Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) along with relevant stakeholders are jointly working towards envisaging a safe food production plan for national and international markets, said a senior official for MAFF on Monday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/maff-crafting-safe-food-production-plan/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Sok Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) and leaders of the ASEAN community discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in the fields of green transition, blue economy, climate change, energy and food security, digital transformation and supply chain href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/asean-including-cambodia-discuss-economic-ties/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Local authorities from the district to village levels throughout the country will receive training from the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) to increase legal awareness on topics ranging from birth, marriage and death certificates to criminal and civil procedures. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bakc-launches-nationwide-legal-training-for-local-authorities/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has endorsed the Mekong cooperation with Korea and Japan which focuses on connecting societies, promoting digitalisation and providing proactive responses to the citizens in the community aimed at elevating inclusive and sustainable development in the region. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-bats-for-mekongs-economic-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) and the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) have introduced new regulations to enhance responsible business practices and bolster consumer protection in the country’s banking and financial sectors. Announced on Friday, the new rules are designed to promote a sustainable href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-banking-and-financial-associations-implement-new-rules-to-strengthen-operations-and-consumer-protection/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) and Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create the Center of Excellence (CoE) to conduct research on green financing in agriculture in Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ardb-apraca-sign-mou-to-create-coe-on-green-financing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

China has reiterated its strong commitment to supporting Cambodia in pursuing a development path tailored to its national conditions, with the goal of becoming an upper middle-income economy by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-reaffirms-commitment-to-support-cambodias-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Fisheries Administration (FiA) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) called on all stakeholders in the fishery value chains to collaborate with the Fisheries Competent Authority (FCA) to implement necessary food safety requirements and follow the required processes, from application submission to obtaining href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fia-unido-urge-stakeholders-to-adhere-to-food-safety-standards/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Authorities plan to provide land to around 70 families who have agreed to leave Phnom 1500 for a new location this August, while 50,000 saplings are being planted to restore the forest and create a natural tourism destination. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/authorities-relocate-families-plant-trees-to-restore-phnom-1500-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In a bid to disprove false claims about the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) by overseas-based opposition groups, Prime Minister Hun Manet is arranging free transport for the public to see for themselves the real situation at the border areas. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-announces-free-tours-to-northeastern-border-provinces-to-address-concerns-over-sovereignty/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

From September 2023 to August 2024, in the first year of the 7th-mandate the Royal Government of Cambodia, the Council for Development of Cambodia (CDC) granted licences to 391 new investment projects and production expansion projects with a combined capital of over $7.5 billion. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cdc-approves-nearly-400-investment-projects-worth-over-7-5-billion-in-one-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian economy is demonstrating signs of an overall rebound in 2024, spurred by improving liquidity and improving export demand, says a recently released report, titled ‘Economic Snapshot and Outlook 2024’ by investment advisory firm, Mekong Strategic Capital (MSC). href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-economy-stabilizing-in-2024-with-increased-liquidity-exports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) Saturday announced the establishment of working groups to monitor, review and evaluate the implementation of the development plans and strategic policies of the ministries and institutions based on the slogan ‘Strengthen and Organise Individual Home’.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-sets-up-teams-to-monitor-development-works/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has knocked off Ivory Coast to become Vietnam’s biggest supplier of raw cashew nuts. Earlier it was the African nation that held the position. The General Department of Customs of Vietnam made the announcement on Saturday.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-emerges-biggest-supplier-of-raw-cashew-nuts-to-vietnam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A senior official at the Ministry of Labour said that as of June, 2024, there were approximately 1.3 million Cambodian migrant workers living abroad, with most of them located in Thailand and South Korea. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-provides-robust-assistance-to-1-3-million-migrant-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

After a two-year hiatus, the CamBuild, CamFood and CamHotel exhibitions are back at Diamond Island this week, starting on Wednesday and going through to Friday. Andrew Siow, director of the Kuala Lumpur-headquartered AMB Exhibitions, says the three industry shows at the same time should attract more href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/trade-show-starts-on-wednesday/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court has summonsed for questioning Kim Seanglay, a military policeman who was the subject of one of slain journalist Hang Serei Oudom’s articles on the illegal timber trade, Chhay Thi, an investigator for the rights group Adhoc, said yesterday. According to their href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-questioned-in-journo-slaying/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

ANZ has ruled out helping hundreds of poor Cambodian families forcibly evicted from their land to make way for sugar-cane plantations that involved child labour and led to food shortages. Fairfax Media this year revealed confidential audits that disclosed that ANZ’s Cambodian subsidiary, ANZ Royal Bank, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/anz-says-no-to-evicted-cambodian-farmers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on February 13 started an official visit to neighbouring Laos. Sry Thamarong, minister attached to the prime minister, said that PM Hun Sen held bilateral talks with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone to discuss ways to further enhance bilateral ties href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-laos-step-up-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Justice issued a stern warning that efforts to incite opposition to the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) cooperation are part of a broader scheme to instigate a colour revolution aimed at overthrowing the government. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/justice-ministry-warns-citizens-against-colour-revolution-plotting-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...