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Cambodia’s exports to US shoot to over $9 billion

Cambodia exported more than $9 billion worth of goods to the United States in the first nine months of 2025, reaffirming Washington’s position as the Kingdom’s largest export market, according to the latest data from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501773663/cambodias-exports-to-us-shoot-to-over-9-billion/

South Korea to set up “Korean Desk” in Cambodia after student’s murder

Following the death of a South Korean student in Kampot province, South Korean police plan to launch a “Korean Desk” in Cambodia to handle cases involving Korean nationals, citing difficulties in cooperation with Cambodian police. ...

Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/south-korea-to-set-up-korean-desk-in-cambodia-after-students-murder/

‘​No​ ​desire​ ​to​ ​take​ ​what​’​s​ ​not​ ​ours​’ ​-​ ​Sokhonn​ ​tells​ ​four​-​party​ ​meeting

Deputy​ ​Prime​ ​Minister​ ​Prak​ ​Sokhonn​ ​told​ ​Thailand​, ​Malaysia​ ​and​ ​the​ ​US​ ​in​ ​a​ ​meeting​ ​facilitated​ ​by​ ​the​ ​latter​ ​two​ ​that​ ​Cambodia​ ​reaffirms​ ​its​ ​commitment​ ​to​ ​the​ ​ceasefire​ ​and​ ​other​ ​terms​ ​of​ ​agreements​ ​although​ ​territorial​ ​issues​ ​persist​ ​at​ ​the​ ​border​ ​with​ ​Thailand. ​ ...

Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-thailand-no-desire-take-what-not-ours-sokhonn

Royal Group’s capital SEZ unaffected by uncertainty, tensions

Hak Serey, RGPPSEZ senior manager for CS Marketing and PR, explained that since its inception in 2006, the zone has aimed to become a leading hub for manufacturing companies in various industries, while simultaneously creating crucial employment opportunities for Cambodians. Nearly 20 years later, the ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/royal-group-s-capital-sez-unaffected-by-uncertainty-tensions

Illegal concrete wall along Takeo stream demolished same day as inspection

Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Thor Chetha inspected the site this morning, October 13, and determined that it breached laws governing the distance from shorelines and riverbanks for such structures.   ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/illegal-concrete-wall-along-takeo-stream-demolished-same-day-as-inspection

Single Portal registers biz worth over $20 billion

Cambodia’s Online Business Registration Service has achieved a significant milestone, successfully registering 50,564 businesses with a total investment capital of $20.27 billion by September of this year, according to a report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance on Monday. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501772304/single-portal-registers-biz-worth-over-20-billion/

Cambodia-China trade hits record $14 billion, up 27%

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and China exceeded $14.2 billion in the first nine months of 2025, marking a robust 27% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the latest figures from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501772308/cambodia-china-trade-hits-record-14-billion-up-27/

Cambodia, JICA discuss infra, industrial growth cooperation

The Royal Government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), yesterday, discussed expanding economic cooperation, focusing on infrastructure expansion, digital transformation, and advancing Cambodia’s coastal industrial and logistics hub development. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501772306/cambodia-jica-discuss-infra-industrial-growth-cooperation/

Siem Reap calls for sustainable, resilient tourism development

The Siem Reap Provincial Administration has called on the tourism sector to focus on sustainability, environmental protection, and resilience, highlighting that tourism is a powerful force for change by creating jobs, boosting the local economy, and fostering cultural exchange. ...

Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501772296/siem-reap-calls-for-sustainable-resilient-tourism-development/

Manet warns: Man-made disasters evolving in complex ways

Natural and human-made disasters continue to evolve in increasingly complex ways, requiring all relevant stakeholders to work together to address them through smart investment and direct resources, warned Prime Minister Hun Manet. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-warns-man-made-disasters-evolving-in-complex-ways

Authorities dismantle illegal structures Kirirom National Park, hunt on for owner

Environmental rangers are removing illegal structures from the Preah Soramrit Kosamak Kirirom National Park. The buildings, in Chambok commune of Kampong Speu province’s Phnom Sruoch district, were discovered in September. The authorities are attempting to identify the person behind the construction. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/authorities-dismantle-illegal-structures-kirirom-national-park-hunt-on-for-owner

IOT investigating ‘haunting sounds’ on border

The Ministry of National Defence, in coordination with the ASEAN Interim Observer Team (IOT), dispatched a field mission late on Saturday night to Banteay Meanchey province’s Chok Chey and Prey Chan villages, following reports that loudspeakers from the Thai side were broadcasting disturbing “haunted sounds” ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/iot-investigating-haunting-sounds-on-border

Japan​ ​grants​ ​$​184,000​ ​to​ ​two​ ​organisations​ ​to​ ​procure​ ​ambulances​, ​X​-​Ray​ ​and​ ​ECG​ ​machine

Japan​ ​has​ ​granted​ ​$​183,588​ ​to​ ​two​ ​Cambodian​ ​organisations​ ​to​ ​boost​ ​emergency​ ​medical​ ​services​ ​and​ ​healthcare​, ​providing​ ​ambulances​ ​for​ ​fire​ ​rescue​ ​teams​ ​and​ ​medical​ ​equipment​ ​for​ ​a​ ​rural​ ​hospital​ ​under​ ​their​ ​KUSANONE​ ​programme​ ...

