International relations

Prime Minister Hun Sen jetted off to Kuala Lumpur on Friday morn­ing to attend the 27th Asean Summit and hold one-on-one meetings with several heads of state. ...

Australia has begun another round of public relations campaigning in an attempt to persuade refugees on the Pacific island of Nauru to resettle in Cambodia under a controversial agreement signed last year. ...

Cambodia and Russia will sign a package of six agreements between the two countries, including on investment, and money laundering cooperation among political parties. ...

President Barack Obama said bold measures should be taken to try to ease growing strains over the South China Sea, where six governments including the Philippines have overlapping claims. ...

President Barack Obama pledged Tuesday to help Asia-Pacific allies boost their maritime security as part of talks with leaders in the Philippine capital, Manila. The White House announced a package of up to $259 million in new aid over the course of two years, including ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a high-level ministerial delegation to Malaysia over the weekend, to attend a number of Asean and Asian regional summits. ...

Beijing says it will oppose attempts to make its island-building activities in the South China Sea the focus of this week’s leaders’ summit in the Malaysian capital. ...

Benny Widyono, a former UN official in Cambodia during its transition period in the 1990s, says the country’s mass killings were in part a result of the Cold War. ...

A U.S. naval fleet docked in Sihanoukville on Monday for the sixth annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (Carat) exercises with the Royal Cambodian Navy. ...

Hundreds gathered yesterday in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park for the fifth Cambodian Grassroots People’s Assembly, where they called for issues ranging from deforestation to democracy to be addressed ahead of ASEAN integration. ...

On November 16, the United States and Cambodia launched an annual military exercise with an opening ceremony held at the Royal Cambodian Ream Navy Base in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. ...

The U.S. Navy began training with the Royal Cambodian Navy, commencing the 6th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training program in Cambodia. ...

A new book by veteran journalist Chhay Sophal, released on Saturday, argues that politicians on both sides on the political divide should discuss a concerted strategy to “claim back” territory from Vietnam that was once part of a Khmer kingdom. ...

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), which will become a reality at the end of this year, would boost the ten- nation bloc’s influence and prestige in the global stage, according to Cambodian scholars here. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday strongly condemned a series of terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday that killed at least 127 people and extended his deepest sympathy to the bereaved families. ...

A new law protecting investment from Russia and Belarus will help Cambodia diversify its export markets as well as encourage more investments from Russia and Eastern Europe, Senate spokesman Mam Bun Neang said yesterday. ...

Vietnam and Cambodia have pledged to deepen cooperation in joint sea patrol to solve maritime disputes as well as foster their friendship. ...

World leaders are expected to express their support for progress on the South China Sea question at an upcoming summit in Malaysia next month. China is facing overlapping claims in the sea with Asean members Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. ...

Leaders of Cambodia’s opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Tuesday called on aid donor Japan to deescalate tensions with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party following a brutal attack on two of their lawmakers outside of parliament in the capital Phnom Penh late last month. ...

Cambodia’s opposition leaders are visiting Japan this week, calling on support for improved democracy in Cambodia through free and fair elections.The visit of Sam Rainsy, the president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, and Kem Sokha, the party’s vice president, coincides with the long-awaited election ...

China and Cambodia agreed to boost their military ties following a meeting between their defense ministers on November 6 in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. Though specifics of the assistance remain unclear, Banh, who is also a deputy prime minister, indicated that it includes telecommunications ...

Cambodia’s Future Forum think tank yesterday marked Independence Day by releasing its first set of proposals, calling on the ruling and opposition parties to form a unified foreign policy ahead of the 2018 election. ...

hina have provided Cambodia with shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, Cambodia’s defense minister said on Friday, as the two countries agreed on new military aid to boost close ties. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen held talks here yesterday at the Peace Palace with visiting Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Hungary László Kövér, reported state news agency-AKP.The Hungarian NA speaker further underlined that his country is willing to promote the bilateral cooperation in the ...