Airport eyes adding long-haul flights
Sihannouk International Airport’s operator is eyeing potential new direct, long-haul routes to Europe and the Middle East to bring a new wave of overseas visitors and increase aviation’s contribution to coastal Preah Sihanouk province’s economy. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/airport-eyes-adding-long-haul-flights
Trade deficit with VN shrinks 6%
Trade between the Kingdom and Vietnam was worth $3.020 billion in 2020, inching down 1.1 per cent from $3.054 the previous year, according to Ministry of Commerce statistics. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/trade-deficit-vn-shrinks-6
Ministry urges protection for Asian elephants
The Ministry of Environment has called on residents of Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province to not disturb the wild elephants there as well as participate in their protection. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50833990/ministry-urges-protection-for-asian-elephants/
Chinese tourists to Kingdom slip 86% in Covid-hit 2020
Chinese tourist arrivals to the Kingdom plummeted 86 percent last year to 329,673 compared to 2,361,849 in 2019 amid global uncertainty concerning the potential impact of the novel coronavirus, according to Ministry of Tourism data. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-tourists-kingdom-slip-86-covid-hit-2020
Kingdom’s free trade pact talks with South Korea concluded
Cambodia and South Korea have concluded their free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations and are now closer to the signing of a final pact later this year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50810013/kingdoms-free-trade-pact-talks-with-south-korea-concluded/
Tesla ‘yet to request’ business licence
South African-born US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc has not yet requested a business licence with the Ministry of Commerce as of April 6, ministry spokesman Pen Sovicheat told The Post. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tesla-yet-request-business-licence
Signing of Korea trade deal postponed
The formal signing of the Cambodia-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), scheduled for mid-year, will be postponed due to disruptions from the Covid-19 outbreak stemming from the February 20 community incident, according to a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/signing-korea-trade-deal-postponed
NBC extends loan restructures to end of year
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) released a series of measures on Monday to extend relief to customers suffering financially from the effects of COVID-19. ...
Brian Badzmierowski
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50861450/nbc-extends-loan-restructures-to-end-of-year/
Kingdom may drop quarantine for vaccinated tourists in Q4
The Ministry of Tourism will work with the Ministry of Health to evaluate the feasibility of international tourists from low-risk countries and territories who have been fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus to enter the Kingdom with little or no quarantine stay. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-may-drop-quarantine-vaccinated-tourists-q4
Tourist resorts expected to start back up
At least 200 tourist resorts are expected to resume operations after the end of an inter-provincial travel ban and tourist-resort closures across the country. On April 25, the government lifted the travel ban and ended the closures of tourist destinations across the country, except for ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tourist-resorts-expected-start-back
Tourism ministry to choose 3 model villages for UN contest
The Ministry of Tourism is selecting three model villages to represent Cambodia at the “Best Tourism Villages” competition, organised by the UN’s World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), the Council of Ministers said. ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/tourism-ministry-choose-3-model-villages-un-contest
Beautification project approved for Kep beaches
A beautification project to improve the beaches in Kep province has been approved by the government, said Tourism Ministry’s product development director Chum Nou. ...
Chhun Sunly
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50904509/beautification-project-approved-for-kep-beaches/
Cambodia lifts travel ban on Indians and foreigners from India to Cambodia
The Ministry of Health has issued a decision to lift the ban on travel of all Indians and foreigners from India to Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50910419/cambodia-lifts-travel-ban-on-indians-and-foreigners-from-india-to-cambodia/
Kingdom sees more than 100,000 international tourists in first half of the year
Against the backdrop of a deadly pandemic, Cambodia still played host to 102,560 international tourists while the number of Cambodians who travelled abroad is registered at 10,538. This was reported by the Ministry of Tourism to local news on August 10. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50913780/kingdom-sees-more-than-100000-international-tourists-in-first-half-of-the-year/
US Embassy in Cambodia issues alert for vaccination campaign in Phnom Penh for the unvaccinated
The Ministry of Health has announced the continuation of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for residents in Phnom Penh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50912659/us-embassy-in-cambodia-issues-alert-for-vaccination-campaign-in-phnom-penh-for-the-unvaccinated/
Ministry of Health releases “Guidelines for the Management and Treatment of COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Cambodia” document
The Ministry of Health has released an important document entitled “Guidelines for the Management and Treatment of COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Cambodia” to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of COVID in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50911151/ministry-of-health-releases-guidelines-for-the-management-and-treatment-of-covid-19-in-the-kingdom-of-cambodia-document/
Multilateralism, a key tool for current global issues
Multilateralism is a very important tool to solve challenges being faced by the world, mainly the least developed countries (LDCs). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50948436/multilateralism-a-key-tool-for-current-global-issues/
Garment exports net $5 billion in eight months
The value of exports of garment and accessories from Cambodia rose by 3.3 percent to $5.021 billion in the first eight months of this year, compared with 4.861 billion during the corresponding period last year, according to the statistics from the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50937900/garment-exports-net-5-billion-in-eight-months/
Cambodia records more than 110,000 domestic tourists in the first weekend of October
Mr. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, said that the number of domestic tourists in the first weekend of October (October 2-03, 2021) reached 116,819, of which 113,856 were domestic tourists while the rest were international guests, most of whom are already residing in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50946284/cambodia-records-more-than-110000-domestic-tourists-in-the-first-weekend-of-october/
Cambodia Trade to launch in weeks
Cambodia Trade, an online marketplace for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), is scheduled to operate officially in weeks after 16 firms were approved by the Ministry of Commerce to display their products. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50926885/cambodia-trade-to-launch-in-weeks/
