Science and technology
Helping farmers keep their cool
One of a farmer’s greatest enemies is heat. As many as 50 percent of the fruit and vegetables harvested in Cambodia are lost because of heat – lettuce wilts, onions become slimy, tomatoes turn to mush. Because of a lack of cold storage at most of ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/23636/helping-farmers-keep-their-cool/
China, Cambodia ink new economic pact
On March 25, China and Cambodia inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in science and technology. The MoU, valid for 3 years, will see the Chinese side train Cambodian officials in science, technology and innovation. ...
Rui Hao Puah
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/china-cambodia-ink-new-economic-pact/
Cambodia, Japan exchange views on Korean Peninsula issue
Cambodian Foreign Minister, Hor Namhong, and visiting Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Masakazu Hamachi, on Monday in Phnon Penh exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue. កម្ពុជា, ជប៉ុនផ្លាស់ប្តូរទស្សនៈគ្នាលើបញ្ហានៅឧបទ្វីបកូរ៉េ ...
Agency Report
http://leadership.ng/news/510972/cambodia-japan-exchange-views-korean-peninsula-issue
‘Ambassador’ Hopes To Raise Tech Skills, Interest Among Girls
Among the few women working in the technology sector in Cambodia is 29-year-old Sok Sikieng, who was recently named “Technovation Ambassador” for the country. ...
Hean Socheata
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/ambassador-hopes-to-raise-tech-skills-interest-among-girls/3225838.html
Educators renew focus on STEM curriculum
Cambodian educators say they are working on improving studies in science, technology, engineering and math. ...
Hean Socheata
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/educators-renew-focus-on-stem-curriculum/3218002.html
Thai princess technology institute to begin construction
Prime Minister Hun Sen and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn have high expectations for the Kampong Speu Institute of Technology, which was funded by the Thai royal in order to develop human resources in Cambodia. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21782/thai-princess-technology-institute-to-begin-construction/
Korean electronics giant sees growth in Cambodia
LG Electronics has identified Cambodia as the emerging market in ASEAN with the greatest potential for increasing sales and is expanding its business here, a senior executive of the South Korean company told Khmer Times last week at the LG InnoFest 2016 Asia in Seoul. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21715/korean-electronics-giant-sees-growth-in-cambodia/
Smart moves on tech education
Telecom operator Smart Axiata Co. Ltd. and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding that will see Smart donate more than $320,000 to build a facility for students at the National Institute of Post, Telecom & ICT (NIPTICT). ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21597/smart-moves-on-tech-education/
University students turning to e-readers for study, private reading
The earliest reading materials were made from clay tablets, stones and tree bark. Before long, scrolls made from an early form of paper appeared in a process of technological advancement that stretches from those ancient materials to the electronic devices that modern humans use to ...
Disease control gets tech injection
An international health NGO has launched a new “crowd-sourcing” surveillance system to be used by the government in monitoring infectious diseases. ...
Brent Crane
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/disease-control-gets-tech-injection