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Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), noted the thriving state of the Cambodian economy, recalling that he had seen it first-hand during his visit to the ASEAN Summit hosted by Cambodia last in 2022. ...

The Banking Jobs and Skills Summit 2023 is set to take place from September 29-30 at the National University of Management (NUM), featuring around 20 financial institutions and offering thousands of job opportunities to students. ...

Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth highlighted waste management and plastic reduction as priority tasks during his recent meeting with Japanese ambassador to Cambodia Atsushi Ueno. ...

The Border Guard Command of Tay Ninh on September 6 hosted a conference on coordination in border protection in 2023 with the police, military and gendarmerie forces of the three Cambodian provinces of Tbong Khmum, Svay Rieng and Prey Veng which share the border with ...

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has ranked Cambodia as the world’s sixth most attractive investment destination for market expansion by Chinese companies. ...

Ministry of Information will focus on institutional modernisation, modern administration, and strengthening of quality of the country’s media through training and reinforcement of professional ethics in journalism. ...

The presidents of the ruling parties in Indochina, including Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen the traditional friendship, according to a press release from Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) AKP received yesterday. ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a series of bilateral meetings with the leaders of Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines and Singapore on Thursday as he sought to expand cooperation and win support for South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan. ...

A project to develop a substation and a 230-kilovolt high-voltage electricity transmission line from Kampong Cham province to Kratie province has been approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...

From April 1 to September 5 of 2023, the government allocated almost $1.5 million in cash transfers to nearly 35,000 factory workers whose contracts were suspended. Many of the suspended workers have returned to work. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration has launched a pilot project offering online administrative services in four significant sectors. The initiative was announced on September 6 and will be conducted through the One Window Service Office (OWSO). ...

Kim Jin-pyo, president of the South Korean National Assembly (NA), has lauded Cambodia’s new government and NA, describing the new mandates as full of youthful energy and ready to develop the Kingdom. ...

Connecting Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, with the international deep-water seaport province of Preah Sihanouk, the first Chinese-invested Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway has not only facilitated transportation, but also saved both time and money for travellers. ...

The Ministry of Tourism has introduced six points to the Capital-Provincial Department of Tourism to improve the quality of tourism products on the occasion of the traditional Pchum Ben festival on October 13-14-15, 2023. ...

Cambodia’s unemployment rate is expected to decline to 0.3 percent in 2023 from 0.4 percent last year, according to the latest figures released on Sunday by the labour ministry based on the data of the United Nations agency International Labour Organisation (ILO). ...

Cambodia will start exporting an agreed annual quota of 250,000 tonnes of milled rice to Indonesia from next year after the two nations reached a rice deal earlier in August, the Ministry of Commerce said. ...

This commitment was made during a working discussion between  Neth Pheaktra, Minister of Information and  Devyani Khobragade, Ambassador of India to Cambodia on the afternoon of September 6, 2023 at the Ministry of Information. ...

Cambodia is committed to boosting regional economic cooperation as part of efforts to improve the regional economy, promote trade opportunities and accelerate digital transformation among all ASEAN member countries. ...

Cambodia continues to be committed to the multilateral system, rule-based international order and principle of non-interference, in order to protect and promote peace both at home and in the world. ...

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has requested the Government of Japan to provide financial support, technical assistance and employee training in order to modernise and strengthen the meteorology sector in Cambodia. ...

Cambodia exported $1.09 billion worth of goods to Japan in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 4.3 percent, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) report showed recently. ...

Dr. Cheam Yeap, First Vice President of the National Assembly, welcomed Kim Jin Pyo, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea to Phnom Penh International Airport on the evening of September 6, 2023. ...

The Government of Singapore will continue to provide technical support and training to Cambodian civil and defence officials to continue cooperation and increase the capacity of officers in ministries and institutions. ...

Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, has issued a sub-decree on the organization and functioning of the National Committee for Coordinating Information and Public Opinion. ...