Around 40 compAnies Are expected to explore investment opportunities in CAmbodiA this month, thAnks to the optimism felt by A delegAtion of Chinese investors who met with the Council for the Development of CAmbodiA (CDC) yesterdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/chinAs-ningbo-investors-seek-opportunities-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A senior officiAl from the Koh Kong ProvinciAl AdministrAtion hAs reveAled thAt the government hAs plAns to estAblish two AdditionAl speciAl economic zones (SEZs) in Botum SAkor district. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/koh-kong-plAns-new-sezs-to-boost-trAde/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Health authorities have taken precautionary measures after a seven-year-old girl was diagnosed with Zika in Popech village of Kampong Thom province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-confirms-1st-case-of-zika-infection-in-7-years/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a statement on Saturday, saying air pollution is responsible for nearly one in every five deaths among children under five in Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unicef-says-air-pollution-responsible-for-1-in-5-deaths-among-u-5-cambodian-children/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Ministry of Health, together with local authorities, has taken steps to prevent the spread of H5N1 bird flu in Svay Rieng province after a 50-year-old man died of the disease. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-imposes-measures-as-svay-rieng-man-dies-of-h5n1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia exported $1.09 billion worth of goods to Japan in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 4.3 percent, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) report showed recently. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdoms-exports-to-japan-top-1b/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In a letter released yesterday, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the date for the upcoming 7th National Election. according to the letter, the parliamentary elections for 125 seats will be held on July 23, 2023. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-sets-july-23-2023-as-national-election-day/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AustrAliA hAs A long history working with CAmbodiA to develop its rice industry, the AustrAliAn EmbAssy in CAmbodiA wrote on its officiAl FAcebook pAge on Nov. 30. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AustrAliA-supports-cAmbodiAs-rice-industry/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia will start benefiting in april from the UK’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), a new type of customs preference unveiled by the European country in august 2022. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/uk-to-implement-new-trading-scheme-for-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The leading opposition Candlelight Party is currently unable to register for the upcoming national elections due to a new policy by the National Election Committee, according to the party’s acting secretary general Kong Monika. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-policy-may-prevent-opposition-candlelight-party-from-registering-for-elections/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s trade turnover with global partners topped $19.2 billion in the first five months this year, a 14 per cent year on year (YoY) decline, government statistics show. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-trade-turnover-over-19-2-bn-in-jan-may-2023-14-yoy-drop/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The interior ministry’s IT department has issued a fresh warning for the public to be vigilant for scammers pretending to be legitimate online sellers. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/look-out-for-online-scammers-posing-as-sellers-interior-ministry-unit-warns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

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. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-pushes-shared-future-ambitions-during-pms-visit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The poverty rate in Cambodia had declined to 16.6 percent in 2022 from 36.7 percent in 2014, according to a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report on Thursday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-poverty-rate-falls-to-16-6-pct-undp/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kingdom has exported milled rice to the United arab Emirates (UaE), the first batch of 60,000 tonnes, grabbing a new market for Cambodia’s rice. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-exports-first-shipment-of-milled-rice-to-uae/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s proposal to work together for another “golden 30 years” of the asia-Pacific is crucial in the current global context, a Cambodian expert has said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-expert-says-xis-proposal-for-another-golden-30-years-crucial-to-asia-pacific/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Neth Pheaktra, Minister of Information, said that the Ministry of Information continues to provide professional training to journalists, ensuring a strong foundation for their careers in the field of information. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/neth-pheaktra-the-ministry-of-information-continues-to-provide-professional-training-for-journalists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In the first four months this year, Cambodia exported 248,491 tonnes of rice worth $170.2 million, a report by the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-earns-170-million-from-rice-exports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia has topped a recent global index produced by the UK-based business publication, fDi Intelligence. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-tops-emerging-markets-fdi-index-2024/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 19 February 2020, the Fauna &amp; Flora International announced that the hatching of ten baby Siamese crocodiles were spotted by conservationists in late January at the sanctuary, a protected part of the Stung Knong river, in Veal Veng district, Pursat province. The statement said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/record-number-of-baby-siamese-crocodiles-once-thought-to-be-extinct-spotted-in-the-wild/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>