Khmer Times
Rescue forces continue Covid-19 prevention measures
The 711th Rescue Intervention Force continued to carry out Covid-19 prevention measures, as the country sees new cases daily, aside from other rescue work. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501132160/rescue-forces-continue-covid-19-prevention-measures/
Cambodia exports rubber worth almost $255 million in first 7 months of 2022
Cambodia exported 161,562 tons of dry rubber in the first seven months of 2022, a slight drop of 0.3 percent year-on-year, said a General Directorate of Rubber report on Friday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501131275/cambodia-exports-rubber-worth-almost-255-million-in-first-7-months-of-2022/
21% rise in Cambodia’s trade, US the biggest export market
Cambodia’s international trade rose to $32.82 billion in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 21.3 percent, and the United States is the biggest market for the country accounting for 43 percent of the Kingdom’s total exports. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130562/21-rise-in-cambodias-trade-us-the-biggest-export-market/
Cambodia-China trade volume surges 15.6% to $6.97 billion
The trade volume between Cambodia and China surged 15.6 percent year-on-year to $6.97 billion in the first seven months of this year, a General Department of Customs and Excise report said. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130690/cambodia-china-trade-volume-surges-15-6-to-6-97-billion/
Cambodia launches upper Mekong aquatic research center
Cambodia has inaugurated the Upper Mekong Aquatic Animal Production and Research Center in northeastern Stung Treng province, said a news release from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130934/cambodia-launches-upper-mekong-aquatic-research-center/
112 new factories open in Cambodia in first 7 months of 2022
Some 112 new factories, with a total investment of $1.19 billion, had opened in Cambodia during the first seven months of 2022, an industry ministry spokesperson said here on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130941/112-new-factories-open-in-cambodia-in-first-7-months-of-2022/
Cambodia’s manufacturing output hits $7.57 billion
Cambodia’s manufacturing output hit $7.57 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2022, a remarkable increase of 75 percent year on year, an industry ministry spokesperson said here on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130948/cambodias-manufacturing-output-hits-7-57-billion/
Almost 2,000 factories registered in Cambodia in first seven months
The number of factories, ranging from producing clothes to electronic devices reached 1,947 as of July this year, employing more than 1 million people, of them some 76 percent are women. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130962/almost-2000-factories-registered-in-cambodia-in-first-seven-months/
Cambodian and Vietnamese mass mobilization commissions to continue good relationship
The Mass Mobilization Commission of the Central Committee of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and that of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee will continue to maintain their good relations in any circumstances. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130195/cambodian-and-vietnamese-mass-mobilization-commissions-to-continue-good-relationship/
Cambodian banana exports may reach 500,000 tons in 2022
The Cambodian Banana Association Alliance held a symposium for member companies in Phnom Penh on August 6. More than 50 representatives from alliance member companies and guests from all sectors attended the event. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130239/cambodian-banana-exports-may-reach-500000-tons-in-2022/
New gold mining company starts trial operation in Preah Vihear province
Delcom Campuchea Plc., a joint venture between local and Chinese investors, has started its trial operation in Preah Vihear northern province since early August, extracting about 20 kilogrammes of gold ore. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130203/new-gold-mining-company-starts-trial-operation-in-preah-vihear-province/
Cambodia’s international trade up 21 percent in January-July
Cambodia’s international trade was amounted to $32.82 billion in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase by 21.3 percent. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130188/cambodias-international-trade-up-21-percent-in-january-july/
Cambodia-China trade up 15.6 pct in first 7 months
Trade volume between Cambodia and China was valued at $6.97 billion in the first seven months of 2022, up 15.6 percent year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise’s report released on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130174/cambodia-china-trade-up-15-6-pct-in-first-7-months/
Cambodia’s garment manufacturers group worries over drop in purchase orders from West
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) on Wednesday expressed concern over a decline in purchase orders from Western countries for the second half of 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130181/cambodias-garment-manufacturers-group-worries-over-drop-in-purchase-orders-from-west/
Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia convene sixth court conference
The sixth court conference of Lao, Vietnamese, Cambodian border provinces opened in Vientiane on August 10. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130218/laos-vietnam-cambodia-convene-sixth-court-conference/
Defence cooperation – Important pillar in Vietnam-Cambodia ties
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 9 for Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501130225/defence-cooperation-important-pillar-in-vietnam-cambodia-ties/
Kingdom received over 240,000 tourists last weekend
Showing signs of revival in tourism, the number of national and international visitors travelled across the country in the first weekend of this month rose to 246,195. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501129066/kingdom-received-over-240000-tourists-last-weekend/
Cambodia expects to get $18M from first oil sale
Cambodia will generate its first revenue of about $18 million by selling nearly 3,000 barrels of crude oil to a Singaporean firm if the government approves the latest results of the negotiations between Cambodian officials, the shipment company and the buying firm, according to a ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1129068/cambodia-expects-to-get-18m-from-first-oil-sale/
NGO urges end to violence against indigenous women
Indigenous people, especially females, are vulnerable to several forms of violence in addition to being affected by land-related issues, a non-governmental organisation has alleged on the occasion of International Day of the World Indigenous Peoples. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501129169/ngo-urges-end-to-violence-against-indigenous-women/
U.S to spend thousands in a mindboggling exercise to teach Cambodian kids how to ‘Stop The Spread Of Misinformation’
The sitting US administration is set to spend thousands in US tax dollars to educate youth in Cambodia on how to “stop the spread of misinformation” on the internet, according to a federal grant listing reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501129523/u-s-to-spend-thousands-in-a-mindboggling-exercise-to-teach-cambodian-kids-how-to-stop-the-spread-of-misinformation/
Banks, MFIs raise interest rates following Fed move
Many banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Cambodia have increased interest rates for deposits in dollar and riel currency by approximately 0.5 percent and 1 percent per annum respectively but not decreased rates for loans in the last three months, according to senior officials in ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501128445/banks-mfis-raise-interest-rates-following-fed-move/
Ministries make haste on draft laws on natural resources
An inter-ministerial meeting was held on Monday at the Ministry of Interior to expedite the drafting of forest, fisheries and protected area laws to define the responsibilities of sub-national administrations, organisations and citizens in protecting, conserving and developing natural resources. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501129170/ministries-make-haste-on-draft-laws-on-natural-resources/
Solid ties with China bring great benefits to Cambodia
The solid relationship with China has provided great benefits to Cambodia’s socio-economic development and poverty reduction, a Cambodian academic said on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501128682/solid-ties-with-china-bring-great-benefits-to-cambodia/
DPM Prak Sokhonn: ASEAN-Japan relations to be greatly enhanced
ASEAN-Japan relations will be further greatly enhanced, said Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at the Public Seminar on “ASEAN-Japan Cooperation and Ways Forward in the Next 50 Years,” held here on Saturday . ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501128710/dpm-prak-sokhonn-asean-japan-relations-to-be-greatly-enhanced/