Biz Fair to attract 500,000 visitors to Cambodia’s coast
Cambodia’s Biz Fair is making a return after a pandemic-fuelled hiatus and is expected to attract 500,000 visitors to the five-day event hosted at a newly-developed stretch of coastline close to sihanoukville. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/biz-fair-to-attract-500000-visitors-to-cambodias-coast
Prince Foundation gives a helping hand to children’s healthcare in Cambodia
Prince Foundation, via a donation by Chen Zhi, Chairman of Prince Holding Group, has contributed $200,000 to Cambodia Kantha Bopha Foundation (CKF). This will aid the ongoing operations of Kantha Bopha Hospitals, which provide free and quality health care to children in the Kingdom. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501191288/prince-foundation-gives-a-helping-hand-to-childrens-healthcare-in-cambodia/
China announces a financing of 200 million yuan for Cambodia’s development
Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has announced to provide a financing of 200 million yuan to further contribute to Cambodia’s development. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501181650/china-announces-a-financing-of-200-million-yuan-for-cambodias-development/
Conservation draft laws go under review by ministry’s working group
Minister of Justice Koeut Rith has set up a working group to review and advise on the penalty provisions of the draft laws on fisheries, forestry and protected natural areas before submitting them to the Council of Ministers for approval. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia’s 2022 exports valued at more than $22 billion
The export volume of Cambodia for the past year was valued at $22.44 billion, while import reached $25.46 billion. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501233389/cambodias-2022-exports-valued-at-more-than-22-billion/
Korea becomes Cambodia’s 14th largest trading partner in 2022
Korea has become Cambodia’s 14th largest trading partner in 2022, as the bilateral trade volume posted $780 million, inching up 0.6 percent. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501267568/korea-becomes-cambodias-14th-largest-trading-partner-in-2022/
SME Bank’s loans help more than 2,000 businesses
The state-owned small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc. (sME Bank) has disbursed more than $200 million in loans to at least 2,500 sMEs to help them expand businesses. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234112/sme-banks-loans-help-more-than-2000-businesses/
Cambodia’s export to South Korea surges in Q1
Cambodia’s export to south Korea significantly increased in the first quarter of this year, thanks to the bilateral free trade agreement, which was put into force last December. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501275292/cambodias-export-to-south-korea-surges-in-q1/
Workers, families feel rising market’s pressure: Economy 2022
As Cambodia touted recovering trade and GDP growth, thousands took to the streets this year over repression at work or struggles in the market. The year marked a return to money and goods flowing quickly and unevenly, as the country faced reports of rising poverty and ss='cambodia-color'>...
Michael Dickison
https://www.vodkhmer.news/2022/12/30/workers-families-feel-rising-markets-pressure-economy-2022/
Fantastic plastic: NGO’s inaugural recycling competition held in Kandal
The Wonders of the Mekong project, an NGO working to ensure a healthy Mekong River, on May 4 organised their first “Plastic Recycling Competition 2023” competition to celebrate Earth Day this year. Groups of high school students from Kandal province took part as contestants in the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fantastic-plastic-ngos-inaugural-recycling-competition-held-kandal
APSARA continues consolidating platform of Angkor Wat’s Bakan Tower
Experts from the Department of Conservation of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology at the APsARA National Authority continue the third phase project of consolidating the platform of Angkor Wat’s Bakan tower to strengthen the damaged structure. ss='cambodia-color'>...
កែវ រចនា
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501316496/apsara-continues-consolidating-platform-of-angkor-wats-bakan-tower/
Cambodia’s top diplomat to visit Japan this week
Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime MiniSter, MiniSter of Foreign AffairS and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, will lead a delegation to pay an Official Working ViSit to Japan from January 21 to 24, at the invitation of hiS JapaneSe counterpart HayaShi YoShimaSa. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501223142/cambodias-top-diplomat-to-visit-japan-this-week/
Government collectS more than $2 billion in taxes in H1
According to the online revenue management system of the General Department of Taxation, in the first half of 2023, taxes collected totalled 8,393.17 billion riels or approximately $2.072 billion. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501324387/government-collects-more-than-2-billion-in-taxes-in-h1/
Phnom Penh’s new Techo International Airport scheduled to commence operations by early 2025
The Techo International Airport (TIA), whose construction is about 50 percent complete now, is scheduled to commence in early 2025. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501299512/techo-international-airport-scheduled-to-commence-operations-by-early-2025/
Cambodia’s policy toward China remains unchanged, says PM
In the new mandated government, Cambodia’s policy toward China remains unchanged, based on the spirit of traditional friendship, mutual trust and win-win cooperation. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501332389/cambodias-policy-toward-china-remains-unchanged-says-pm/
Cambodia’s diversification from garment to non-garment rolling
Non-garment manufacturing has played an important role in the economy because its share in the country’s total exports has increased remarkably, showing industry diversification. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501397128/cambodias-diversification-from-garment-to-non-garment-rolling/
Ministry’s digital learning platform gains about 90,000 users
A digital learning platform established by the Ministry of Education, Youth and sport (MoEYs) has in less than two months amassed 89,156 users, who are gaining knowledge and learning from the content provided on the platform. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501416884/ministrys-digital-learning-platform-gains-about-90000-users/
Cambodia’s ambitious Funan Techo canal project sparks concerns near and far
Heang Nang Eng, 60, had a bad feeling when she first heard rumors about a canal project that would impact the Prek Ta Hing stream near where she lives. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Seoung Nimol and Ly Rosslan
https://cambojanews.com/cambodias-ambitious-funan-techo-canal-project-sparks-concerns-near-and-far/
Kingdom’s port sees remarkable rise in container throughput
The state-owned port sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAs) witnessed remarkable growth in container throughput in 2023, according to the annual report of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport on Friday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501449704/kingdoms-port-sees-remarkable-rise-in-container-throughput/
PM reaffirms Cambodia’s ambitious reforms to boost investment attractiveness
Prime Minister Hun Manet underlined the Royal Government’s ambition and comprehensive reforms to streamline processes and increase overall investor attractiveness. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501466559/pm-reaffirms-cambodias-ambitious-reforms-to-boost-investment-attractiveness/