Cambodia is hosting the Global sME Finance Forum, where more than 400 delegates from 60 countries gathered to learn and share ways to create an enabling environment to support sMEs and financial inclusion as Cambodian finance specialists say access to financing remains a major challenge ss='cambodia-color'>...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has been given a stiff tax collection target of $3.5 billion for next year, $750 million more than the current year’s budget target, said Kong Vibol, Minister attached to the Prime Minister and Delegate of the Royal Government in ss='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is always committed to improving the respect of press freedom and freedom of expression as enshrined in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Sambo Wildlife Sanctuary biodiverSity monitoring and reSearch team were on November 22 excited to report the preSence of 48 leSSer adjutant neStS, with 68 adult birdS and their chickS confirmed living in the Mekong flooded foreSt habitat. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Canadian-owned company EnerCam Resources Co Ltd (EnerCam) is studying the possibility of investing in oil extraction from Cambodia’s offshore Block A after the government terminated an agreement with singapore-based KrisEnergy Ltd, after the oil and gas exploration company went bankrupt last year. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Hodo Group, a private textile and garment maker based in Wuxi, Jiangsu province in East China, said it would strive to become a world-class enterprise, said Zhou Haijiang, board chairman of the group and a delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has emerged as the second-largest partner of the south Korean government’s Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) initiatives over the years, it was revealed at an evaluation workshop of the programme recently in Phnom Penh. ss='cambodia-color'>...

As the 2023 national election is approaching, the International Relations Institute at the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) and the Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ) held a two-day training workshop to highlight the key role of the media in the poll. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Since the 2021 opening of a Second high-tech waStewater treatment plant in Sihanoukville, the environment of Preah Sihanouk province haS Steadily improved, with a reduction in pollution and an increaSe in maritime biodiverSity, Said the MiniStry of Environment. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun sen, has welcomed the information confirming that the Thai side had no intention to repatriate Cambodian migrant workers, but would further facilitate their stay in Thailand. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina on January 19 met with French Development Agency (AFD) country director for Cambodia sandrine Boucher to pitch a potential new project that could turn ordinary fishermen into bona-fide aquaculture traders. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Japan Maritime Self-DefenSe Force (JMSDF) ShipS, the mine Sweeper tender JS URAGA and the mine Sweeper tender JS AWAJI, will viSit the Sihanoukville AutonomouS Port from April 24-26, according to an April 17 preSS releaSe from the JapaneSe embaSSy. SS='cambodia-color'>...

China hopes to seize the opportunity of Prime Minister Hun sen’s state visit to push for further progress in building a “shared-future” community between the two countries. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 13 February 2023, U.S. EmbaSSy in Cambodia iSSueS a Statement on Voice of Democracy.The U.S EmbaSSy in Cambodia are deeply troubled by the abrupt deciSion to revoke Voice of Democracy&rSquo;S (VOD) media licenSe. A free and independent preSS playS a critical role in a SS='cambodia-color'>...

 Call for application: Research grant for bachelor’s degree students to write thesisThrough a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) and the Institute of science and Technology of Cambodia (IsTC) in Preah Vihear, focusing on collaborative efforts in education and research, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia exported nearly $20.5 billion worth of goods in the first 11 months of 2023, a slight increase of 1.2% year-on-year, according to a report released recently by the General Department of Customs and Excise. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s cost of electricity to industrial users remains highest in the region, which in turn is contributing towards the increased cost of doing business, a World Bank study has pointed out.​​ ss='cambodia-color'>...

Located in southwest Cambodia, the sihanoukville special Economic Zone (ssEZ), a joint venture between Chinese and Cambodian companies, has not only positively impacted on local people’s lives, but also significantly contributed to the kingdom’s economic growth. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Kingdom’s local trade finance market currently stands at $1.6 billion and improving access to affordable trade finance could increase imports and exports by up to nine percent, according to the latest study conducted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). ss='cambodia-color'>...

India is now Vietnam’s fastest growing tourism market with the number of visitors last year from that country increasing by 231% from 2019, the year before Covid broke out. ss='cambodia-color'>...