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International relations
Viet Nam, Cambodia aim for $20billion in trade, boost cooperation in defence, transport
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Monday had talks in Hà Nội with Cambodian counterpart Samdech Hun Manet, who was on a two-day visit to Việt Nam, also his first to an ASEAN country. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501405428/viet-nam-cambodia-aim-for-20billion-in-trade-boost-cooperation-in-defence-transport/
EU and Cambodia focus on education partnership for development
Cambodia and the European Union (EU) held discussions on further cooperation to promote the education sector in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501404345/eu-and-cambodia-focus-on-education-partnership-for-development/
Domestic and Chinese investors lead $619 million investment boom in Cambodia
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given the green light to 21 new investment projects in November 2023. With a total investment capital of nearly $619 million, these projects can potentially create approximately 22,000 jobs. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501404257/domestic-and-chinese-investors-lead-619-million-investment-boom-in-cambodia/
Cambodia, Japan discuss cooperation expansion
Cambodian Prime Minister and Ambassador of Japan to Cambodia have discussed the strengthening and expansion of cooperation between the two countries in a number of areas. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501403908/cambodia-japan-discuss-cooperation-expansion/
EU seeks investors for cashew nut processing units in Cambodia
The European Union (EU) is seeking potential European investors in the cashew industry with an aim of shifting the cashew nut processing from neighbouring countries to Cambodia. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501403200/eu-seeks-investors-for-cashew-nut-processing-units-in-cambodia/
Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos commit to fight transnational crimes
Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos (CVL) have committed to join forces to fight human trafficking, drug offenses, transnational crime, forest crime and cross-border crime, said a senior Defence Ministry official. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501403247/cambodia-vietnam-and-laos-commit-to-fight-transnational-crimes/
Cambodia’s export to other RCEP members sharply up in 10 months
Cambodia exported $6.45 billion worth of products to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries in the first 10 months of 2023, up 26.5 percent from the same period last year, said a Ministry of Commerce’s report on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501402629/cambodias-export-to-other-rcep-members-sharply-up-in-10-months/
Australia supports inclusive and equitable public service delivery in Cambodia
The Australian Government has supported inclusive and equitable public service delivery in Cambodia, said the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501402652/australia-supports-inclusive-and-equitable-public-service-delivery-in-cambodia/
CPV General Secretary: Vietnam supports Cambodia’s national development
Vietnam always supports Cambodia’s national construction and development, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen PhuTrong told President of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA)KhuonSudary, during a reception in Hanoi, Vietnam on Dec. 1. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501400484/cpv-general-secretary-vietnam-supports-cambodias-national-development/
First Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia border friendship exchange to be held this month
The first Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia border friendship exchange is slated for mid-December in the tri-border area that comprises Ngoc Hoi district in Vietnam’s Central Highland province of Kon Tum, Laos’ Attapeu province, and Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province as well as in Kon Tum city. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501400751/first-vietnam-laos-cambodia-border-friendship-exchange-to-be-held-this-month/
Cambodia forges ties with Antigua and Barbuda for mutual prosperity
In a diplomatic development on November 24, Antigua and Barbuda and Cambodia have embarked on a collaborative journey aimed at benefiting their respective populations. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501400752/cambodia-forges-ties-with-antigua-and-barbuda-for-mutual-prosperity/
Asian Parliamentary Assembly invites Cambodia to host meeting of Standing Committee on Social and Cultural Affairs next year
The Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) has invited the Cambodian National Assembly to host next year’s meeting of the group’s Standing Committee on Social and Cultural Affairs. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501400744/asian-parliamentary-assembly-invites-cambodia-to-host-meeting-of-standing-committee-on-social-and-cultural-affairs-next-year/
Vietnam hopes Cambodia to continue to pay attention to Vietnamese-origin people
A delegation from the Foreign Ministry led by Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang paid a visit to Cambodia from November 30 to December 3 to strengthen cooperation and friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501401302/vietnam-hopes-cambodia-to-continue-to-pay-attention-to-vietnamese-origin-people/
Silk Road Art event held to mark 65 years of Cambodia-China ties
As part of the celebrations to mark 65 years of China-Cambodian diplomatic ties, the Embassy of China hosted Silk Road Art Performance at Cambodian Secondary School of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh on Friday. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501401267/silk-road-art-event-held-to-mark-65-years-of-cambodia-china-ties/
BRI projects not to lead Cambodia into debt trap
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) pioneered by China will not lead the country into a debt trap, Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice President of the Council for the Development of Cambodia, said, dismissing the narrative about the adverse effects the BRI ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501399348/bri-projects-not-to-lead-cambodia-into-debt-trap/
Cambodia, Mekong countries cement economic ties
The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) took part in the economic and trade cooperation seminar held in Chongqing city to strengthen collaboration in the fields of joint infrastructure connectivity between the countries along the Mekong River which includes Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and China. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501399333/cambodia-mekong-countries-cement-economic-ties/
Cambodian NA President’s visit to set new milestone in ties with Vietnam: Vietnamese Ambassador
The coming official visit to Vietnam by President of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA) KhuonSudary is a new milestone in the continued development of substantive and effective cooperation between the two countries, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501399600/cambodian-na-presidents-visit-to-set-new-milestone-in-ties-with-vietnam-vietnamese-ambassador/
2024 Year of Cambodia-China Tourism and Culture paves way for 2035 master plan
Cambodia aims to become an attractive global tourism destination and will welcome more Chinese tourists next year under a new exchange program, according to a Cambodian official. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501397752/2024-year-of-cambodia-china-tourism-and-culture-paves-way-for-2035-master-plan/
China shares opportunities with Cambodia and world via Maritime Silk Road
The 187-km Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway, built under the BRI, shortens the travel time between the capital city and the international deep-water seaport city of Sihanoukville from six hours to just two, said Sar Kackada, mayor of Sihanoukville, Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501398744/china-shares-opportunities-with-cambodia-and-world-via-maritime-silk-road/
ASEAN plans to establish disease prevention centres in three countries
ASEAN plans to set up disease prevention centres in Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Dr Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), announced the establishment of centres to respond to future epidemics and infectious diseases. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501398040/asean-plans-to-establish-disease-prevention-centres-in-three-countries/
China shares opportunities with Cambodia and world via Maritime Silk Road
The 187-km Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway, built under the BRI, shortens the travel time between the capital city and the international deep-water seaport city of Sihanoukville from six hours to just two, said Sar Kackada, mayor of Sihanoukville, Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501398744/china-shares-opportunities-with-cambodia-and-world-via-maritime-silk-road/
Chinese NGO donates over 2,000 bicycles to underprivileged students in Cambodia
China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) on Friday donated 2,024 bicycles to Cambodian primary schools so that they can distribute them to underprivileged students. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501397704/chinese-ngo-donates-over-2000-bicycles-to-underprivileged-students-in-cambodia/
United States committed to encouraging more tourists to Cambodia
The United States of America is committed to attracting more tourists from the country to visit Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501397373/united-states-committed-to-encouraging-more-tourists-to-cambodia/
Hun Sen praises China’s contribution to Cambodia’s socio-economic development
Hun Sen, President of the Supreme Privy Council to His Majesty the King, has spoken highly of the key role of China in the socio-economic development of Cambodia, which contributes to the strengthening of the Kingdom’s independence. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501397413/hun-sen-praises-chinas-contribution-to-cambodias-socio-economic-development/
