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H.E. Ok Boung, SEcrEtary of StatE at thE Ministry of CommErcE, hEld a discussion with H.E. Ms. PottiE Donica, Canadian Ambassador to Cambodia, on bilatEral tradE rElations, mainly in garmEnt sEctor, at thE ministry officE on Monday aftErnoon, said thE ministry’s nEws rElEasE. Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/nEws/cambodia-canada-strEngthEn-bilatEral-coopEration-in-garmEnt-sEctor/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On April 11, 2014, the signing ceremony of “Low Carbon Growth Partnership between the Cambodian Side and Japanese Side” was held at Cambodiana Hotel between H.e. Say Samal, Minister of environment and H.e. Mr. Kumamaru Yuji, Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/joint-press-release-on-signing-of-low-carbon-growth-partnership-between-the-cambodian-side-and-japanese-side/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Legal aid is provided either by the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC), internationally funded Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and public interest law firms. A special legal team under the supervision of the Prime Minister, aiming to assist impoverished women, particularly those in prison, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/legal-aid-providers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

EuropEan Union TradE CommissionEr KarEl dE Gucht said hE has no plans to launch an invEstigation into Cambodia’s much-criticizEd sugarcanE plantations aftEr a mEEting with CommErcE MinistEr Sun Chanthol in Phnom PEnh on TuEsday. Bottom linE: Cambodia’s frEE tradE bEnEfits to EuropE arE safE for Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/nEws/sugar-Exports-to-stay-duty-frEE-Eu-tradE-czar-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of economy and Finance and the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) have reached a memorandum of understanding on electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) cooperation, aiming to enhance digital verification of customer documents in Cambodia. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/finance-ministry-nbc-enhance-digital-verification-of-customer-documents/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

COVID-19 in Cambodia is a profile page where the public can access to an informative dashboard of the COVID-19 cases found in Cambodia, visualized as an info-graph and classified the cases by type, province, gender and nationality. The constantly updated dataset of the COVID-19 cases ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/profiles/covid-19-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has recorded a sharp rise in mobile payments as more and more people have turned from cash-based to digital transaction options, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-sees-significant-increase-in-digital-payments-with-e-wallets-exceeding-20-2-million/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The value of garment and shoe exports to the european Union are expected to reach the same level as those sent to the U.S. by 2013, an official from the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) said yesterday. Garment, textile and shoe exports to the e.U. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-exports-to-eu-catching-up-with-us/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The european Union has called on Cambodia to release 21 jailed activists and protesters and told the government during high level talks held here this week that a failure to reform the judiciary and electoral process could have severe consequences for the ruling party by ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eu-concerned-but-no-threats-to-cut-cambodia-aid-trade/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The economic Research Institute for ASeAN and east Asia, in partnership with the Asian Network, launched last week a new eRIA initiative to promote inclusive economic development through entrepreneurship and innovation across ASeAN and east Asia: the e-S-I Knowledge Lab. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/entrepreneurship-start-ups-and-innovation-knowledge-lab-launched/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The trade commissioner and foreign affairs representative of the european Union (e.U.) have turned down a request from 13 members of the european Parlia­ment that they immediately investigate Cambodia’s much criticized economic land concessions, but said they were monitoring the issue closely. In a March letter ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eu-wont-investigate-land-concessions-for-now/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to announce a Geographic Information System (GIS) Workshop: Fundamentals of QGIS. This workshop aims to provide a comprehensive knowledge on geographic information system and using open-source GIS platform (QGIS) for data collection, data management and mapping.For registration: https://bit.ly/43eJOOZRegistration deadline: ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/training-workshop-on-the-basic-of-gis-and-the-use-of-qgis/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Raw gravel, photo by touch and see, taken on March 26, 2014. Licensed under: CC BY-SA 2.0Since 2010, Cambodia has seen increasing production of cement, crushed stone, sand and gravel in response to the country’s booming construction sector. Approved investment in the construction industry in ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/gravel-and-limestone/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Strategic environmental assessment (SeA) represents an advanced tool for estimating and evaluating the consequences of specific development plans, programs and policies. In contrast to widely-used environmental impact assessment (eIA) taking place at the end of the decision-making process, SeA is conducted before all major decisions ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/strategic-environmental-assessment-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In the wake of an announcement by the National election Committee (NeC) that it has completed its investigation into election irregularities, the U.S. and Australian embassies in Phnom Penh on Monday continued to call for an independent and transparent inquiry into the results of the ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-australia-continue-call-for-credible-election-inquiry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

About 70 percent of Cambodians have access to financial services, with more than 8.6 million e-wallet account holders at the end 2021, according to the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/70-percent-of-cambodians-have-access-to-financial-services/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Laurel e. eiller, President and executive Director of the Asia Foundation, reaffirmed her commitment to supporting the Cambodian government during a meeting with Senate President Hun Sen at the Senate yesterday. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/asia-foundation-reaffirms-commitment-to-support-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have inked the agreements to expand bilateral trade, technologies, agriculture, industry, investment and the health sector, and both sides also are trying to boost close ties for mutual benefits while both nations’ trading has been reported to be ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-north-korea-update-bilateral-agreements/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

PM will lead a high delegation to attend the “11th ASeM Summit” to be held from 15 to 16 July 2016, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, under the theme “20 years of ASeM: Partnership for the Future through Connectivity”, the 11th ASeM Summit is expected to discuss ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/pm-will-lead-a-high-delegation-to-attend-the-11th-asem-summit-in-mongolia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...