$150 million aid distributed to revive tourism industry
Cambodia Hotel Association (CHA) has distributed $150 million financial aid from the government to revive the country’s tourism sector hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, a senior official said. ...
Kang Sothea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501089253/150-million-aid-distributed-to-revive-tourism-industry/
Cambodia fostering development of food standards throughout food chain
Cambodia is committed to ensuring that its food supply is safe and healthy for all Cambodians, leading to safe and healthy diets, said Dith Tina, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries during the World Food Safety Day celebration held here on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501344336/cambodia-fostering-development-of-food-standards-throughout-food-chain/
$84.5 million investment project approved to produce solar panels
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved an investment project worth $84.5 million that will need about 1,000 workers to manufacture solar panels in an industrial zone in Kratie province, according to a release by the CDC. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501115792/84-5-million-investment-project-approved-to-produce-solar-panels/
Total of 394,458 people have received their fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine since June 9
Take up of COVID-19 vaccination drive’s 5th dose regime still leaves much to be desired off. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501113987/total-of-394458-people-have-received-their-fifth-dose-of-covid-19-vaccine-since-june-9/
Cambodia’s trade volume up 20 percent in first half of 2022
Cambodia’s total trade volume was valued at $27.2 billion in the first half of 2022, up 20 percent from 22.6 billion dollars over the same period last year, according to an official report released on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501111765/cambodias-trade-volume-up-20-percent-in-first-half-of-2022/
112 new factories open in Cambodia in first 7 months of 2022
Some 112 new factories, with a total investment of $1.19 billion, had opened in Cambodia during the first seven months of 2022, an industry ministry spokesperson said here on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130941/112-new-factories-open-in-cambodia-in-first-7-months-of-2022/
China to advance BRI cooperation with Cambodia
The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is committed to promoting the connectivity and common development of all countries, and China will continue to advance Belt and Road cooperation with Cambodia, delivering more benefits to the two peoples, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501296669/china-to-advance-bri-cooperation-with-cambodia/
Vietnam, Cambodia promote multi-faceted collaboration
Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association Nguyen ThiThanh and Chairwoman of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association Men Sam An on November 12 co-chaired a conference in Tay Ninh province to review the one-year implementation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on coordination between the two associations ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501391314/vietnam-cambodia-promote-multi-faceted-collaboration/
Cambodia attracts $1.39 bln investment in first 2 months of 2024
Cambodia approved fixed-asset investment projects worth $1.39 billion in the first two months of 2024, a significant rise of about 500 percent compared to the same period last year, a Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)’s report said on Sunday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501454423/cambodia-attracts-1-39-bln-investment-in-first-2-months-of-2024/
Exports reach $3.5 billion in the first nine months
Total exports during the first nine months of the year rose 41 percent to $3.5 billion compared to the same period in 2010, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce. Of the total amount, $3.1 billion was in garments, $10 million in paddy rice, ...
Drop in US exports seen as a wake-up call
The industry body for the nation’s garment and footwear manufacturers said new trade data showing a decline in Cambodian exports to the US during the first half of the year was a sign that the Kingdom was losing its competitive advantage, threatening the future of ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/drop-us-exports-seen-wake-call
Vertiv announces rebranding
Vertiv, formerly known as Emerson Network Power, officially announced its new branding on Wednesday in Cambodia to tap more markets in the country’s fast developing economy.Vertiv is a global provider of infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centres, communication networks, and commercial and industrial ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38734/vertiv-announces-rebranding/
Despite ban, timber exports to Vietnam nearing 2016 total
Cambodian timber exports to Vietnam over the first six months of the year have almost surpassed the total amount for all of last year, according to Vietnamese customs data, despite an existing ban on the trade – which one analyst said had “entirely failed” in ...
Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/despite-ban-timber-exports-vietnam-nearing-2016-total
Naga World Boss Acquires Billionaire Status
The Malaysian founder of Phnom Penh’s only licensed casino, Chen Lip Keong, is now a billionaire after seeing his fortune multiply in size in recent years, according to Forbes magazine. The magazine, which calculates the wealth of individuals using company data, published a list of the ...
Waste Summit throws spotlight on importance of waste separation
A waste summit is slated to take place in the capital this month to address why separating waste is important. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-waste-summit-throws-spotlight-on-importance-of-waste-separation
Prahok being primed for export
Prahok is being reprocessed by a local company to reduce its pungent smell to make it ready for export. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-prahok-being-primed-for-export
China pledges to speed up Phnom Penh-Poipet Expressway project
The Chinese government is planning to form a technical working group to speed up the Phnom Penh-Poipet Expressway project. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-china-pledges-to-speed-up-phnom-penh-poipet-expressway-project
Government’s plan to develop public housing takes on shape
Phnom Penh’s public housing policy, aimed to provide affordable housing for the middle income class and low income class, is expected to boost the construction sector in Cambodia as an increased population and rapid urbanisation is expected to create a demand of more than a ...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/governments-plan-develop-public-housing-takes-shape
Dubious Cancer Clinic Still Open for Business
The Phnom Penh municipal health department on Monday said that it would allow a health center claiming to cure diseases such as cancer and diabetes through “detox” treatments to remain open, despite previous claims that it had already been shut down. Sok Sokun, director of the ...
Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/dubious-cancer-clinic-still-open-for-business-48973/
Factories ‘follow all’ Covid guidelines
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) said it has been disseminating Covid-19 prevention measures set by authorities to factories, enterprises and workers. GMAC stressed that it has no authority to force factories to implement the measures, but has urged them to follow all Covid-19 ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/factories-follow-all-covid-guidelines