International relations

The Japanese government has pledged an additional $185 million in low-interest loans to Cambodia to support the second phase of the Covid-19 crisis. ...

Cambodia and France have pledged to further foster collaboration on culture between the two countries. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has initiated the implementation of two mechanisms in the Myanmar crisis, namely, a ceasefire and the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people in need without discrimination. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen, has expressed his condolences to Madam Sumiko Imagawa, over the passing of Mr Yukio Imagawa, former Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia. ...

The Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Association of former volunteer soldiers of Army Corps 2 held a meeting in Hanoi on Jan. 8 to review the shared history between the two countries, the support of the Vietnamese military to Cambodia, and proposed new directions for the ...

Japan threw its support behind Prime Minister Hun Sen’s efforts to deescalate and resolve the Myanmar conflict. ...

Four Cambodia Airways’ airplanes were chartered to transport donations of Covid-related medical equipment to Myanmar on January 7, accompanying a high-level delegation led by Prime Minister Hun Sen for a two-day trip. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on January 8 indicated that anyone who “opposes the ceasefire” in Myanmar, which the military has purportedly extended until end-2022, merely wants to “see deaths and injuries as a result of war”.    ...

Eldeen Husaini Mohd Hashim, Ambassador of Malaysia has said  that the management of Angkor by the APSARA Authority has been highly praised and well-known, which makes other countries, including Malaysia, eager to explore and learn on its conservation. ...

Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos have committed to enhancing cooperation in fighting transnational crimes in all forms, especially drug crime, human trafficking, smuggling, terrorism and high-tech crime. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen holds out hope of a peaceful solution to the ongoing crisis in Myanmar as he prepares for a much-anticipated visit to the country on January 7 in a bid to bring it back to the ASEAN fold.   ...

Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn yesterday announced that Cambodia has officially begun its role to lead Asean for 2022 and released the Asean’s Chair’s key objectives and expected outcomes. ...

In the first semester of 2021, Chinese investment in the Kingdom remained the highest of any foreign nations. The total value of Chinese finance reached around $5 billion, an increase of 31 percent when compared to the previous year. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that diplomatic relations between Cambodia and South Korea started late but are on the right track. He expressed his hope for ties to be further enhanced. ...

South Korea is helping Cambodia build a bridge crossing the Mekong River that will connect Phnom Penh to the Areyksat area. ...

The Ministry of Commerce yesterday informed traders,  Association of Freight Forwarders, Importers and the public that at present, exporting goods to China via the Vietnam China border may become an issue due to the severe bottleneck. ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations have shared the same idea that any political process toward ending violence in Myanmar must be Myanmar-led and Myanmar-own to be successful. ...

Bilateral trade exchange between Cambodia and the United Kingdom reached some $645 million in the first ten months of this year, a decline of 13 percent compared to the same period in 2020. ...

Israel’s oral vaccine is heading to Southeast Asia, Oramed Pharmaceutical announced Wednesday. ...

Cambodia will strengthen ASEAN’s central role so as to maintain peace, security and prosperity as Chair of ASEAN for 2022, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn said on December 29. ...

Cambodia, the incoming chair of ASEAN for 2022, vowed to strengthen ASEAN centrality in order to maintain and uphold peace, security and prosperity, the country’s Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said on Wednesday. ...

Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic have pledged to continue strengthening parliamentary cooperation. ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the United Sates was valued at about $6.35 billion in the first ten months of 2021, a year-on-year increase of 40 percent. ...

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) says regular international flights will resume next month to Cambodia, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and the U.S. ...