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Vietnam, Cambodia promote multi-faceted collaboration
Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association Nguyen ThiThanh and Chairwoman of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association Men Sam An on November 12 co-chaired a conference in Tay Ninh province to review the one-year implementation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on coordination between the two associations ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501391314/vietnam-cambodia-promote-multi-faceted-collaboration/
Xi congratulates Cambodia on 70th anniversary of independence
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated Cambodia on the 70th anniversary of its independence. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390183/xi-congratulates-cambodia-on-70th-anniversary-of-independence/
Cambodian Transport Minister receives Chinese Vice Minister of Transport
Peng Ponea, Cambodian Minister of Public Works and Transport, received Li Yang, Vice Minister of Transport of China in Luang Prabang, Laos, on Nov. 9, on the sidelines of the 29th ASEAN Transport Ministers’ Meeting and associated meetings. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390514/cambodian-transport-minister-receives-chinese-vice-minister-of-transport/
Australia helps strengthen laboratory capacity for infectious diseases in Cambodia
Australia has supported the IndoPacLab program across Cambodia, Laos, and Papua New Guinea (PNG) to strengthen laboratory capacity for HIV, TB, malaria, and COVID-19 testing, said the Australian Embassy in Cambodia in a news release Friday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390503/australia-helps-strengthen-laboratory-capacity-for-infectious-diseases-in-cambodia/
NBC Governor says Cambodia has seen big increase in local currency usage in past 2 decades
Cambodia has seen a big jump in the use of local currency Riel over the past two decades, National Bank of Cambodia (NBC)’s Governor Chea Serey said here on Friday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390501/nbc-governor-says-cambodia-has-seen-big-increase-in-local-currency-usage-in-past-2-decades/
Korea University Anam Hospital wins KOICA bid to upgrade the National Pediatric Hospital Cambodia
Korea University Medical Center (KUMC) said that Korea University Anam Hospital (KUAH) has successfully secured the project for enhancing the internal medicine department at the National Pediatric Hospital Cambodia project, sponsored by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390495/korea-university-anam-hospital-wins-koica-bid-to-upgrade-the-national-pediatric-hospital-cambodia/
Chinese-built hydropower plant offers Cambodia greener future
The Chinese-built Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Station is located in northeastern Cambodia on the Sesan River. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390759/chinese-built-hydropower-plant-offers-cambodia-greener-future/
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications encourages passing BAC II students to learn digital technology skills
Chea Vandeth, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, has issued a letter urging students to pass the high school diploma exam to acquire digital technology skills. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390300/minister-of-posts-and-telecommunications-encourages-passing-bac-ii-students-to-learn-digital-technology-skills/
Defence Minister in Vietnam to boost military ties
Defence Minister General Tea Seiha will hold talks with his Vietnamese counterpart General Phan Van Giang on strengthening friendly relations and cooperation between the two armies and peoples. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501391287/defence-minister-in-vietnam-to-boost-military-ties/
Government green lights Circular Strategy on Environment
The government has authorised the Ministry of Environment to promulgate the Circular Strategy on Environment 2023-2050 to ensure environmental sustainability and integrity, respond to climate change and promote a green economy. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501391232/government-green-lights-circular-strategy-on-environment/
NR 5 helps boost trade and connect the region
The construction of the northern section of the National Road 5 (NR 5) from Battambang to Serey Sophorn city is completed and has been put in service. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501004494/nr-5-helps-boost-trade-and-connect-the-region/
China to hold military drills with SE Asian countries amid tensions in South China Sea
China will hold a joint military exercise with five Southeast Asian countries this month, with experts saying on Sunday that the move is conducive to the safeguarding of regional peace and stability amid repeated provocations by the Philippines over Chinese islands and reefs in the ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501391313/china-to-hold-military-drills-with-se-asian-countries-amid-tensions-in-south-china-sea/
Smart investment: Govt hikes Education Ministry budget to around $990 million for next year
As part of its reformist Pentagonal Strategy, the Government of Prime Minister Hun Manet is focusing on education to meet the needs of the 4th Industrial Revolution. ...
Ministry sets December 1 to roll out model school system
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has set December 1 for the opening of the academic year along with the introduction of the “model school” and the “model school award” at selected public schools. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501389466/ministry-sets-december-1-to-roll-out-model-school-system/
Cambodia makes $377.5 million from rice exports in first ten months
Cambodia had exported 529,924 tonnes of milled rice in the first 10 months of 2023, earning a total revenue of $377.5 million, the Cambodia Rice Federation said in a news release on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501389491/cambodia-makes-377-5-million-from-rice-exports-in-first-ten-months/
Cambodia urges more collaborations between nations
To counter the growing risk of geopolitics, it is important to have more mutual investments and collaborations between countries and regions to truly achieve global economic prosperity, experts say. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501389490/cambodia-urges-more-collaborations-between-nations/
Government supports Kampong Thom farmers with rice seed assistance
Eng Cheasan, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, distributed 54 tonnes of fragrant rice seeds to 541 families in four communes of Stong district, Kampong Thom province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501389533/government-supports-kampong-thom-farmers-with-rice-seed-assistance/
PM urges authorities to improve waste management services
Prime Minister Hun Manet has instructed the relevant ministries and institutions to provide services and guidelines to properly manage waste in accordance with the technical specifications at the local level throughout the country. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390111/pm-urges-authorities-to-improve-waste-management-services/
US senators submit bill on funding landmine clearance in Indochina
Members of the US Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Tammy Baldwin of the Democratic Party from Wisconsin state, and Senator Jerry Moran of the Republican Party from Kansas state, have submitted a bipartisan bill that allocates funding for clearing landmines and other unexploded ordnances left over ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501389513/us-senators-submit-bill-on-funding-landmine-clearance-in-indochina/
Campaign on “An Enterprise is a Peaceful Community” supported
Social analysts and workers unions have voiced their support for a campaign on “An Enterprise is a Peaceful Community”, which will be launched in 2024. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390203/campaign-on-an-enterprise-is-a-peaceful-community-supported/
Govt appoints commission to evaluate Oknha award requests
Prime Minister Hun Manet has appointed an inter-ministerial commission to review and evaluate requests for awarding the honoured title of Oknha. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390135/govt-appoints-commission-to-evaluate-oknha-award-requests/
Cambodia marks 70th Independence Day, vowing to stay united as one
Cambodia celebrated the 70th anniversary of its independence on Thursday, vowing to stay united as one to safeguard the kingdom’s peace, security, stability and development. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390180/cambodia-marks-70th-independence-day-vowing-to-stay-united-as-one/
Electrical machinery sales close to double as tech exports surge
Cambodia’s exports of electrical machinery, equipment and related products surpassed $2.4 billion in the first nine months of 2023, marking an increase of nearly double compared to the same period last year, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/electrical-machinery-sales-close-double-tech-exports-surge
Siem Reap, Liaoning finalise deal to aid tourism, cultural exchange
Siem Reap provincial authorities anticipate an influx of Chinese tourists following the recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with China’s Liaoning province. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/siem-reap-liaoning-finalise-deal-aid-tourism-cultural-exchange