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A number of documents on bilateral cooperation between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Republic of Maldives will be inked during the visit of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to Maldives. ...

Cambodia is expected to attract 4.6 million air passengers in 2023 after China’s optimization of its pandemic control policies on January 8, a spokesman said on Saturday. ...

Mainland China was Cambodia’s largest merchandise trading partner last year, with a volume of $11.686 billion—up by 4.39 per cent over the 2021 figure. The former’s exports to the latter accounted for 89.38 per cent share—up by 2.87 percentage points on a yearly basis, according ...

Undersecretary of State and Spokesman of the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce Penn Sovicheat said the RCEP could help Cambodia graduate from its least-developed country status as soon as 2028. ...

About 800 white-shouldered ibis, one of the world’s rarest and “critically endangered” bird species, have been found in Cambodia, accounting for 80 per cent of their total global population of 1,000. To protect its population, the Ministry of Environment and its conservation partners are continuing ...

The E-Type Visa, aimed at short term travellers to Cambodia, is now available for online application for citizens from all countries across the globe. .. ...

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation registered more than a thousand small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the January-November period of last year, bringing the total registered SMEs to around 44,000. ...

The Japanese government has provided more than $200,000 in grant aid for the installation of a water supply system in Siem Reap province as part of its KUSANONE Grassroots Human Security Projects. ...

Japanese experts are studying where to build a new pumping station in the capital, while another station is being constructed in Russey Keo district to add to the existing 14 stations to relieve flooding in some areas of Phnom Penh. ...

A controversial video, which features a “provocative” song and graphic footage of a violent clash between protesting garment workers and authorities nine years back, has been removed from the official websites and social media pages of four civil society organisations (CSOs). ...

The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia announced on Thursday that it has collected roughly $106 million from tax of vehicles between September 2021 and December 31, 2022. ...

Cambodia’s economy is predicted to grow by roughly six percent in 2023 despite global challenges, according to the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). ...

The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Republic of Türkiye wrapped up the Third Meeting of Joint Economic Commission, reviewing and discussing priorities to boost their bilateral cooperation in the economic sector. ...

Cambodia’s exports of garments, footwear and travel (GFT) goods grew by around 15 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, from $10.99 billion to $12.63 billion, but the total share of the sector declined marginally, according to the latest report on trade by the ...

The Prime Ministers of Cambodia and Japan have recently exchanged official letters to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Diplomatic Relations between both nations. ...

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia Prak Sokhonn yesterday morning received Dominic Williams, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Kingdom of Cambodia.​ ...

Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol said that his ministry will build a bus terminal on the outskirts of Phnom Penh to boost the public transportation in collaboration with the private sector. ...

The Department of Primary Education of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, in collaboration with Plan International Cambodia (PIC), have worked together to launch a new range of accelerated grade one textbooks to provide opportunities for aging children who previously dropped out of school. ...

The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has arrested Lay Samnang, former deputy director of the Finance and Supply Department under the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation, for allegedly embezzling nearly $390,000 of state funds. ...

The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has asked Vietnamese Customs for its full commitment to the Single Stop Inspection and Common Control Area (SSI & CCA) initiative, in the interest of boosting cross-border trade between the two countries. ...

The four Mekong River Commission (MRC) member countries – Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam – and their partners China and Myanmar intend to call for new solutions to the tremendous changes facing the Mekong River Basin. ...

Minister of Interior, Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng, emphasized that the Royal Government of Cambodia has a strong will to fight money laundering, terrorist financing and weapon of mass destruction financing. ...

To boost bilateral trade to around $1 billion (TL 18.78 billion), Cambodia has sought investments from Türkiye in agriculture, storage and processing facilities for exports to the European Union and other nations. ...

In order to preserve the eardrums of citizens, the Phnom Penh Capital Administration has announced a ban on the practise of exploding firecrackers, fireworks and other explosives for Chinese New Year. ...