ASEAN working on future direction post-2025, says Sec-Gen, adds Timor Leste’s membership on the cards
ASEAN Secretary-general Datuk Lim Jock Hoi Said that itS&nbSp; high-level taSk force iS now in the proceSS of charting the future direction beyond 2025 for the 10-member grouping. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501160058/asean-working-on-future-direction-post-2025-says-sec-gen-adds-timor-lestes-membership-on-the-cards/
Nearly 9,000 vehicles travel on Cambodia’s 1st expressway on 1st day of trial opening
Nearly 9,000 vehicles traveled on Cambodia’s first-ever expressway on the first day of its opening for trial use on saturday, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) said in a news release on sunday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501161480/nearly-9000-vehicles-travel-on-cambodias-1st-expressway-on-1st-day-of-trial-opening/
Cambodia’s apparel exports to Japan grow further in 2022 to more than $1.2 billion
Cambodia’s apparel exports to Japan have continued to grow for the second consecutive year in 2022, despite a dip in shipments in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the shipment increased to $1,201.698 million after a recovery in 2021. Notably, the exports recorded ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501252053/cambodias-apparel-exports-to-japan-grow-further-in-2022-to-more-than-1-2-billion/
Cambodian scholar says China’s BRI key contributor to global economic growth in post-pandemic era
China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has become a key contributor to global economic growth and poverty reduction in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, a Cambodian scholar said. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501285739/cambodian-scholar-says-chinas-bri-key-contributor-to-global-economic-growth-in-post-pandemic-era/
Foreign Ministry: Incursions of drones constitute intolerable violation of Cambodia’s sovereignty
Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation this evening issued a press statement underlining, “the incursions of drones into Cambodian airspace constitute a blatant and intolerable violation of Cambodia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501316315/foreign-ministry-incursions-of-drones-constitute-intolerable-violation-of-cambodias-sovereignty/
NBC navigating China’s cross-border interbank payment system: Serey
Cambodia’s journey towards becoming a member of the Chinese central bank’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment system (CIPs) will require more time due to the “stringent conditions” put forth by the central bank, according to National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) deputy governor Chea serey. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-navigating-chinas-cross-border-interbank-payment-system-serey
Cambodia’s Clean Energy drive attracts $65.5 million investment for 60 MW solar power plant
Investment projects in clean and renewable energy play a crucial role in the Cambodian government’s efforts to reduce emissions from fossil fuels. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501404391/cambodias-clean-energy-drive-attracts-65-5-million-investment-for-60-mw-solar-power-plant/
Representatives from diverse businesses in Siem Reap attended ODC’s training on business and digital literacy
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On 11 June 2024, Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) conducted a full-day training session in siem Reap city, siem Reap province, for the project “strengthening Informal Economies and small and Medium Enterprises (sMEs) in Cambodia through Open Data and Digital Literacy,” funded by the Center ss='cambodia-color'>...
Press release on the outcome of the extraordinary session the Senate’s 5th legislature on 31 July 2024
On 31 July 2024, the Senate of Cambodia iSSued a preSS releaSe regarding the outcome of the extraordinary SeSSion the Senate&rSquo;S 5th legiSlature on 31 July 2024 on their official Social media Site.According to the preSS, the Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia held itS SS='cambodia-color'>...
The Senate of Cambodia
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on "Special economic zone in Cambodia"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “special economic zone in Cambodia” by adding 1 new map feature of Grand Bokor sEZ in Preah sihanouk province. This dataset describes the information of special economic zone (sEZ) in Cambodia from 2006 to 2024. The ss='cambodia-color'>...
Water and sanitation
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Children in Moung district, Battambang province, wash their hands with soap and water. Photo by WorldFish Cambodia, taken on 08 November 2018. Licensed under (CC BY-ND 2.0).Recognized as a global crisis, the United Nations has included water and sanitation in sustainable Development Goal 6, ensuring ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cellcard announces Cambodia’s first 5G use case to help the Kingdom during Covid-19
Cellcard has today announced Cambodia’s first 5G use case – a telemedicine service at four locations across Phnom Penh to help the nation’s most critically ill during the Covid-19 crisis. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50706678/cellcard-announces-cambodias-first-5g-use-case-to-help-the-kingdom-during-covid-19/
Cambodia’s Delta variant now becomes community infection, total rises to above 300 nationwide
Cambodia’s Ministry of Health (MoH) has reportedly detected more than 300 cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant, and is classified as a community infection. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50908867/cambodias-delta-variant-now-becomes-community-infection-total-rises-to-above-300-nationwide/
PP Governor: No curfew will be reimposed in Phnom Penh amid the government’s successful vaccination campaign
Amid the successful vaccination campaign in the capital, Phnom Penh Governor Khuong sreng said that no curfew will be reimposed in the capital as it is unnecessary. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50923919/no-curfew-will-be-reimposed-in-phnom-penh-amid-the-governments-successful-vaccination-campaign/
UN official sees Cambodia’s plunged poverty rate as positive step towards LDC graduation
Cambodia’s remarkable decline in poverty rate is a positive step towards the southeast Asian country’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status, a United Nations official said on Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326643/un-official-sees-cambodias-plunged-poverty-rate-as-positive-step-towards-ldc-graduation/
Serey: Central bank’s MoU with UnionPay not yuan agreement
National Bank of Cambodia deputy governor Chea Serey clarified on July 16 that a recent memorandum of underStanding with China&rSquo;S UnionPay waS not an agreement to legaliSe the ChineSe yuan in the Kingdom or the Cambodian riel in China. Rather, it permitS mobile paymentS uSing SS='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/serey-central-banks-mou-unionpay-not-yuan-agreement
Trade policy and regulation
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen were at the Aid for Trade Global Review 2019. Photo by World Trade Organization (WTO), taken on 03 July 2019. Licensed under CC BY-sA 2.0.International trade plays an essential role in improving Cambodia’s growth, employment and business opportunities. Trade policy ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ukraine-Russia conflict is an example for us, says Cambodian PM and stresses peace is everyone’s obligation
As Cambodia prepares to hold the Commune/sangkat Council Election on June 5, 2022, Prime Minister Hun sen said everyone has the obligation to protect peace. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501052817/ukraine-russia-conflict-is-an-example-for-us-says-cambodian-pm-and-stresses-peace-is-everyones-obligation/
Vongsey Visoth meets with Ms. Zhong Jie, Economic and Trade Adviser at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Cambodia
Vongsey Visoth, Deputy Prime Minister and Ministers in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers met with Ms. Zhong Jie, Economic and Trade Adviser of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Cambodia, and her colleagues at the Office of the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501375255/vongsey-visoth-meets-with-ms-zhong-jie-economic-and-trade-adviser-at-the-embassy-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-in-cambodia/
Indigenous women seek direct help and support from all stakeholders on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022
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The United Nations marks 2022 as this year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples under the theme “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge.” This theme recognizes how important and central women are in the longevity and survival ss='cambodia-color'>...