appearance of a large bloom of algae. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-wades-in-on-tonle-sap-algae/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 04 November 2019, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) organized a full-day stakeholder workshop on “access to Open Data, Map and Use the Digital Tools for Better Project Implementation” at Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh. This workshop is funded by the USaID through East-West Management Institute (EWMI), <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/stakeholder-workshop-on-using-Open-data-and-digital-tool-for-better-project-implementation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 06 March 2021, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) and the ICT Community celebrated international Open Data Day by conducting a half-day event with the theme of “Data in Time of COVID-19.” The event was live on ODC’s official Facebook page for the online public.The event <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/Open-data-day-2021-data-in-time-of-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has stated that with the subsequent easing of administrative and health measures, Cambodia encourages openness and strengthening of economic integration by promoting investment, trade, by fully implementing free trade agreements. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-cambodia-encourages-openness-and-strengthening-of-economic-integration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

About 3,000 gArment workers in Kompong ChhnAng province Agreed to end their protest And return to work WednesdAy After confusion over their monthly sAlAries wAs cleAred AwAy. Workers from the Chinese-owned Jiun Ye GArment fActory in SAmAkki MeAnchey district went on strike MondAy After picking up <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/fActory-strikes-end-After-pAy-disputes-solved/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

As the grAde 12 nAtionAl exAm kicked off yesterdAy, the Ministry of EducAtion sAid eArly indicAtors suggested A mArked improvement on lAst yeAr’s dismAl results, though incidents of students cAught cheAting And others buckling under the pressure of the high-stAkes test remAined.The two-dAy exAm begAn <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/exAm-A-test-of-nerves/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The government announced a more than 20 percent increase in approved construction projects last year over the year before, but not all the benefits of the booming industry are being passed on to Cambodian workers and property buyers, according to industry insiders. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/construction-project-approvals-up-but-locals-arent-reaping-the-rewards/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Local and global firms made 8,513 trademark registrations with the Ministry of Commerce in 2023, an increase of 3.87 percent when compared to the previous year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/trademark-registrations-up-3-87-percent-in-2023/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Election Committee (NEC) has set april 24 to May 8 for political parties to register for and submit their candidate lists for the National Election. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nec-announces-dates-for-election-registration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Health purchased one million SD Biosensor Covid-19 rapid test kits from South Korea, with its shipment arriving in the Kingdom on Saturday through coordination by the Cambodian embassy there. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/1m-rapid-test-kits-touch-down/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Ministry of Health officials said there would be no payment required for the rapid Covid-19 tests given to travellers who arrive in Cambodia from November 15 onwards after the quarantine requirement is lifted for fully vaccinated people.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/no-payment-required-for-travellers-taking-rapid-covid-tests-on-arrival/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, yesterday morning announced that the bilateral free trade agreement between Cambodia and South Korea will come into force in December this year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-korea-free-trade-agreement-to-enter-into-force-in-december/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Officials appeared to walk back a promise to issue larger-than-average electricity price reductions ahead of July’s elections, instead following a previously announced plan to make small reductions in costs. Ty Norin, chairman of the Electricity authority of Cambodia (EaC), released a statement earlier this month announcing <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-sticks-to-plan-on-power-price-cuts-ahead-of-election/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Relevant stakeholders gathered at the National Open Data Conference to discuss how Open data about people with disabilities (PWD) can be utilised to help support the needs of the vulnerable group. <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/need-for-Open-data-to-support-people-with-disabilities/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>