International relations

Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs is gearing up for an official visit to Cambodia from July 5 to 6 to strengthen economic and sociopolitical cooperation between the two nations, with analysts predicting closed door discussions will take place on human rights and democracy. ...

Cambodia has approved 190 investment projects totalling more than $3.2 billion and providing more than 68,500 jobs, with the bulk of foreign investment coming from China. ...

Wang Wenbin, the newly appointed Chinese Ambassador Designate to Cambodia, has pledged to enhance cooperation between China and Cambodia, aiming to achieve greater accomplishments and benefits for the people of both nations. ...

Cambodia and Japan signed and exchanged notes concerning a yen loan project and a grant aid project during Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko’s official visit to Cambodia from July5-6, 2024. ...

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok Chenda Sophea, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and visiting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ms. Kamikawa Yoko, held a constructive bilateral talk on some keys to cooperation. ...

From January to June 2024, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 190 new projects, production expansion projects, and special economic zone investment projects with a total investment of $3.2 billion and can create 168,572 jobs. ​ ...

Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, held here at the Peace Palace yesterday separate talks with Shaharuddin Onn, Ambassador of Malaysia, and Stefan Messerer, Ambassador of Germany to Cambodia. ...

Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, held here at the Peace Palace yesterday separate talks with Shaharuddin Onn, Ambassador of Malaysia, and Stefan Messerer, Ambassador of Germany to Cambodia. ...

The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) has pledged to continue strengthening and expanding its cooperation with the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC).   ...

Dr. Chea Serey, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia, received a courtesy call from Santo Darmosumarto, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Cambodia, on June 26, 2024, at the National Bank of Cambodia. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet led a delegation of prominent people from Cambodia’s business community to the Cambodia-Singapore Business Forum, with the aim of attracting more Singaporean investment to the Kingdom. ...

World Bank has approved $275 million for Cambodia’s growth. This is the second tranche to boost the country’s economy after the Covid-19 pandemic. The first tranche was in 2022, when the World Bank approved $274 million for Cambodia’s Growth and Resilience Development Policy Financing. ...

India and Cambodia are focusing on enhancing trade, investment, and collaborative efforts in various sectors. ...

Koh Kong Zhejiang Special Economic Zone (SEZ), located in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district, currently hosts 28 companies and has pledged to attract 100 more by the end of 2024, according to a June 21 press release from the Council for the Development of ...

President of Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, Kith Meng, called on Singaporean investors to invest in some other untapped potential areas to further build a strong economic tie between the two ASEAN nations. ...

A Cambodian foreign ministry statement on Wednesday said that Cambodia and Singapore have emphasized the importance of maintaining the unity and centrality of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunication of Cambodia (MPTC) and the Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore (MCI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at reforming the digital government network as well as promoting human capital development. ...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Cambodia reached 197.8 trillion riels, ($48.4 billion) between 2018-2023, said the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Tuesday. ...

The Financial Transparency Corridor (FTC) Initiative between Cambodia and Singapore was launched in Singapore this evening to catalyse increased trade and cross-border related financial services between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the two countries. ...

Senate President Hun Sen recently called for steps to further strengthen economic ties between Cambodia and Malaysia even as he expressed satisfaction with the growth of investment from Malaysia and the bilateral trade volume, especially Malaysia’s purchase of rice from Cambodia. ...

Cambodia and Singapore are committed to fostering their cooperation in promoting bilateral investment by starting from priority areas for mutual socio-economic benefits. ...

The Prime Ministers of Cambodia and Singapore agreed to promote stronger and more prosperous cooperation. The agreement was reached during a bilateral meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on June 18, 2024. ...

The Investment and Trade Promotion Center of Ho Chi Minh City hosted a seminar on investment promotion between Vietnam and Cambodia in 2024 on June 7. ...

The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) engaged in its first annual dialogue with Prime Minister Hun Manet to discuss the UN body’s achievements in the country, climate change, gender equity and women’s empowerment, leave no-one behind and international human rights standards. ...