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Leaders of the Border Guard High Command under the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence and the Cambodian Ministry of Interior’s General Department of Immigration held talks in Ho Chi Minh City on February 12, discussing measures to enhance coordination in border protection and management. ...

On average, communities trained by the REDD+ project submit 50 formal reports about forest crimes per month to authorities based upon data captured through the SMART 7 application, according to the USAID Greening Prey Lang (GPL) Project. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on February 13 started an official visit to neighbouring Laos. Sry Thamarong, minister attached to the prime minister, said that PM Hun Sen held bilateral talks with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone to discuss ways to further enhance bilateral ties ...

On a visit to Koh Kantheay in Cambodia’s north, I hear residents talk about their expectations from the new solar micro-grid being installed in the village. ...

The Ministry of Commerce has tentatively set April 26 for the “launch” of “Kampot-Kep Salt” as a geographical indication (GI) product, in a formal recognition of its inclusion in the Cambodian registry and the accompanying protections. ...

The newly-signed Action Plan on Trade and Economic Cooperation 2023-2024 is expected to promote the utilisation of the preferential arrangements that are granted by free trade agreements (FTA) and similar regional treaties, to boost trade and investment between Cambodia and China. ...

The program manager of an NGO has raised concerns about the government’s revenue spending management, claiming national debt remains huge and has not been repaid as new debt continues to climb. ...

Cambodia is gearing up to host the second annual Social Protection Week, with the aim of strengthening social security efficiency and transparency. ...

Cambodia’s exports to the European Union (EU) last year were worth $4 billion, up 25% compared to the 2021’s figure, according to the country’s ministry of commerce. ...

Cambodia’s export to the United States remained strong last year, despite the US generalised special preference (GSP) scheme remaining to less developed countries (LDCs) including Cambodia. ...

Three Chinese major companies presented multiple investment projects worth millions of dollars to Prime Minister Hun Sen during a meeting in Beijing, a release said today. The companies also plan to invest on water transportation, hospital, sewage treatment, high-speed rail, etc. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has reiterated its independent stand towards organising elections in the Kingdom while blaming some politicians for acting in violation of the law ahead of July’s National Election. ...

The UK Ambassador to Cambodia Dominic Williams hopes that Cambodia’s National Election would be held in a peaceful, free, and fair environment, with space for differing political views to be expressed. ...

In contributing to attain the goal of Cambodia mine-free by 2025, China has donated $13.2 million for demining in vulnerable areas to bring peace and happiness to Cambodian people. The donation came during the official visit of Prime Minister Hun Sen to China. ...

The Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute with the staff of the Wonders of the Mekong, is conducting a water quality study in the Tonle Sap. ...

An estimated 8,000 supporters of opposition Candlelight Party convened Saturday for an Extraordinary General Assembly to lay out the party’s policy platform and messaging for the July 23 national elections. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the government will revoke the license for media outlet VOD in a Facebook post Sunday evening, after he previously demanded an apology for an article he claimed was inaccurate. ...

Cambodia and China jointly agreed to develop a “diamond cooperation framework” with six priority areas: Political cooperation, production capacity and quality, agriculture, energy, security, and people-to people exchanges. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen wraps up his three-day official visit to China today. It’s his second trip to the country since 2020. The Cambodian leader met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. ...

The Ministry of Environment is set to host the third National Kesor Kol Forum in March to promote the conservation of the Kingdom’s wild orchid varieties. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a high-level delegation to pay an official visit to the Lao PDR on Feb. 13-14, to further tighten the relations and cooperation between the two neighboring nations. ...

The Angkor Vihara Project of Canada’s University of Toronto is excavating an old temple in the Angkor Thom complex, some 200m east of the 12th-century Bayon, in collaboration with APSARA National Authority (ANA), according to the latter. ...

More than one million vehicles had travelled on Cambodia’s first-ever expressway connecting the capital Phnom Penh and the deep-sea port province of Preah Sihanouk in the first three months since its inauguration on October 1 last year. ...

In the past four years, Ecobatt-Energy Cambodia has collected more than 7 tonnes of hazardous electronic waste, including batteries and accumulators, for export abroad. The Kingdom does not have the facilities to recycle these products. ...