International relations

The government-funded Khmer Enterprise (KE) and the American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (AmCham) have forged a partnership that will centre on building and promoting a sustainable and workable ecosystem for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and entrepreneurs in the Kingdom.   ...

Cambodian government chief spokesman Phay Siphan said BRI projects here like the construction of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway, the new Siem Reap international airport, the national stadium, and the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) among others, have provided tremendous benefits to Cambodia’s economic development during ...

Australia and Cambodia will further promote bilateral cooperation on public administration reform. ...

In a recent update, the Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh stated that Sweden will continue to be present in Cambodia after the closing of the Embassy later this year and will continue its work within development cooperation. ...

Cambodia and Australia have convened a meeting to discuss about climate change issues. ...

Projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have been helping buffer Cambodia’s economic development against the fallout of COVID-19, officials and academics said in recent interviews. ...

The Ministry of Commerce will host its first Asia-Europe Business and Economic Forum in November via virtual video conference, said Minister Pan Sorasak. ...

The 22nd Cambodia-Japan Joint Committee met via video conference with more than 130 members of the private sector in attendance this week. Discussions focused on minimum wage, taxes, logistics, energy supply, automobile imports, human resource development and organising workshops to better understand supply chains, according ...

With the Covid-19 pandemic expected to leave long-term impacts on global investment patterns and consumer behaviour, the CLMVT countries are counting on closer economic cooperation within Southeast Asia to help them benefit from each other’s strengths. ...

Amid the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, Cambodia has agreed in principle to temporarily accept 300 Afghan refugees with some conditions before they are granted asylum in a third country, a move the government said is due to humanitarian reasons. ...

The National Assembly (NA) will host the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) with direct participation from the AIPA members when it becomes the rotational chair next year. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said Chinese-made Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines could be administered as booster shots in Cambodia because of their plentiful availability as the Kingdom continues to rely on China as its “strategic backer” for vaccines supply. ...

More disturbing information has emerged following yesterday’s article about conditions in Preah Sihanouk province’s The China Project, as revealed exclusively by Khmer Times yesterday. ...

The government has carried out a host of sweeping economic reforms amid Covid-19 to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the long run, and remains fully determined to turn the crisis into a major catalyst for growth during and after the pandemic to build ...

The inaugural Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and Mekong River Commission (MRC) Water Security Dialogue held last week has tabled three thematic solutions related to policy, technology, and partnership that can help countries in the Mekong and broader Asean address existential water security challenges ...

Cambodia-China ties would be deeper-rooted in the future thanks to their solidarity, frequent exchanges of high-level visits, frank dialogues, and mutual respect and support, said a prominent scholar in Cambodia. ...

The inaugural ASEAN-MRC Water Security Dialogue held last week has tabled three thematic solutions related to policy, technology, and partnership that can help countries in the Mekong and broader ASEAN address existential water security challenges that confront the region. ...

As Cambodia moves towards a goal of massive conservation projects both, cultural and natural resources, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is committed to join the nation in its commitment to boost collaborative efforts between the two entities. ...

Cambodia has urged the Thai private sector to attend the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2022 to be hosted by Cambodia. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday sent a letter to Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob as 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia congratulating him on the new position. ...

A programme to promote cross-border trade connectivity between India and countries in the Greater Mekong Sub region (GMS) was jointly held by trade promotion agencies of Cambodia, Vietnam, India and Thailand on August 19. ...

At a round table conference yesterday on the theme “Cambodia between the great powers of China and the United States”, Royal Academy of Cambodia president Sok Touch said that Cambodia needs to be flexible between China and the US by remembering that “a good friend ...

The Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone Plc (PPSEZ) is working towards a crocsxss-listing in Thailand. ...

The Senate yesterday approved the draft law on amendments to the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR), a regional cooperation aimed to strengthen food security, poverty alleviation, and malnourishment eradication within the region without distorting normal trade in the global market. ...