The Japanese government announced yesterday that it would provide almost $9 million to improve electricity access in the Kingdom that would enable Cambodians to enjoy better quality electricity services. Speaking at the signing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Phnom Penh, Foreign Minister Prak lass='cambodia-color'>...

Japanese officials will begin studying possible routes for a skytrain connecting Central Market to Phnom Penh International Airport, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Monday after securing a loan agreement with Japan last week. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Japanese government granted $2.9 million to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to help implement its strategic plan to promote responsible development in the region. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Japan has agreed to provide $728,501 for three recipient organisations under the framework, The Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects, to enhance the medical system to practice pediatric surgery, strengthen community care and support network for children, and improve the learning environment through primary school lass='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and Japan are set to inaugurate four new buildings at the Phnom Penh Teacher Education College, thanks to Japanese grant aid. The four new buildings – to be inaugurated on February 9 – include a library and administrative, academic and multi-purpose buildings. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth highlighted waste management and plastic reduction as priority tasks during his recent meeting with Japanese ambassador to Cambodia Atsushi Ueno. lass='cambodia-color'>...

A container freight station built with aid from Japan was inaugurated recently at Cambodia’s Sihanoukville Port Special Economic Zone (SPSEZ). lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Japanese government has provided a grant of $145,692 to Cambodia for the construction of a Community Technology Centre (CTC) in Bati district of Takeo province. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Heng Sour, Minister of Labour and VocationaL Training of Cambodia met Miyazaki Masahisa, Minister of Labour and WeLfare of the Kingdom of Japan in Geneva, SwitzerLand on Monday to discuss means to further strengthen the biLateraL in the fieLd of Labour. Lass='cambodia-coLor'>...

Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol warned students at the elite Royal School of Administration on Tuesday: “We cannot live on a rich island in the middle of a poor ocean.” lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Parliamentary Group of Friendship with Cuba of the National Assembly of Cambodia has reiterated the rejection of this country to the blockade and the hostile policy of the government of the United States against the island. lass='cambodia-color'>...

City hall is requesting the Japanese government for help in constructing an additional water treatment facility in Phnom Penh, an official said yesterday. Deputy Governor Nuon Pharoth said during a press conference yesterday that he led a delegation to Japan last week to discuss the lass='cambodia-color'>...

Plans for a light railway system in Phnom Penh were discussed at a meeting between Public Works and Transportation Minister Sun Chanthol and Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) regional director-general Yasushi Tanaka on Friday. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Kingdom’s total exports to Japan, one of the world’s largest economies, sharply increased in the first nine months of the year, a result of Cambodia’s effort to diversify export markets and preferential trade treatment from Japan. lass='cambodia-color'>...

A centre to improve the standard and quality of agricultural products, especially vegetables, will be set up in Kandal province soon, the director of the provincial agriculture department said yesterday. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The opening of a quality-inspection centre for agricultural products in Kandal province, originally scheduled for the end of 2017, has been delayed, with authorities now saying it will open during the first months of 2018. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The lifting of EU sanctions against Myanmar is bound to have an impact on the Cambodian garment sector, Cambodia Sin Chew Daily reported on Thursday. The European Union announced earlier this week that it was lifting sanctions against the country. Japan and Canada have made similar announcements since the end of last week. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Japanese electronics firm Nidec Corporation has invested about $37.5 million to establish a factory in Poipet City that will produce parts for computer hard drives lass='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen expects the country to attract more Japanese tourists and investors to help improve the country tourism and economy. The PM said last week he was encouraging more Japanese investors and tourists by heightening bilateral ties. “Japan and Cambodia are known for having lass='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has sent about 11,940 laborers overseas in the first six months of this year, down 29 percent from 16,900 it sent over the same period last year, the figures of the Ministry of labor showed Tuesday. In January to June period this year, the country lass='cambodia-color'>...