International relations

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) will now embark on new Chinese-funded demining projects in three provinces after the completion of two missions. ...

The construction of $230 million Stung Pursat hydropower I dam with a capacity of 80 megawatt is set to break ground soon, after the ground preparation at the construction site has been made since last year. ...

Cambodia’s apparel exports to Japan have continued to grow for the second consecutive year in 2022, despite a dip in shipments in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the shipment increased to $1,201.698 million after a recovery in 2021. Notably, the exports recorded ...

The Cambodian Ministry of Interior and Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security have signed an agreement that will see them strengthen their bilateral cooperation, according to the state-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA). ...

In February, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen paid an official visit to China. He braved adverse conditions to visit the country three years ago and stood firmly with the Chinese in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic shortly after its outbreak. ...

Japan has signed an agreement to provide over $300,000 in grants for the construction of primary school buildings and the procurement of prosthetic limbs and physiotherapy equipment in Oddar Meanchey, Kratie and Phnom Penh. ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Mar. 3 expressed concerns over comments made by foreign diplomats regarding the conviction of former opposition leader Kem Sokha, saying that they were violating the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. ...

Cambodia has welcomed the resumption of China Eastern Airlines flights to its Siem Reap cultural province, the country’s Ministry of Tourism said in a press statement on Saturday. ...

“Crime is a crime, and it cannot be justified for other aspirations,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Spokesperson said in a press statement released this morning. ...

Cambodia urged the US-ASEAN Business Council to explore the possibility of investing in the health sector and private hospitals in the Kingdom. Boun Sarakmoni, Secretary of State, in a meeting also told the visiting delegates to consider investing in the processing and packaging of agricultural ...

Some 3,748 new factories were opened last year providing jobs for 147,000 workers but 59,000 others were left unemployed when 491 factories closed down. ...

At least five investment projects on vehicle assembly have been approved and the constructions are set to be completed soon in Cambodia. ...

The Singapore Business and Investment Forum (SBIF), a young and vibrant organisation, aims to better serve the business and investment needs of Singaporean businesses and investors in Cambodia ...

A high-level delegation from the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) met officials from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Canada in Bandung, Indonesia, to form a new free trade agreement, said a release. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has asked Singapore to strengthen connectivity, particularly air connectivity between the two ASEAN nations. ...

Delegation of US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC), led by its Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director H.E. Michael Michalak, have been on a visit to Cambodia to study more potential and opportunities of trade and investment. ...

Six major American corporations have committed to attracting US investment in Cambodia’s public infrastructure and transportation sectors to keep pace with the Kingdom’s socio-economic growth. The promise was made during a February 27 working meeting between a delegation from the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) and Minister ...

Cambodia is seeking more cooperation on national security issues with Singapore. Prime Minister Hun Sen made the request when receiving Lau Peet Meng, Director of Security and Intelligence Division (SID) of Singapore, who paid a courtesy call on him at the Peace Palace yesterday. ...

There is no other time that the Cambodia-US relationship is better than now, stressed Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...

China’s ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian said China and Cambodia will push for closer cooperation in the education sector as the two countries observe the “China-Cambodia Friendship Year” in 2023. ...

The Government of Japan will provide $843,946 in total for three organizations under the framework, the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects, to raise awareness of environmental issues, promote remedial study, and develop quality university for physical education through ICT. ...

National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and Bank of China on Wednesday discussed means to expand the cross-border payment between the two countries as well as develop transactions in other member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said a release. ...

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has re-asserted the Public Development Banks’ (PDB) involvement in green public finance management during the latest visit to Cambodia by Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of the French Development Agency and President of FICS (Finance In Common Summit). ...

Growing collaboration between Cambodia and Thailand in education has strengthened the sector in the Kingdom, according to Hangchuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports. ...