Industries

An official from the APSARA National Authority (ANA) has outlined the authority’s accomplishments of the past 30 years with a group of visiting journalists. ...

To promote sustainable tourism in Siem Reap province, tourism operators need to develop new products, said Kao Philip, president of the Siem Reap Tourism Club Association. He also urged better connectivity with the province’s new international airport. ...

Cambodia and China have once again pledged to promote tourism connections through the expansion of direct flights. In the first four months of 2025, more than 380,000 Chinese tourists visited Cambodia. ...

Cambodia will organise the first-ever “Mekong Dolphin Festival and Kayak Races” at the Prek Rumkel Ecotourism Community in Stung Treng province this weekend, as part of efforts to promote tourism during the “green season”. ...

A group of 1,000 Chinese tourists has arrived in Cambodia to participate in the official opening ceremony of the “Cambodia-China Tourism Year”, which will take place in Phnom Penh from May 23–25. ...

Ministry of Environment officials have determined that a factory belonging to Tong Kang (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. is polluting the air around it. According to a May 23 statement from the ministry, a furnace at the factory – which produces components or shoes – has adversely ...

In the first 20 months of Prime Minister Hun Manet’s seventh-mandate government, the number of large factories in Cambodia has swelled by an eighth. The Kingdom was home to approximately 40,300 large enterprises in August 2023, when the government was formed. By April this year, ...

About 500 workers of Color Star Cambodia Product Co Ltd in Prek Chrey village, Phnom Penh protested and blocked the road for two consecutive days after the factory announced that it is moving to a new location, about 40 kilometers away. ...

Following mediation by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training on Tuesday, May 20, the Color Star (Cambodia) Product Co., Ltd. factory has pledged to provide compensation to workers who do not wish to relocate to the company’s new site.​ ...

Angkor Enterprise has released its latest report, indicating a notable shift in the composition of international tourists visiting the iconic Angkor Archaeological Park complex. ...

More than 1.8 million foreign tourists visited Cambodia in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of over 16% compared to the same period in last year. The increase coincides with the launch of the trial version of the APSARA National Authority (ANA)’s new “Visit Angkor” ...

The Cambodian tourism industry’s traditional low season begins in April and continues until October. As it coincides with fewer public holidays in Europe and North America, the Kingdom receives fewer foreign visitors. ...

Cambodia has temporarily suspended livestock and meat imports from Thailand after two human anthrax cases, including one death, were confirmed there, although no cases have been reported in Cambodia. ...

A 21-year-old woman has died and 41 other workers sustained injuries in a May 7 traffic accident on National Road 44 in Kampong Speu province’s Veal Pong commune, in Oudong Me Chey town. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has ordered the suspension of operations at any factory or enterprise that lack proper wastewater treatment systems and cause pollution to public water sources, especially near rivers and the sea. ...

Around 120,000 mixed-species trees are being planted in the Antung Ang area (better known as “Phnom 1500”) on over 200 hectares of land in Pursat province’s Veal Veng district. ...

Demands for a better minimum wage and work conditions for skilled labor and informal workers were made over the week through social media platforms by union representatives, civil society organizations (CSOs) and workers in order to escape debt traps, in conjunction with the 139th International ...

Private sector leaders are optimistic that electric vehicle (EV) usage in Cambodia will surge, as construction of a local assembly plant of Chinese EV giant BYD (Build Your Dream) got underway. ...

Cambodia’s airports received a combined 1.96 million air travelers in the first quarter of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 19 percent, a report from the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) showed. ...

The government has confirmed that Cambodia is ripe for Chinese investment in the tourism industry, with relevant organisations from both nations’ tourism associations committing to attract investors from China. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has voiced support for Thailand’s initiative, the “Six Countries, One Destination” mechanism, which is aimed at boosting regional tourism. ...

Chi Phat, a renowned ecotourism community nestled in the Cardamom Mountains of Koh Kong province, is facing a challenge which it shares with so much of today’s natural world, plastic waste. ...

An official report on Friday said that Cambodia recorded a continued increase in the number of Chinese tourists to its famed Angkor Archaeological Park in the first quarter of 2025. ...

Cambodia’s private-sector tourism operators have expressed optimism that the number of Chinese tourists and tourism investments will continue to surge, especially following the official state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Kingdom. ...