International relations

Indonesia’s state food procurement firm, Bulog, is looking to import rice from Cambodia and Myanmar to bolster government stocks as the country braces for potential disruptions in rice output due to the El Nino weather pattern. ...

Australia has expressed its support for Cambodia’s Government-Private Sector Forum (G-PSF), the peak platform for dialogue between the government and private sector in Cambodia. ...

Asean economic ministers have endorsed a carbon neutrality strategy aligning with Paris Agreement commitments and could unlock a $5.3 trillion ($1=RM4.64) economic opportunity. ...

Beijing’s top diplomat, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, visited Cambodia to meet with the country’s incoming leader Hun Manet, further strengthening ties between the two nations. ...

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, together with the ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE), held the ASEAN Green Transport Rally (GTR) to support Indonesia’s chairmanship in 2023 and its net zero emissions target. ...

Tourism Malaysia beefs up its international marketing efforts by organising seminars in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, packed with business-to-business (B2B) sessions and networking luncheons, to arrange possible tie-ups between Malaysian tourism industry players and its Cambodian counterparts. ...

Five agreements were forged at the 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM) in Semarang, Central Java, on Saturday, Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan said. ...

The Textile and Apparel SEA-Cambodia Summit 2024 is set to take place in Phnom Penh from March 14–15, 2024. The summit aims to address trends in the Southeast Asia region, focusing on themes like policy, sourcing strategy, supply chain digitisation, local factories, and sustainable development. ...

Ambassador Devyani Khobragade highlighted the increased business interactions aimed at bolstering bilateral trade. ...

ome 3.03 million foreign tourists arrived in Cambodia in the first seven months of 2023, an increase of 308.5 per cent compared to 743,459 visitors in the same period last year. ...

Australia is supporting women’s economic empowerment in Cambodia as they are central to the Kingdom’s economic development, said the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh in a news release on Thursday. ...

Turkmenistan to become the first country to connect direct flights with Cambodia among the Central Asian countries, a press release of the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) said. ...

Cambodian foreign minister Prak Sokhonn extended congratulations to the departing Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Cambodia, Carmen Moreno, for her exemplary efforts and success in her diplomatic tenure in the Kingdom. This sentiment was shared during her farewell call on 16 August 2023 ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Cambodia is crucial to deepening the China-Cambodia comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation, showing China’s commitment to fostering stronger ties with its neighbors, a Cambodian expert said. ...

The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lao Securities Commission Office (LSCO) to collaborate in the regulation and development of securities markets in both countries, said an official. ...

Cambodia and Indonesia agreed to promote cooperation in the field of counter-terrorism and disaster relief operations as part of the efforts to deepen ties between the armies of the two countries. ...

Prime Minister-in-waiting Hun Manet is scheduled to travel to China in mid-September for the 20th China-ASEAN Expo 2023 in Nanning, the capital city of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region – in one of his first official trips seen by analysts as a significant step in ...

A five-member delegation from Cambodia attended the ASEAN-Pakistan Business Opportunities Conference 2023, which concluded in Lahore, Pakistan, on Friday. ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s four-day visit to three Southeast Asian countries has given new momentum to the strategic relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Cambodian experts said on Sunday, reported Xinhua. ...

A good relationship with the Cambodian government would be a prerequisite for the resumption of negotiations on overlapping claims to natural gas resources in the Gulf of Thailand, experts said, but warned of a return to a cold conflict if there were mutual reservations. ...

In a bid to enhance bilateral trade, Indonesia will send a delegation to understand the possibility of importing rice from Cambodia. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen received here at the Peace Palace this afternoon visiting Gen. DudungAbdurachman, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army. ...

Cambodia and Vietnam are committed to fostering their cooperation on inspection work, especially on complaint resolution, anti-corruption, power abuses, and so on. ...

Indonesia and Cambodia discussed commitment to cooperate in eradicating human trafficking at the 26th ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM) forum. ...