The Cambodia-South Korea Free Trade Agreement: Increasing potential for downstream sectors
The Cambodia-South Korea Free Trade Agreement can help boost Cambodian exports of garments, textiles, and footwear to South Korea. The agreement also presents opportunities for value-added investments in Cambodia’s downstream processing industries through a ‘plus one business model’, in which South Korean companies could expand ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501090924/the-cambodia-south-korea-free-trade-agreement-increasing-potential-for-downstream-sectors/
DPM Prak Sokhonn says Cambodia-ROK FTA to further enhance healthy bilateral economic cooperation
The Cambodia-Republic of Korea (ROK) Free Trade Agreement that has entered into force on Dec. 1 this year, will further enhance the current healthy bilateral economic cooperation, particularly on trade and investment. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501198790/dpm-prak-sokhonn-says-cambodia-rok-fta-to-further-enhance-healthy-bilateral-economic-cooperation/
Press release on Cambodia-ROK FTA to further enhance healthy bilateral economic cooperation
On 07 December 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Cambodia-ROK FTA to further enhance healthy bilateral economic cooperation.His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, hailed the achievements registered during Ambassador ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Cambodian passport services to be available in South Korea
Cambodians abroad will soon be able to renew their passports in the country they are in. The government will offer this service starting with South Korea as it is home to some 50,000 Cambodian migrant workers. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501357936/cambodian-passport-services-to-be-available-in-south-korea/
South Korean investor body explores local opportunities
Cambodia is looking to drum up interest among Korean investors in the production of goods in the Kingdom for export to their home market, and push bilateral trade beyond current levels – $549.930 million in the first eight months of 2022, up by 6.42 over ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/south-korean-investor-body-explores-local-opportunities
South Korea’s Booyoung seeking investment opportunities in infrastructure and transport in Cambodia
A delegation of Booyoung Co., Ltd., led by its Chairman Dr Lee Joong Keun, is seeking opportunities of investment in infrastructure and transport sector in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501248855/south-koreas-booyoung-seeking-investment-opportunities-in-infrastructure-and-transport-in-cambodia/
ROK interested in Cambodia’s logistics sector
The Republic of Korea (ROK) has been committed to enhancing and strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation with Cambodia, particularly in the field of logistics. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501301024/rok-interested-in-cambodias-logistics-sector/
Embassy expands passport services
The Cambodian embassy in Seoul now offers passport and consular services to citizens residing and working in South Korea, thereby eliminating the need for travel to their home country for renewal. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/embassy-expands-passport-services-
Kingdom, Korea ink 6 agreements
Prime Minister Hun Manet and Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea yesterday witnessed the signing of four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and two other agreements aimed at expanding multifaceted cooperation in financial development, investment flow, intellectual property, drug management, vocational training and ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501489818/kingdom-korea-ink-6-agreements/
South Korean bank invests in Kingdom
The embassy of Cambodia to the Republic of Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with DGB Bank to provide cooperation in promoting investment in Cambodia as well as protection for Cambodians in South Korea. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50818388/south-korean-bank-invests-in-kingdom/
Banking on human resources
Acleda Bank, Cambodia’s largest Bank, is morphing its existing training centre into a full-fledged educational institution, after obtaining a licence last month. The new institute will look to provide bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration, with majors in finance and Banking. The Post’s Sorn ...
Sorn Sarath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/banking-human-resources
Japan to fund four new local projects
Japan agreed to provide $384,817 in financial assistance to local organisations for projects in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Kampong Chhnang and Koh Kong. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50112050/japan-fund-four-new-local-projects/
Myanmar urges closer ties with military
Myanmar’s army chiefs want to increase cooperation with Cambodia in a bid to build closer bilateral ties, according to a senior military official. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36280/myanmar-urges-closer-ties-with-military/
Medical students, Gov’t tussle over new exam
About half of the University of Health Science’s class of 2014 risks not graduating this year, having refused to register for a new compulsory final exam. A 2007 sub-decree states that a national-level examination for medical students would be implemented from that academic year onwards. But ...
Sinary Sany
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/medical-students-govt-tussle-over-new-exam-56780/
New Research Presented to Help Locals Understand Violence
New research on the cultural causes of and solutions to violence against women was presented in Phnom Penh on Friday in a bid to help those interested in ending violence understand what fuels it, specifically in a Cambodian context. The research is 25 years in the ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-research-presented-to-help-locals-understand-violence-61415/
CCHR and CIVICUS condemn the Cambodian government’s rejection of key recommendations during its 2nd Universal Periodic Review
Today, 26 June 2014, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) and CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance, condemn the Royal Government of Cambodia’s (the “RGC”) decision to reject key recommendations on the human rights situation in the Kingdom of Cambodia put forward by United ...
Cambodian center for Human Rights (CCHR)
Med students accuse uni of graft, gouging
The University of Health Sciences (UHS) rejected allegations from staff and students yesterday that their management is embezzling funds from the national medical exit examinations. On Tuesday, UHS staff and students accused the University of pocketing funds from the $125 exams that were held between February ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Sarah Taguiam
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/med-students-accuse-uni-graft-gouging
Huawei and American University of Phnom Penh all set for a bright future
Huawei Technologies held an event to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American University of Phnom Penh (AUPP) and its Center for Leadership and Professional Development (CLPD) at the AUPP campus yesterday. The MOU was to work towards new digital technology projects and ...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50754620/huawei-and-american-university-of-phnom-penh-all-set-for-a-bright-future/
New services, branches in Cambodia woo bank customers
Maybank, one of the largest banks in Cambodia, has officially launched an internet banking service to provide a convenient service to its more than 10,000 customers and says it hopes to increase that number by around 10 per cent. The service, called M2U, will enable customers ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/Business/new-services-branches-woo-bank-customers.html
OSK Investment Bank and RHB Capital merge
OSK Investment Bank Berhad (OSKIB), the parent company of OSK Indochina Bank Limited (OSKIBL), has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Malaysia-based financial services group RHB Capital Berhad (RHB Capital), effective from November 9. ...