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China has reiterated its strong commitment to supporting Cambodia in pursuing a development path tailored to its national conditions, with the goal of becoming an upper middle-income economy by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050. ...

The General Department of Administration of the Ministry of Interior held a review meeting to discuss the registration of associations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on Monday. ...

The Public Procurement Service of South Korea on Monday donated a suite of assistive technologies to the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport (MoEYS). ...

A meeting to negotiate the new minimum wage for next year for the garment, travel goods and bag industries will start today with 51 representatives of the National Council on Minimum Wage (NCMW) from the government, along with workers and employers representatives, according to a ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation(MFAIC) Sok Chenda Sophea, will lead a delegation to take part in the 9th Mekong-Lancang Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Chiang Mai on Friday, at the invitation of his Thai counterpart Maris Sangiampongsa. ...

Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice-Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) Monday called on relevant ministries to examine the possibility of optimising the Investment Project Application (IPA) by reconciling data with the CDC’s new system to improve convenience in ...

Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced plans to significantly increase the number of flights to several key destinations, including Siem Reap province, in response to rising demand for air travel. ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sok Chenda Sophea will lead a delegation to the 9th Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand on August 16 at the invitation of his Thai counterpart Maris Sangiampongsa. ...

Cambodia has called for ASEAN to establish a regional education and skills development framework tailored for the future labour force, with a particular focus on expanding access to technical and vocational education and training (TVET). ...

Over 28 tonnes of banned and tainted frozen meats were confiscated and destroyed by the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) and related units between July and early August. ...

The country is set to launch the “Cambodia e-Arrival” mobile app on September 1, replacing the traditional paper-based immigration form. ...

The international conservation organisation World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) estimates that the population of elephants in Southeast Asia and China currently stands between 8,000 and 11,000, with Cambodia home to an estimated 400 to 600. ...

Government officials and armed forces condemned anti-Cambodia-Lao-Vietnam Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) activists and pledged to suppress any activities initiated by the “extremist opposition groups” based overseas who are “attempting to overthrow the government”. ...

Cambodia exported a total of 379,546 tonnes of milled rice in the first seven months of 2024, earning a revenue of $280 million, the Cambodia Rice Federation said in a news release on Monday. ...

More than 15 percent of Cambodia’s 17.6 million population seem to have some sort of safety net either in the form of private insurance or the government’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF). ...

Cambodia’s foreign trade volume hit $31.18 billion in the first seven months of 2024, up 15% from $27.1 billion over the same period last year, according to an official report released on Saturday. ...

One of Cambodia’s leading data centre services providers inked a key partnership deal with a Singapore company to empower the Kingdom’s digital economy. Daun Penh Data Center (DPDC) and A2000 signed an MoU in the presence of Choup Somart, Secretary of State, Ministry of Rural ...

Credit cards in Cambodia have grown 20 percent in 2023, showing that customers have become more savvy in using new financial instruments. ...

Cambodia’s aviation sector is experiencing a significant uptick in the first half of 2024 with the country’s three international airports handling a combined 3.03 million air passengers from January to June, up 22 percent from 2.48 million recorded in the same period last year. ...

The government generated $2,909 million in revenue from tax and customs in the first half of 2024, representing 46 percent of the target set for 2024, a report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance showed on Monday. ...

China will support Cambodia in pursuing its own development path and will work to expand the market for Cambodian goods, thereby boosting exports to the Chinese market, according to Chinese ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet directed Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Thor Chetha to prioritise the recruitment of local residents for construction work on the Kampong Kor and Stung Slap dams in Kampong Thom province. ...

Opposition to the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) project continues to grow abroad, with protests by Khmer citizens in South Korea and Australia on Sunday, August 11. ...

Minister of Health Chheang Ra reaffirmed Cambodia’s commitment to promoting the health and well-being of the people of ASEAN by strengthening and expanding cooperation with the bloc and its dialogue partners. ...