Mr. John WEEKS
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Mr. John WEEKS is an IT/open source enthusiast and educator. He has facilitated numerous socially responsible IT projects in Southeast Asia via House32 Web Design, and is currently managing Open-Comics.net. ...
KiwiPay plan merger with Meal Temple
Hong-Kong-based fintech firm Kiwi Pay Group Co Ltd (KiwiPay) announced a strategic merger with Cambodian food and grocery delivery start-up Meal Temple Group Pty Ltd to enter more developing markets with a new app called KiwiGo. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kiwipay-plan-merger-meal-temple
Kingdom in rubber forecast project
Cambodia has signed an agreement on a project to assess and forecast the impact of climate change and labour availability in natural rubber production chains in Southeast Asia, to promote growth and development in the regional sector, according to the General Directorate of Rubber on ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-rubber-forecast-project
ASEM leaders to adopt two Cambodian documents at summit
Three important documents, two initiated by Cambodia and one by Brunei will be adopted during the 13th Summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM13) to be held from November 25-26, Foreign Affairs Ministry secretary of state Luy David said. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50936614/asem-leaders-to-adopt-two-cambodian-documents-at-summit/
Cambodia eyes Alibaba SME accord
Cambodia is looking to work with Alibaba Group to bring local products to markets in China and countries in Asia, Europe and Africa through the Lazada app, and increase exports by domestic small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME). ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-eyes-alibaba-sme-accord
Hun Sen, Japan's Kishida meet at water summit
Prime Minister Hun Sen asked Japan to continue supporting Cambodia on irrigation and clean water systems, in a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on April 23 on the sidelines of the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Japan. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/hun-sen-japans-kishida-meet-water-summit
Kingdom eyes int’l co-op for socio-economic revival process
Cambodia has declared its readiness to join relevant development partners to restore the socio-economic situation and promote prosperity at the 78th UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) session in the Thai capital Bangkok. ...
US’ regional assistant state secretary set to visit Cambodia, Laos
The US assistant state secretary in charge of the East Asia and Pacific region is set to travel to Cambodia and Laos from May 1-7 to discuss bilateral relations and next month’s ASEAN-US Special Summit, according to the US state department on April 29. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-regional-assistant-state-secretary-set-visit-cambodia-laos
Digital technology adoption by Cambodia’s tourism MSMEs
The current state and role of digital technology adaptation in tourism-related micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Cambodia in 2023 have been reported by the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI), under the support of the Asia Foundation. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/digital-technology-adoption-by-cambodia-tourism-msmes
Textile & Apparel SEA-Cambodia Summit 2024 to boost textile growth
The Textile and Apparel SEA-Cambodia Summit 2024 is set to take place in Phnom Penh from March 14–15, 2024. The summit aims to address trends in the Southeast Asia region, focusing on themes like policy, sourcing strategy, supply chain digitisation, local factories, and sustainable development. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501345737/textile-apparel-sea-cambodia-summit-2024-to-boost-textile-growth/
Ministry ‘sceptical’ of latest rule of law rankings
Senior Cambodian officials have deplored a report by the World Justice Project (WJP), which ranked Cambodia as the lowest in East Asia and the Pacific on respect for the rule of law. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-sceptical-latest-rule-law-rankings
Fully tapping potential of RCEP by Cambodia
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a catalyst of regional economic growth, integration and connectivity in the Asia Pacific, accounting for about 30 percent of global GDP and one-third of the world’s population. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501267503/fully-tapping-potential-of-rcep-by-cambodia/
Vietnam steps up trade promotion in Cambodia
The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia in coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Asia–Africa Market Department held a trade forum in Phnom Penh on June 7, which brought together more than 100 businesses of the two countries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501304682/vietnam-steps-up-trade-promotion-in-cambodia/
175 tenants employ ‘30,000’ at S’ville SEZ
The Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ), the Kingdom’s largest industrial park in terms of size and occupancy, now houses 175 tenants, which employ about 30,000 people, according to local reports. Notable nationalities of enterprise owners include China and the US, as well as those from ...
ហ៊ិន ពិសី
https://www.postkhmer.com/business/2023-05-15-0647-250046.html
Cambodia elected to UNAIDS board
The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) convened a meeting in New York to allow Cambodia to join the Program Coordinating Board (PCB) of UNAIDS for the Asia-Pacific Region for the 2023-2025 term, according to the National AIDS Authority (NAA) ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-elected-unaids-board
Australia deepens economic ties with ASEAN
Australia’s special envoy for Southeast Asia, Nicholas Moore, said that his nation will deepen economic ties with Cambodia and other regional countries in ASEAN as part of engagement with the bloc. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/australia-deepens-economic-ties-with-asean
FAO forecasts above-average Cambodian rice harvest in latest season
Rice output in East and South Asia is forecast at 695 million tonnes for the latest season, one percent below the record in 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) said Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501322247/fao-forecasts-above-average-cambodian-rice-harvest-in-latest-season/
Cambodia and Myanmar strongest reliant on Chinese trade in ASEAN
Cambodia and Myanmar are the ASEAN countries most strongly economically dependent on trade with China, with Australia the nation in Asia-Pacific that is most reliant on Beijing, according to the Global Peace Index 2023. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-and-myanmar-strongest-reliant-on-chinese-trade-in-asean
Bengal florican habitat loss threatens survival
The Wonders of the Mekong project, aimed at promoting sustainable rivers in Southeast Asia, recently highlighted findings from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia indicating that vast amounts of Bengal florican habitats around Tonle Sap Lake have been lost due to encroachment on natural grasslands. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bengal-florican-habitat-loss-threatens-survival
Ministry, WWF urge action to protect endangered Asian elephants
The international conservation organisation World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) estimates that the population of elephants in Southeast Asia and China currently stands between 8,000 and 11,000, with Cambodia home to an estimated 400 to 600. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-wwf-urge-action-to-protect-endangered-asian-elephants