Cambodia has about 50,000 hectares of mangroves
Protecting mangrove will be a main agenda of the World Wetlands Day to be held on Feb. 2, 2021, according to a press release from the Fauna&Flora International (FFI)-Cambodia programme and other partners. ...
Khner Time Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50808689/cambodia-has-about-50000-hectares-of-mangroves/
Inditex, H&M agree to pay more for clothes from Cambodia
Fashion brands, including Europe’s biggest clothing retailer Inditex SA (ITX) and Hennes & Mauritz AB (HMB), said they are willing to pay more for clothes made in Cambodia, backing a trade union campaign for higher wages. The chains are among eight clothing retailers that include Next Plc (NXT) and Primark that have ...
Gabi Thesing
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-19/inditex-h-m-agree-to-pay-more-for-clothes-from-cambodia.html
$952 million construction projects approved in five months
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has approved 1,679 construction projects nationwide on 2.2 million square metres at about $952 million in the first five months of this year. ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501099984/952-million-construction-projects-approved-in-five-months/
IMF trains Cambodian customs officers in investigation techniques
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provided investigation training for officers of the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501520510/imf-trains-cambodian-customs-officers-in-investigation-techniques/
The Week at the CSX - Calm Waters
The price of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) stock increased slightly to KHR 6,400 (US$1.57) on July 2 and remained at that level until July 5, while general trading volumes stayed between 10,000 to 12,000 shares except on July 2, when the volume dipped to just 2,200. The price increased ...
Turkey asks Cambodia to help develop its relations with ASEAN
Turkey is asking Cambodia to support the process of relationship-building with ASEAN nations that will help to expand closer cooperation with stakeholders across the region. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501480071/govt-sets-up-alcohol-working-group-to-protect-consumers/
Five communities were trained to develop reports and minutes
A primary objective of NatureLife Cambodia (NLC) is to build the capacity of committees of Community Protected Areas (CPA) and Community-Based Organizations (CBO) for effective site management. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501517350/five-communities-were-trained-to-develop-reports-and-minutes/
Government reviews S’ville master plan
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee (IMCC) Tuesday reviewed the final draft of the master plan to transform Preah Sihanouk province into a massive Multi-Purpose Special Economic Zone (MP-SEZ), before summiting to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) for ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501521018/government-reviews-sville-master-plan/
Cambodia exports 50 percent more raw cashew nuts in first semester
Cambodia exported more than 545,000 tonnes of raw cashew nut in the first semester of 2024, an increase of 50 percent compared to the same period in 2023, said a report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) on Wednesday. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501521384/cambodia-exports-50-percent-more-raw-cashew-nuts-in-first-semester/
Challenges, progress in exporting Cambodia's fishery products to the EU
Cambodia’s fisheries sector, a source of income and employment for approximately 33,000 individuals – predominantly women – faces substantial challenges in exporting its products to the EU. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/challenges-progress-in-exporting-cambodia-s-fishery-products-to-the-eu
School’s in again: Nearly 2,000 reopen nationwide after C-19 closures
After more than seven months, most schools across the Kingdom opened their gates again for students after having been shuttered to stem the spread of Covid-19. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50935830/schools-in-again-nearly-2000-reopen-nationwide-after-c-19-closures/
Cambodia and France exchange two MoUs on trade and education
Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, presided over the opening ceremony of the three-day France-Cambodia Business Forum, held at the Sofitel Phokeethra Phnom Penh this morning. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501519296/cambodia-and-france-exchange-two-mous-on-trade-and-education/
A decade of effort: Restoring the Tonle Sap flooded forests
In a remarkable ten-year effort, Conservation International Cambodia (CI Cambodia) has restored approximately 600 hectares of the Tonle Sap’s flooded forest, a critical ecosystem within Cambodia’s largest freshwater lake. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://m.phnompenhpost.com/national/a-decade-of-effort-restoring-the-tonle-sap-flooded-forests
GFT exports rise 17 percent in first half of 2024
Cambodia’s exports of garments, footwear and travel goods (GFT) increased by 16.89 percent in the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year, earning the country $6.15 billion, according to the trade data released by the General Department of Customs and ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501521386/gft-exports-rise-17-percent-in-first-half-of-2024/
Mekong river monitoring network improvement receives French support
The French Government today granted EUR 1.5 million to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to improve and expand its river monitoring network for better river monitoring and management of water infrastructure project operations along the mainstream and key tributaries of the Mekong. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50858213/mekong-river-monitoring-network-improvement-receives-french-support/
Govt sets up teams to monitor development works
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’. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501519498/govt-sets-up-teams-to-monitor-development-works/
Kingdom emerges biggest supplier of raw cashew nuts to Vietnam
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. ...
Jigme PaldenPazo
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501519482/kingdom-emerges-biggest-supplier-of-raw-cashew-nuts-to-vietnam/
Govt provides robust assistance to 1.3 million migrant workers
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. ...
Vietnamese business helps develop block chain technology in Cambodia
Vietnam’s Unicorn Ultra (U2U) ecosystem, an All-in-One platform for potential builders, opened its representative office in Cambodia to introduce, build and develop products applying block chain, artificial intelligence (AI), and Big Data. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501396143/vietnamese-business-helps-develop-block-chain-technology-in-cambodia/
Cambodia expected to greet 4.6 mln foreign tourists in 2014: minister
Cambodia is projected to receive 4.6 million international visitors this year, an expected rise of 10 percent from 4.2 million last year, Minister of Tourism Thong Khon said Saturday. “In the first six months of this year, more than 2.2 million foreigners visited Cambodia, up 5.2 ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/140802/cambodia-expected-greet-46-mln-foreign-tourists-2014-ministe