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Prey Veng earns $836 million from rice exports to Vietnam

As of mid-December, Prey Veng rice exports to Vietnam reached 2.94 million tonnes worth over $836.67 million, reported the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) on Monday. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501614758/prey-veng-earns-836-million-from-rice-exports-to-vietnam/

Japan to provide $7.2M to Kingdom for high-tech urban planning

Cambodia and Japan signed a deal yesterday for more than $7 million in grant aid to help the Kingdom with its high-priority urban planning and land management strategy. ...

Terry Friel
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501614763/japan-to-provide-7-2m-to-kingdom-for-high-tech-urban-planning/

Cambodia’s exports to RCEP countries up 14 percent

The Kingdom exported $8,255 million worth of goods to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries in the first 11 months of this year, up 14.35 percent from $7,219 million in the same period last year, said a report released by the Ministry of Commerce. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501614108/cambodias-exports-to-rcep-countries-up-14-percent/

Cambodia, Vietnam commit to strengthening bilateral ties, trust

Cambodia and Vietnam have reaffirmed their commitment to bolstering bilateral relations, enhancing cooperation, and fostering mutual trust as good neighbours. ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501613527/cambodia-vietnam-commit-to-strengthening-bilateral-ties-trust/

KOICA committed to support agriculture extension services in Cambodia

On December 23, 2024, Choi Moonjung, the Country Director of the KOICA Cambodia office, held a meeting with Dith Tina, the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501613740/koica-committed-to-support-agriculture-extension-services-in-cambodia/

Cambodia’s investment climate shows promising trends

The investment climate in Cambodia is showing significant growth in 2024, with promising opportunities and positive growth trends in the coming years, said Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC).​ ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501612866/cambodias-investment-climate-shows-promising-trends/

Cambodia commits to UN peace and humanitarian initiatives

At the closing ceremony of the United Nations Triangular Partnership Programme (UNTPP) in Kampong Speu on Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Prak Sokhonn, reaffirmed Cambodia’s commitment to working with the United Nations in 2024 and beyond, emphasising efforts to uphold peace, stability ...

Som Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501612481/cambodia-commits-to-un-peace-and-humanitarian-initiatives/

Govt approves investments worth nearly $7B this year

Prime Minister Hun Manet on Friday said that the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 414 investment projects worth $6.90 billion in 2024, an increase of 40 percent compared to $4.92 billion last year. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501612421/govt-approves-investments-worth-nearly-7b-this-year/

Cambodia-Korea trade reaches $762M in 2024

Bilateral trade volume between Cambodia and South Korea reached $762 million in 2024, an increase of 11.49 percent compared to the previous year, according to a report from the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), released yesterday. ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501611221/cambodia-korea-trade-reaches-762m-in-2024/

China shrugs off media report, reaffirms Cambodia commitments

Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin Tuesday emphasised the enduring strength and success of China-Cambodia cooperation, and expressed Beijing’s unwavering support for the development of Kingdom’s infrastructure projects. ...

Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501610490/china-shrugs-off-media-report-reaffirms-cambodia-commitments/

Kingdom, AFD, EU ink 3 financing agreements worth $192M

Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Wednesday joined Sandrine Boucher, French Development Agency (AFD) Country Director, Fabrice Etienne, Chargé d’Affaires of the French Embassy to the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Bryan Fornari, Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation in Cambodia to ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501611219/kingdom-afd-eu-ink-3-financing-agreements-worth-192m/

Cambodian, Thai FMs pledge to strengthen strategic partnership

Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Maris Sangiampongsa, Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, have agreed to collaborate in advancing their strategic partnership. ...

Van Roeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501610521/cambodian-thai-fms-pledge-to-strengthen-strategic-partnership/

Cambodia, Korea strengthen trade, investment ties

The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea (MOTIE) Saturday jointly organised a business event to strengthen bilateral relations by fostering strategic trade partnerships and enhancing the Kingdom’s investment potential. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501609144/cambodia-korea-strengthen-trade-investment-ties/

Kingdom’s trade with Vietnam crosses $7 billion

Trade between Cambodia and Vietnam reached $7.08 billion in the January to November period of the year, a rise of 20.6 percent, even as the neighbouring country consolidated its position as the second-biggest export market of the Kingdom, next only to the United States. ...

Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501609150/kingdoms-trade-with-vietnam-crosses-7-billion/

Cambodia marks 69 years of UN membership, commitment to peace

On the occasion of the 69th anniversary of Cambodia’s membership in the United Nations (UN), the nation reflects on its journey of international cooperation and commitment to peace. ...

Nop Sreymao
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501608615/cambodia-marks-69-years-of-un-membership-commitment-to-peace/

Cambodia calls for an end to economic sanctions policy

Senate President Hun Sen, during a joint press conference with the Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus in Türkiye on Thursday, expressed hope that the world would play a constructive role in resolving conflicts, emphasising that sanctions are not a solution to global problems. ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501608623/cambodia-calls-for-an-end-to-economic-sanctions-policy/

ADB supports emergency health coverage in rural Cambodia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Health today handed over 14 ambulances to as many provincial hospitals as possible in a ceremony at the Ministry of Health to improve emergency clinical care access in the country. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501608101/adb-supports-emergency-health-coverage-in-rural-cambodia/

Vietnamese, Cambodian localities deepen friendship

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap and Cambodia’s Prey Veng province reviewed their cooperation in the front work at a meeting in Dong Thap’s Cao LanhCity on December 13. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501608103/vietnamese-cambodian-localities-deepen-friendship/

Minister presses businessmen for Korean SEZ

Minister for Labour and Vocational Training Heng Sour Thursday told a visiting South Korean business delegation that Korea should set up a Special Economic Zone in Cambodia to take advantage of the Kingdom’s strong pro-investment policies. ...

Terry Friel
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501608585/minister-presses-businessmen-for-korean-sez/

Cambodia-China media communication forum held in Phnom Penh to boost media ties

The 2024 Cambodia-China Media Intelligent Communication Forum was convened on Friday in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) in the media industry. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501608056/cambodia-china-media-communication-forum-held-in-phnom-penh-to-boost-media-ties/

Australian government offers 62 scholarships to Cambodian students in 2025

Derek Yip, the new Australian Ambassador to Cambodia, said the Australian Government has offered 62 scholarships to Cambodians to study in Australia in 2025 to contribute to sustainable development in Cambodia and further deepen cooperation between Australia and Cambodia. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501607886/australian-government-offers-62-scholarships-to-cambodian-students-in-2025/

Cambodia urges Qatar’s investment and trade promotion

Senate President Hun Sen Tuesday urged Prime Minister of the State of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani to encourage Qatari investors to invest in Cambodia and promote trade between the two countries. . ...

Sum Mane
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501606799/cambodia-urges-qatars-investment-and-trade-promotion/

Cambodia, Vietnam to facilitate smooth cross-border trade activities

The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia and Vietnamese Customs Administration Monday agreed to further strengthen the bilateral customs cooperation on managing and facilitating cross-border trade activities and transit goods. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501606782/cambodia-vietnam-to-facilitate-smooth-cross-border-trade-activities/

Kingdom-China trade touches nearly $14B

Trade volume between Cambodia and China soared to nearly $14 billion in the first eleven months of 2024, an increase of 24 percent compared to the same period last year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501606812/kingdom-china-trade-touches-nearly-14b/

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