Bilateral development assistance

The Government of Australia has pledged to provide $107 million to Cambodia under the Cambodia-Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAP-RED) programme for eight years, from 2022-2030. ...

A plane carrying another batch of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the capital of Cambodia on Tuesday amid the country’s booster shots vaccination drive. ...

China is the leading supplier of vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic for Cambodia, said Secretary of State at the Ministry of Health Dr. Yuok Sambath while welcoming the arrival of China-donated over 1.5 million doses of Sinovac vaccine along with medical supplies for the vaccination ...

A new $25 million U.S. government-funded education program that will improve the reading and learning experience for Cambodian primary schoolchildren was launched in Phnom Penh yesterday at an event jointly presided over by Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports; U.S. Ambassador ...

Situated in the capital of Cambodia, the newly-established Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital will play an important role in improving the quality of healthcare services in the southeast Asian nation. ...

In a joint press statement released by Cambodia last night, Japan has pledged $428 million in aid and more COVID-19 vaccines to Cambodia. ...

The Government of Japan has agreed to extend a total of $4.3 million in grant aid to support two projects to boost rural renewable energies and transparency in local administrations in Cambodia. ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced that China will provide 20 more million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Cambodia, according to Kao Kim Hourn, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister. ...

A team of 10 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) experts departed for Cambodia on Tuesday to help the country fight the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

The US government is providing more than $6 million for demining efforts in Svay Rieng, Prey Veng, Kampong Cham, Tboung Khmum, Kratie, Ratanakkiri and Mondulkiri provinces and until 2025. ...

Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) and KKKCT Consortium on Monday signed a contract for the expansion of water supply system in Takhmao town, Kandal province under a Japanese Grant Aid. ...

Cambodia on Wednesday inaugurated the China-funded expanded National Road No. 3 which links the capital Phnom Penh and the southwestern coastal province of Kampot. ...

The improvement projects of National Roads No. 31, 33, and 41 from DBST to AC is expected to kick off within this year under the support from China. ...

USAID and University of California, Berkeley, yesterday launched a “Digital Workforce Development project” from USAID-funded initiative of $15 million that will give young Cambodians the skills to compete in the digital economy for five years. ...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced two new partnerships with private firms to co-invest in cold chain, agricultural storage capacity, and logistics in Cambodia. ...

Cambodia and Japan are set to inaugurate four new buildings at the Phnom Penh Teacher Education College, thanks to Japanese grant aid. The four new buildings – to be inaugurated on February 9 – include a library and administrative, academic and multi-purpose buildings. ...

Two hospitals built under China’s grant aids are scheduled to put into service in March. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday said that the government has an order to purchase 3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, with China pledging to donate five million doses to accelerate the inoculation drive. ...

Japan has agreed to provide $728,501 for three recipient organisations under the framework, The Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects, to enhance the medical system to practice pediatric surgery, strengthen community care and support network for children, and improve the learning environment through primary school ...

Japan’s assistance to Cambodia in the decade’s long battle to clear vast areas of landmines in the country would perhaps be close to taking yet another step forward, going by the words of Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hayashi Yoshimasa. ...

A China-aided medical building at the Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, successfully passed the completion inspection on Tuesday, the contractor, China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd., said in a news release. ...

Cambodia last evening received 783,000 out of  the over 2.35 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine committed by the Government and people of Australia to the Government and people of the Kingdom of Cambodia. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen is set to receive 2.3 million doses of Pfizer vaccine, provided by the Government of Australia this evening. ...

The China-funded 60,000-seat Morodok Techo National Stadium, built in Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, was handed over to Cambodia in September. The country is now ready to host the Southeast Asian Games in 2023. ...