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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. ...

The Minister of Tourism is calling on tour operators to push the Kingdom’s ecotourism communities to boost the sector as two ecotourism destinations receive the ASEAN Ecotourism Standard Award. ...

South China’s Hainan Province on Wednesday held a forum here to promote the Hainan Free Trade Port to Cambodian officials, entrepreneurs and exporters. ...

The Vinh Xuong international land and waterway border gate, located on the borderline with Cambodia, was officially opened in Vinh Xuong commune of Tan Chau town, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, on February 23. ...

Chinese investors and business people are keen to return to Cambodia following the opening of China’s borders and Cambodia, on its part, is ‘China Ready.’ The bonhomie between the business communities of the two countries came to the fore once again at a forum organised ...

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the French Development Agency (AFD) and GRET Cambodia, aiming to strengthen its capacity and expand the potential of the social protection system towards sustainable growth that will also benefit agricultural workers. ...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng said that the implementation of the safe village-commune policy in 2022 had reduced the crime rate by nine per cent, while the nationwide rate of conviction for those arrested for criminal offences was at 92 per cent. ...

The Japanese government will provide additional aid of over $30 million to improve the water supply system in Svay Rieng province. ...

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction reported that from 2003 to 2022, the Ministry received 14,567 complaints of land disputes from across the country, resolving 11,085 cases with 3,482 cases still pending. ...

In January 2023, the bilateral trade between Cambodia and India amounted to $37 million, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise’s report. ...

Last year, the Ministry of Interior issued more than 650,000 Cambodian identity cards to people aged 15 and over. ...

Ms Gabriele KATZMAREK, Member of the German Bundestag, has spoken highly of Cambodia’s rapid development in all sectors. ...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) of the Royal Government of Cambodia has urged its Thailand counterpart to expedite the construction of its administrative building at the Steung Bat-Ban Nong Ian International Border and prepare relevant documents so that both parties can open ...

A senior investment official has reiterated a request for Japanese investors to ramp up their commitments to the Cambodian market, recommending a Thailand or Vietnam “Plus One” business approach, amid a government-spearheaded push towards deeper integration into regional and global supply chains. ...

Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on February 22 hosted receptions for the Cambodia to Vietnam who came to present her credentials. ...

With the National Election fast approaching, the National Election Committee (NEC) released an official voter list on Monday, with more than 9,700,000 registered voters. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen urged French businesses to consider investing in investing in agriculture and industry in Cambodia. ...

More than 20 former employees of shuttered radio station VOD – closed by order of the Prime Minister last week – have now applied for government jobs in ministries and institutions. ...

The Council of the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved 150 investment projects worth approximately $2.9 billion proposed by Japanese investors in the country as of the end of January this year, according to the figures released in a press release issued yesterday by CDC ...

Deputy Prime Minister and foreign minister Prak Sokhonn will pay an official visit to Thailand on February 23-24 for talks on bilateral relations and cooperation on a wide range of issues, following an invitation from his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai. ...

In the past two years, Cambodian agricultural products have entered the Vietnamese market. At times, Cambodia was even the largest supplier of agricultural products to Vietnam. ...

The United Kingdom has pledged to continue assisting Cambodia in different areas, particularly economy, trade, investment, education, finance, infrastructure, renewable energies, and environment with an aim to deepen the relations and cooperation between the two countries. ...