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Cambodia’s state-owned news agency Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) recently published an article, forecasting the foreign policy of the Royal Government for the seventh term under the leadership of new Prime Minister Hun Manet. ...

Cambodia’s newly-elected Prime Minister Hun Manet on Thursday launched the “Pentagonal Strategy-Phase I 2023-2028” during the first cabinet meeting. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has laid out his recommendations to expand the scope of membership for the Supreme Consultative Council (SCC) to ensure a vibrant and constructive environment. ...

The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) has helped 55,359 vulnerable families in its efforts to reduce poverty across the country in the first seven months of the year. ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is capable of creating a new wave of challenges before the policymakers, opined a subject expert, highlighting the need for great caution amid governments, businesses and individuals facing increased cyber security risks. ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has been hosting a training course of “Exchange Rate Policy” with the participation of 34 representatives from central banks and monetary authorities of 12 countries in Asia Pacific Region. ...

The ASEAN East Asian Economic Ministers’ Meeting has warned of the threat posed by geopolitical conflicts, noting that they have the potential to hindering the benefits brought about by globalisation. ...

On August 22, both Cambodia and Thailand welcomed new prime ministers, marking a unique coincidence. Former Prime Minister Hun Sen acknowledged this in a post to his official Telegram channel, highlighting the synchronicity of two constitutional monarchies ushering in new leadership on the same day. ...

Plan International in cooperation with Ratanakiri’s provincial department of Education, Youth and Sport conducted teaching sessions for 5,400 drop out students to attend school and access formal education through the project “Enhancing Quality Learning for Out of School Children in Northeastern Cambodia (EQUAL)” by accessing ...

Siem Reap will build a light rail line from Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport to Siem Reap city, according to a consultation meeting between relevant institutions and China Metro to collect information and data for the study of the light rail project by the Ministry of ...

The new government under the leadership of Prime Minister Hun Manet will make use of optimum technology to push forward its socio-economic policy agendas to transform the rectangle into Pentagon Strategy, said a statement. ...

Almost half a million students—52 percent of them girls have benefited from the improved school operations, learning facilities, and capacities of teachers and school leaders this project yielded. The project also formed the backbone of the country’s distance teaching and learning program or efforts during ...

Cambodia’s new foreign minister Sok Chenda Sophea, who is former secretary-general of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), pledges to complete the implementation of reforms introduced by his predecessor Prak Sokhonn. ...

In 2024, new social assistance initiatives are set to launch, following the completion of several existing programmes under the National Social Assistance Fund (NSAF). ...

ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn expressed optimism with the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement in a transparent manner, as businesses in the region have wider opportunities to trade and invest now. ...

In a recent book launch at CamTech University in Phnom Penh, former commerce minister Pan Sorasak hailed the release of RCEP: Part 1: Geo-Political, Geo-Economic and Legal Analysis. ...

Cambodia is optimistic of an increase in direct investment or joint ventures with Chinese investors following a successful visit by a delegation of entrepreneurs from Fujian province who specialise in sectors such as mining, energy, manufacturing, tourism, accommodation, and heating and air conditioning. ...

A large number of cattle raisers have complained that cow prices have fallen and not many traders have been buying cows for more than a month. A local livestock raising association has suggested that falling prices may be due to an increase in meat imports ...

Around 100 tourism operators, as well as provincial leaders and officials, gathered in Siem Reap recently to strategise attracting more international tourists, as the provincial airport’s mid-October opening approaches. ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and China is expected to grow with the interest shown by traders and investors during the Cambodia-Hong Kong exhibition in Phnom Penh, which featured over 40 companies. ...

Red corn prices in Battambang province during the ongoing 2023 harvest season have shown a slight increase compared to the corresponding period last year. However, weather conditions have marginally impacted the quality of red corn kernels this year. ...

Cambodia netted $164.7 million from exports to South Korea in the first seven months of 2023, an increase of 21.6 per cent compared to $135.5 million in the same period in 2022, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE). ...

Public-listed Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSP) reported a significant growth in business performance in the second quarter of 2023 amid regional and global economic uncertainties. ...

The Cambodian government has awarded another large swath of Botum Sakor National Park to local conglomerate Royal Group, carving out yet more land from this ostensibly protected area to hand over to private developers. ...