Cambodia and Japan agreed to grant visa exemption to diplomatic and official passport holders, aiming at further enhancing bilateral ties and cooperation, said a press statement from the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday. The statement said the two countries have agreed to provide visa lass='cambodia-color'>...

About 80 workers protesting against a Japanese factory in Phnom Penh that produces cardboard boxes blocked the gates Friday after managers refused to hold a meeting with employees. Workers burned tires in front of the Harta Packaging factory, which they have been protesting against since February, lass='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian and Japanese investors have invested USD 10 millions to construct villas, flats and twin villas in Sen Sok district. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Standing as one of the largest economies in Asia, Japan is quickly becoming a prime market for Cambodian goods. Even with both economies embroiled in the Covid-19 crisis, bilateral trade managed to reach $1.96424 billion in the first 10 months of 2020, climbing by 12.2 lass='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen, has expressed his condolences to Madam Sumiko Imagawa, over the passing of Mr Yukio Imagawa, former Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen lashed out at unnamed critics yesterday, saying there was no corruption in large-scale development projects backed by foreign aid. “[For example] as for the Neak leung bridge or Kizuna bridge Japan runs its bids in Tokyo. Therefore, only Japanese companies have the lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Supreme Court has issued a summons for the founder of the National Heart Party (NHP), Siem Phluk, ordering that he appear with legal counsel at a hearing on December 24 to resolve a complaint he filed against the Ministry of Interior for refusing to lass='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition lawmakers plan to submit proposed amendments to the national election law next week in order to allow Cambodians who work and live outside the country to register and vote from abroad. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Kampot Provincial Administration is preparing a proposal to the Ministry of National Defence through the Army Command to register nearly 30ha of land in Koh Touch commune’s Prek Ampil Village of Bokor town as a live fire training ground for the Kampot military operational lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Council of Ministers or the Cabinet for the seventh legislature of the National Assembly yesterday approved three legal documents, one national strategy and two reports during its second plenary session, presided over by Prime Minister Hun Manet at the Peace Palace, said a senior lass='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said there are pressing reasons to strengthen multilateralism and rules-based international cooperation as interference by foreign powers and use of military force only bring on even worse tragedies rather than offering any solutions. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The National Bank of Cambodia will develop a blockchain-based payment system with help from a Japanese financial technology startup to offer people a secure, low-cost way of sending and receiving money.   lass='cambodia-color'>...

International donors along with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Planning kick-started the Kingdom’s fourth Demographic and Health Survey in the capital yesterday. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The National Bank of Cambodia ( NBC), or the Central Bank, and the Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA) signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday, aiming at exchanging experience and expertise in the area of bank supervision, according to a news statement. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications announced a letter writing contest for students aged 9-15. The competition will allow them to show their off their creativity and writing talent, and promote an understanding of Cambodian postal services, and how to use them. lass='cambodia-color'>...

After a monthlong test run saw 10 buses often filled with passengers, a Chinese-owned company promised in early March to inject millions into the project and add hundreds of new buses. But Global Trade Development left the project last month after the municipality refused to grant lass='cambodia-color'>...

After winning all 125 seats in the National Assembly, senior officers of the Cambodian People’s Party on Thursday defended their victory by taking to international and local media to call out countries that condemned the election. They also criticised members of a former opposition party. lass='cambodia-color'>...

A Turkish man who survived a drive-by shooting in Sihanoukville only to be arrested less than 24 hours later over an earlier stabbing incident was charged by the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court on Sunday—after which he attempted to flee while still in handcuffs. lass='cambodia-color'>...

The Japanese government on Monday awarded nearly US$230 million in grant aid and loans to Cambodia. The loans are for a city transmission and distribution system expansion project in Phnom Penh and improvement of National Road No. 5, linking Phnom Penh and the Thai border. lass='cambodia-color'>...

Better laws and enforcement that require motorbike riders and children to wear helmets could save more than 500 lives and $100 million over the next six years, a new study says. The study, undertaken by the Asian Injury Prevention Foundation, says a new law now lass='cambodia-color'>...