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The Kingdom on May 15 observed Visak Bochea Day on Phnom Oudong hill, also known as Phnom Preah Reach Troap, in Kandal province’s Ponhea Leu district to commemorate Gautama Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passage into nirvana. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has reached out to a prominent US-based law firm to clear up confusion surrounding US-Cambodia relations. The premier said the services are warranted as relations between the two nations are currently at an unprecedented level, stressing that they are the best ...

The ink which will be used in the coming commune council elections is of good quality, announced the National Election Committee (NEC), following testing by 17 representatives from civil society organisations and political parties on May 13. ...

Cambodia and Vietnam have agreed to ensure the sustainability of the value chain to meet trade demands in accordance with the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), which came into force in July 2020. ...

IPEF is created to encourage regional economies to “decouple” from the Chinese market by leading them to alternative supply chains, a step that Washington believes will help exclude China from the regional trading and supply systems. ...

ASEAN and the US have agreed to upgrade their partnership to “ASEAN-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership”. ...

Cambodia’s Prime Minister has spoken highly of the inseparable contribution of families and communities to peace and growth of the country. ...

Prey Veng is now the second province to be declared landmine free – after Kep – though some undiscovered munitions and cluster bombs as well as other unexploded ordnance (UXO) remain to be cleared, according to Ly Thuch, first vice-president of the Cambodian Mine Action ...

China is willing to deepen pragmatic financial cooperation with regional countries and promote innovative regional cooperation to better grapple with global growth challenges and drive up regional growth, an official said. ...

As chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for 2022, Cambodia announced on April 18 that ASEAN and the United States will hold a special summit in Washington on May 12-13 to commemorate 45 years of ASEAN-US relations. The second special summit since 2016 ...

PR Firm Qorvis Communications has pledged to continue helping Cambodia in bringing true information about the Kingdom’s progress to the world. ...

Regional and international issues and how to bring the ASEAN-US partnership to another level will be discussed at length as Prime Minister Hun Sen and his ministers arrive in Washington, DC, for a special summit on May 12-13. ...

The relations between Cambodia and the US have reached the highest level ever during the past 72 years, noted Prime Minister Hun Sen while receiving former US Senator Donald M. Benton in Washington DC in the morning of May 11 (Washington DC time), on the ...

Cambodia and Timor-Leste are considering direct flight connection between the two countries to facilitate tourist movement. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has suggested Cambodia and the US to work on their disagreements in order to improve their bilateral relations. ...

Withdrawal of Everything But Arms (EBA) from Cambodia has evoked mixed reaction from economic experts and labour unions in the country. While economic experts claimed it would not affect badly, labour unions have raised concerns and urged the government to deal with European Union (EU) ...

A business delegation, who are members of the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC), will fly to two cities in the US from May 8 to 15 along with Prime Minister Hun Sen to meet the American businesspeople during the US-Asean Summit in Washington. ...

Cambodia and Sri Lanka on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on tourism cooperation, paving the way for the two sides to promote direct flights and tourism exchanges. ...

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has inaugurated substation transmission lines and distribution networks in Koh Kong, Kampong Cham, and Kratie provinces, built within the framework of a joint project with the French Development Agency (AFD). ...

With a more lenient COVID-19 safety and healthy protocols, Sok Sangvar, Under Secretary of State and Representative of Dr. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, underscored Cambodia’s recovery platform program as the country opens its door to international tourists for leisure or even for business. ...

China has been playing a crucial role in safeguarding and developing the UNESCO-listed Preah Vihear Temple in northern Cambodia, Cambodian officials said recently. ...

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Japanese Government jointly launched here last weekend a new project to support the Royal Government of Cambodia in building resilient and responsive health care systems in Cambodia. ...

Hang Puthea, National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman, on Monday said that 17 political parties have fielded a total of 86,042 candidates, among them 27,813 are females, equivalent to about 32 percent. ...

Cambodia has expressed its solidarity with Cuba after the unfortunate accident at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, in which dozens of people lost their lives and suffered injured. ...