On December 7th and 8th, a small team from ODC jumped in a bus and traveled to Kampong Som to participate in BarCamp Sihanoukville. The conference was held at Build Bright University. The day-and-a-half-long event featured presentations from specialists of many fields and interests, including ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/barcamp-sihanoukville-2013-recap/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Russian embassy on Friday gave humanitarian aid to the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital together with Russian BioBuilding Co and Cambodian companies eBiodis, Leisure Asia Corporation, SGU Import export Co Ltd and Cambodia-Russian Trade House. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/russian-embassy-helps-out-khmer-soviet-friendship-hospital/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A new app, Doe leng Sruk Yoeng, has been launched by the Ministry of environment (Moe) with the aim of promoting the Kingdom’s ecotourism hotspots, providing up-to-date transport information and tools to share holiday memories. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/app-showcases-cambodias-ecotourism-gems/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) of the Ministry of economy and Finance (MeF) has issued an instruction on procedures to enable taxpayers who are owners of registered businesses to make online adjustments of their online filing on annual tax on income (ToI e-Filing), a ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gdt-allows-taxpayers-to-adjust-annual-tax-online/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

“Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, H.e. Vuk Jeremic will pay an official visit to Cambodia early next week to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries,” the media release from the foreign ministry said on October 7. “Serbian Foreign Minister H.e. Vuk ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/serbian-foreign-minister-strengthen-bilateral-ties/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The “11th ASeM Summit” held on 15-16 July 2016 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, under the overall theme “2o years of ASeM: Partnership for the Future through Connectivity”, was concluded with the adaption of three important outcome documents: (1) Ulaanbaatar Declaration on ASeM into the Third Decade; ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-outcome-of-11th-asem-summit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday rebuked the opposition for urging foreign donors to refrain from signing any new agreements with the government until after the election and boasted of a new $26 million handed over last week by the european Union (e.U.) e.U. Ambassador ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-mocks-opposition-request-for-donors-to-freeze-aid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Shapshot of the U.S. Libary of Congress e-mailOn July 24, 2013, the ODC Team received a surprise e-mail from the United States Library of Congress:“The United States Library of Congress has selected your website for inclusion in the Library’s historic collection of Internet materials related ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/inclusion-of-the-odc-website-in-the-library-of-congress-web-archives/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On Thursday morning, 03 October 2019, H.e. Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn and H.e. MIKAMI Masahiro, Ambassador of Japan to Cambodia, will sign the exchange of Notes and related documents on the extension of Grant Aid up to the maximum amount of two billion and ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-exchange-of-notes-and-related-documents-on-the-extension-of-grant-aid-up-to-the-maximum-amount-of-two-billion-and-seven-hundred-seventy-seven-million-japanese-yen/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The european Union yesterday pledged to support Cambodia with three grants totaling $54 million, including one payment to help bolster the country’s ability to organize its public finances, officials announced at a press conference in Phnom Penh. “The e.U. will continue to support Cambodia with ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/european-union-grants-54-million-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia is seeking more economic, trade, and investment ties with Francophonie nations, Prime Minister Hun Sen told visiting Secretary-General of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) Louise Mushikiwabo at a meeting yesterday. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-seeks-more-economic-cooperation-with-oif-nations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 25 November 2019, the Ministry of Commerce issued a press release on the signing ceremony between H.e. PAN Sorasak, Minister of Commerce of Cambodia and H.e. YOO Myung-Hee, Minister for Trade of Republic of Korea on the Joint Statement on the Launch of the ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-signing-ceremony-between-h-e-pan-sorasak-minister-of-commerce-of-cambodia-and-h-e-yoo-myung-hee-minister-for-trade-of-republic-of-korea-on-the-joint-statement-on-the-launch-of-the-jo/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

SDG 15 focuses on the sustainable use of terrestrial (land-based) biodiversity and ecosystems such as forests, grasslands, deserts and mountains and their interaction with freshwater systems. It aims to protect and restore their ecological function. The work includes applying sustainable land and forest management practices and ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/sdg-15-life-on-land/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On Monday Afternoon 25th November 2019 in Busan, Republic of Korea, H.e Chhieng Yanara, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister, has signed on behalf of the Royal Government of Cambodia on MoU on Development Cooperation between Republic of Korea and 5 ASeAN countries such as ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-signing-of-mou-on-development-cooperation-between-republic-of-korea-and-5-asean-countries-during-the-investment-asean-2019/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ministry of Women’s Affairs. Photo taken from the Ministry’s Facebook Page, taken on 17 September 2016.establishmentUnder Royal Decree No. NS/RKM/0197/22, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs was formally established on 24 January 1996. The Ministry became the Ministry of Women and Veteran’s Affairs under the Royal ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/ministry-of-womens-affairs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

With financial and technical supports by the european Union and DanChurchAid Cambodia Office, the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) is pleased announce that CCIM is going to release a report of Challenges to Independent Media in Cambodia 2017 on Wednesday morning, February 21, 2018 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-for-launching-ceremony-of-challenges-to-independent-media-2017/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The 4th world class Japanese Oji Paper Co. Ltd will invest in tree planting in Cambodia for paper manufacture. The information was made known here on Aug. 7 by the Japanese company’s Director Mr. Shimamura Gemmei in a meeting with Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japanese-oji-paper-company-to-plant-trees-for-producing-paper-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The opposition CNRP made another pitch for an end to free trade benefits for Cambodian sugar exports to the european Union at a meeting in Phnom Penh on Wednesday with visiting european Parliament members, blaming the benefits for effectively subsidizing companies that are evicting poor ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cnrp-leaders-lobby-eu-parliamentarians-over-blood-sugar/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The european Commission (e.C.) will today ban all fish imports from Cambodia, carrying through on its threat made in November to punish the country for failing to show genuine commitment to tackling the global problem of illegal fishing, according to a memo released Friday. The ban, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fish-imports-from-cambodia-banned-by-eu/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian fish farmer checking on fish quality. Photo by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), taken on 16 October 2012. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia’s inland capture fisheries are among the largest in the world. The fishing industry encompasses subsistence, commercial and recreational fishing, as ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/fishing-fisheries-and-aquaculture/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...