Sihanoukville has been selected as one city of three spots regionwide to take part in the Smart Cities Innovation Lab initiative to transform into a smart city, with a call for startups to implement new solutions. ...

After nearly a decade of research and development, Cambodia and Australia on April 5 jointly announced the official launch of a new fragrant rice variety named Champei Sar 70 (CPS 70) to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) notices issued year-to-February 28 reveal that it has greenlit 27 new private investment projects – 19 in textile-related sectors – worth a cumulative $198.2 million, which are expected to generate a total of 39,914 jobs. ...

The Transport Minister said on Monday that Sihanoukville will be transformed into a regional and international port hub, pledging three new container ports of $973 million where people can exchange goods and attract investors. ...

Tourism industry experts are anticipating an increase in visitors to the Kingdom during this year’s high season and encouraging communities in lesser-known areas to think creatively and find new ways to draw tourists out from the usual destinations. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that the South Korean Booyoung Group will gift the government a further 1,000 modern buses. The company handed over 200 buses to the Phnom Penh Municipal Hall in February, but suggested that the new buses be utilised in the ...

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. ...

The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) convened a meeting in New York to allow Cambodia to join the Program Coordinating Board (PCB) of UNAIDS for the Asia-Pacific Region for the 2023-2025 term, according to the National AIDS Authority (NAA) ...

The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, under the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, is expanding the capacity of water supplies and building new water treatment plants to meet the increasing demand for pipe water as urbanisation development and business activities rise. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has announced that it approved 113 new investment and expansion projects with combined registered capital of about $1.1 billion in the first half of this year, of which nearly 65% came from Chinese investors. ...

A new cement plant with a total investment capital of $95 million will be built in Pcheav village, Treng commune, Rattanak Mondul district, Battambang province, according to a press release of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) made public Monday. ...

ACLEDA Bank Plc has borrowed $100 million from China-owned Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to provide new loans to micro, small and medium enterprises, according to its latest filing with Cambodia Securities Exchange. ...

Kampong Thom provincial governor Nguon Ratanak recently led the planting of over 60 young tree saplings in Stung Sen garden, situated along the namesake river. The new trees are expected to beautify the provincial town and attract more domestic and international visitors. ...

Australia has supported the IndoPacLab program across Cambodia, Laos, and Papua New Guinea (PNG) to strengthen laboratory capacity for HIV, TB, malaria, and COVID-19 testing, said the Australian Embassy in Cambodia in a News release Friday. ...

Prime Minister of Cambodia has praised the World Economic Forum (WEF) for its important role as an active forum for government-private sector relations, by introducing new government policies and initiatives related to business and investment. ...

Cambodia has authorised the FOCUS Consortium to initiate a feasibility study on an investment project for constructing a new airport in Mondulkiri province, envisioning it as part of a satellite town development initiative. ...

Wanli Tire Co Ltd, a State-owned enterprise based in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, has begun construction of a new-phase production base amid a recovery of the country’s tire industry last year. ...

Vendors in Tbong Khmum province’s Memot district are waiting for the return of hundreds of new and used mobile phones which were seized by local customs officials last week. ...

The bank said in a news release that over 113,000 people in Cambodia are expected to benefit from better water supply infrastructure following the approval on June 21 of a new World Bank-supported project. ...