The Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia (GMaC) announced it will introduce smart technology solutions to bolster efficiency in the textile industry as it works to embrace the forthcoming Fourth Industrial Revolution. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gmac-indian-software-to-up-gtf-efficiency/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian Higher Education association has claimed that 113 private educational establishments are facing bankruptcy because of their inability to pay rent and staff salaries in light of nationwide school closures caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/private-schools-struggling/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 19 April 2021, the GArment MAnufActurers AssociAtion in CAmbodiA (GMAC) issued An AppeAl to All stAkeholders on the temporAry closure of gArments, footweAr, And trAvel products mAnufActuring which Are not considered essentiAl sectors to be operAted during the lockdown. This wAs mAde in response <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/Announcements/gmAc-AppeAl-to-All-stAkeholders/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged Cambodia Okhna association to strengthen its solidarity to assist society and charity works, while accepting the position of Honorary President. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-appointed-honorary-president-of-cambodia-oknha-association/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The number of foreign owners of houses in Cambodia has soared in recent years after the government permitted foreigners to have rights over owning real estate in the Kingdom, according to officials of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. Speaking at the opening of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/foreigners-entering-the-condo-market-in-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Peace, political stability, macroeconomic stability and multilateral and bilateral free trade agreements have played a critical role in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and fostering economic growth in the Kingdom, said Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice- President of Council for the Development <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chanthol-points-up-4-key-factors-for-fdi-attraction/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Days after signing a statement welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping to Cambodia, opposition leader Sam Rainsy took to Radio Free asia to slam China for enabling human rights abuses in the Kingdom with no-strings-attached loans.​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rainsy-says-china-aid-to-blame-for-rights-abuses/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

About 200 gArment workers mArched from Phnom Penh’s WincAm gArment fActory to the Ministry of LAbor on ThursdAy to press their demAnds for short-term contrActs And better benefits. The KoreAn-owned fActory’s 800-plus workers hAve been protesting since June 11 to demAnd thAt the fActory chAnge their <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/workers-tAke-contrAct-demAnds-to-ministry/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

New limitations on Vietnamese exports of processed cashews and slowing demand on the international markets is expected to decrease the price of raw cashews by roughly 40 percent this year, sparking concerns among Cambodian farmers, who are now midway through the harvest season, traders and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cashew-prices-down-40-as-demand-sinks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s Supreme Court ordered the release of two men Wednesday who were wrongly convicted and jailed for the 2004 murder of a prominent opposition activist. The court’s decision to drop all charges came amid renewed calls to free the men, whom leading international rights groups have <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-high-court-drops-case-against-men-wrongly-jailed-for-2004-murder-of-labor-activist/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Nearly two years have passed since the Cambodia-China Free Trade agreement (CCFTa) came into effect in early January 2022. This period has witnessed significant growth in bilateral trade, as well as a surge in Chinese investment in Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-china-fta-brings-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Cooperation between Cambodia and China has been providing “more favourable conditions” for economic, trade and investment ties between the two countries, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister Sok an said on Sunday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-deputy-pm-says-strategic-partnership-with-china-creates-more-opportunities-for-businesses/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National assembly of Cambodia convenes its 4th plenary session on Monday, 13 July 2015, from 8:00 a.m., to discuss and adopt the draft Law on associations and Non-Governmental Organizations. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/draft-law-on-associations-and-non-governmental-organizations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The delegation of the Vietnam &ndash; Cambodia Friendship association of Dak Nong province recently had a business trip to Mondulkiri province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnamese-dak-nong-and-cambodias-mondulkiri-provinces-foster-friendship/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Amidst ongoing negotiAtions to boost the minimum wAge for gArment workers in CAmbodiA, H&Amp;M, the world’s second-lArgest fAshion retAiler, hAs rolled out A progrAm Aimed At improving pAy in the Kingdom’s fActories, Arguing thAt higher wAges improve industriAl relAtions And productivity. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/hm-eyes-fAir-wAge-push/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Health Ministry is planning no further HIV tests in Kandal province’s Peam village, where a disproportionate cluster of infections has been discovered, despite two-thirds of the village still remaining untested. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hiv-testing-ends-in-kandal-village/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia-China trade continued to rise in 2023 despite a slowdown in global demand, thanks to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and the Cambodia-China Free Trade agreement (CCFTa), a commerce official and experts said on Wednesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-china-trade-continues-to-grow-despite-global-demand-slowdown/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 06th-08th April 2022, in collAborAtion with FAunA &Amp; FlorA InternAtionAl (FFI), Open Development CAmbodiA (ODC) successfully conducted bAsic DAtA LiterAcy TrAining At Poulo wAi Hotel with the finAnciAl support of the Blue Action Fund under the project “Strengthening MArine Protected AreAs (MPAs), fisheries governAnce <A href='https://OpendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/ffi-dAtA-literAcy-trAining-wAs-A-success/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Some of the world’s largest clothing brands have warned the Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia of possible business ramifications should the factory representative continue with plans to impede labour monitoring. Thirteen major buyers, including Gap, H&amp;M, Levi’s, Nike and Puma, have signed a letter to GMaC <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/brands-tell-gmac-to-dial-it-down/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Outstanding loans and deposits in Cambodia’s crowded microfinance institution (MFI) sector have seen a sharp rise in the first three quarters of this year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mfi-loans-deposits-grow-in-first-nine-months-of-this-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>