Kuch Sikol
https://kiripost.com/stories/japan-grants-184000-to-two-orgs-procure-ambulances-x-ray-ecg-machine-cambodia

Kingdom’s milled rice export up 33.7% in Jan-Sept

Cambodia exported nearly 596,341 tonnes of milled rice in the first nine months of 2025, up 33.7 percent from 445,913 tonnes in the same period last year, a report from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed last Friday. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501771632/kingdoms-milled-rice-export-up-33-7-in-jan-sept/

One-stop agricultural service to boost farmers’ income, MAFF says

The One-Stop Agricultural Service (OSAS) is an important mechanism for reducing production costs towards increasing farmers’ income in rice production, said Yang Saing Koma, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), on Friday. ...

Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501771634/one-stop-agricultural-service-to-boost-farmers-income-maff-says/

Cambodia, US strengthen trade ties with reciprocal tariff deal

The Royal Government of Cambodia has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening trade and investment relations with the United States following high-level meetings in Washington DC from October 6 to 9. ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501771636/cambodia-us-strengthen-trade-ties-with-reciprocal-tariff-deal/

Use Riel to protect economic sovereignty, Hun Sen says

Acting Head of State and Senate President Hun Sen has called on Cambodians to increase the use of the Riel in daily transactions, warning that reliance on the Thai Baht poses both economic and political risks. ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501770218/use-riel-to-protect-economic-sovereignty-hun-sen-says/

Region-leading healthcare initiative sees Cambodia launch HIV-preventive vaginal ring

The Ministry of Health has launched the phased rollout of the Dapivirine vaginal ring (DVR-PrEP) — a new HIV prevention method for women at high risk of infection in Cambodia. The rollout was announced on Thursday, October 9, at the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/region-leading-healthcare-initiative-sees-cambodia-launch-hiv-preventive-vaginal-ring

A2I draft law delayed as government revises press, fake news laws

 A government official said the long-awaited draft Law on Access to Information — also known as the A2I draft — has yet to be approved because the Ministry of Information is revising the Press Law and drafting a new law to Combat Fake News to ...

Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/a2i-draft-law-delayed-as-government-revises-press-fake-news-laws/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Cambodia​’​s​ ​waterway​ ​exports​ ​to​ ​Thailand​ ​drop​ ​6.6​% ​in​ ​September

Following​ ​the​ ​closure​ ​of​ ​land​ ​crossings​, ​Cambodia​’​s​ ​agricultural​ ​exports​ ​by​ ​water​ ​to​ ​Thailand​ ​dropped​ ​to​ ​1,728​ ​tonnes​, ​equivalent​ ​to​ ​$​5.8​ ​million​ ​between​ ​June​ ​24​ ​and​ ​September​ ​30, ​2025.​ ​September​ ​exports​, ​especially​, ​fell​ ​6.6​%​ ​from​ ​August​. ​ ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-waterway-exports-to-thailand-drop-66-in-september

AMRO projects Cambodia’s growth at 4.9 percent in 2025

Cambodia’s economy will grow at a rate of 4.9 percent in 2025, according to the October Update of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) released yesterday. Vietnam is at the top with a growth rate of 7.5 percent among the major Asean economies, followed by ...

Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501770216/amro-projects-cambodias-growth-at-4-9-percent-in-2025/#google_vignette

Cambodia’s first 10-year health plan targets multifarious challenges

The Ministry of Health has launched its first 10-year Health Strategic Plan (2025–2034) aimed at promoting public health, eliminating infectious diseases, reducing mortality, improving reproductive health, and expanding social protection coverage. ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501770257/cambodias-first-10-year-health-plan-targets-multifarious-challenges/

Information ministry warns of impact of ‘fake news’, particularly on border situation

A Ministry of Information spokesperson has warned that the proliferation of fake news — especially concerning the ongoing border tensions with Thailand — have affected the morale of the Kingdom’s troops, as well as the implementation of many of the mechanisms which the government is ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/information-ministry-warns-of-impact-of-fake-news-particularly-on-border-situation

‘South Bokor Lead’ to be first drill target after 2-D seismic programme data review '

EnerCam Resources Co Ltd., the subsidiary of Angkor Resources Corporation, has reviewed preliminary data from South Bokor Basin with regard to the 2-D seismic programme recently completed on Block VIII, a statement issued by the company said on Tuesday. ...

Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501769577/south-bokor-lead-to-be-first-drill-target-after-2-d-seismic-programme-data-review/

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