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Number of Cambodian villagers infected with HIV/AIDS reaches 106

The number of villagers tested positive for HIV/AIDS in a remote village in the Battambang province of northwestern Cambodia has risen to 106, a local health official said Wednesday. “As of Wednesday afternoon, 775 villagers had been tested for the virus and 106 of them ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=259160

Cambodia's tax revenue reaches nearly 1 bln USD in 11 months

The Cambodia’s General Department of Taxation reported Friday that it collected 959 million U.S. dollars in taxes during the first eleven months of 2014, up 20 percent over the same period last year. ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=258244

Cambodia marks 3rd Sea Festival in southern Koh Kong province

The 3rd edition of Sea Festival kicked off on Friday in southern Cambodia’s Koh Kong province with an aim to attract more tourists to coastal areas. In a message to celebrate the festival, Prime Minister Hun Sen said the three-day event was to promote the potential ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=258170

Global road safety ambassador encourages Cambodian passengers to use helmet

Actress and Global Road Safety Ambassador Michelle Yeoh joined Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng to donate 6,652 helmets to students and teachers here on Tuesday, encouraging passengers to wear helmets while traveling on motorcycles. Yeoh also instructed students on the proper use of helmets and ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=257486

Unmanned drone explodes in sky over Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple area

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) exploded in the sky over Cambodia’s Preah Vihear temple, a world heritage site, on Sunday, causing panic among troops stationed along the Cambodian-Thai border, a Cambodian spokesman said. ...

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http://shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=257117

ADB unveils 800 mln USD investment plan for Cambodia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced Monday that it would provide over 800 million U.S. dollars in concessional finance to Cambodia over five years to support the Southeast Asian nation in economic development and poverty reduction. ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=255836

Cambodian PM meets opposition leader to discuss issues after dispute ends

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, vice-president of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), met with Sam Rainsy, president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), on Friday to find solutions to the remaining issues after the two leaders agreed in July to end their ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=255416

Cambodian, Vietnamese PMs vow to deepen ties, cooperation

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen met with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung and the two leaders vowed to further enhance relations and cooperation for mutual benefits, a senior Cambodian official said Tuesday. For the investment side, Dung said there have been 134 Vietnamese investment ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=254671

Thai hospital inaugurated in Cambodia

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday inaugurated a Thai-funded hospital, which targets middle- and high-class patients. The 50-million-U.S. dollar Royal Phnom Penh Hospital is a tertiary care hospital managed by Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company, Chairman of the Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Prasert Prasatthong ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=253219

CITS to open Cambodia's first non-airport duty-free shop

China International Travel Service Group (CITS) will open a duty-free shop (DFS) in Cambodia next month, the first non-airport DFS in the country, it announced on Sunday. ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=252924

Asia Pacific travel trade show kicks off in Cambodian capital

The Asia Pacific region’s largest travel trade show–PATA Travel Mart 2014–kicked off at Diamond Island here on Wednesday evening, aiming to promote tourism industry. The 3-day PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Travel Mart 2014 brought together more than 1,000 delegates from over 60 countries and regions ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=241476

Cambodia receives 2.54 mln foreign tourists in 7 months, up 4.5 pct

Cambodia had attracted some 2. 54 million international visitors in the first seven months of 2014, up 4.5 percent compared to the same period last year, the latest tourism report showed Friday. Kong Sopheareak, chief of the Tourism Ministry’s Statistics and Planning Department, said Vietnam, China, ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=240762

Cambodia sees 44% rise in new company registrations in 7 months

Cambodia has granted operating licenses to 2,424 new companies in the first seven months of 2014, up 44 percent compared with 1,688 firms over the same period last year, according to the latest report of the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=238871

RCEP participating states reiterate to conclude negotiations by end-2015

Economic ministers from the 16 participating countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) have reiterated their commitment to conclude negotiations by the end of 2015. The ministers reaffirmed they are committed to ending the RCEP negotiations in line with the vision endorsed by their state ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=237929

Singapore's Phillip Capital acquires Malaysian-owned Cambodian bank

The Singapore-based Phillip Capital Group has purchased a Malaysian-owned Hwang-DBS Commercial Bank in Cambodia for 40 million U.S. dollars and rebranded it as Phillip Bank on Thursday, a bank’s chief said. Phillip Bank’s chairman Lim Hua Min said the Phillip Capital Group, which is an Asian ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=237941

Cambodia's GDP per capita to hit 1,130 USD in 2014: PM

Cambodia’s GDP per capita is expected to reach 1,130 U.S. dollars this year, an estimated increase of 8 percent from 1,043 U.S. dollars last year, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday. ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=235977

IFC sells stake in Cambodia's commercial bank to Japanese bank

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has sold its 12.25 percent stake in Acleda bank to Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) in an undisclosed amount after having supported Acleda for over 15 years, said an IFC news statement ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=235929

Mass faintings occur at 6 garment factories in Cambodia

At least 127 Cambodian garment workers at six different factories got fainted on Friday due to poor health, a local police chief confirmed. Yim Socheat, police chief of Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district, where the incidents occurred, said the victims had been sent to hospitals soon after ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=235570

Cambodia's ethnic Khmer Krom ends 3-day protest against Vietnamese diplomat

Some 500 ethnic minority Khmer Krom monks and activists concluded Wednesday their three-day protest against a Vietnamese diplomat, who reportedly said that South Vietnam, or former Kampuchea Krom provinces, belonged to Vietnam prior to France’s official transfer of the land in 1949. The protest ended without ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=235133

Cambodian parliament chief to visit Vietnam next week

Heng Samrin, president of the National Assembly of Cambodia, will make a 3-day official visit to Vietnam from Aug. 18 to 20 in order to further enhance bilateral ties and cooperation, the legislative body said in a statement Tuesday. ...

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Cambodian opposition's 55 lawmakers swear into parliament after 10-month boycott

All fifty-five politicians from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) took their oaths as parliamentarians on Tuesday afternoon after boycotting the parliament for ten months against disputed election results in July last year. CNRP president Sam Rainsy led the group to a swearing-in ceremony, which ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=233629

ICT federation launched in Cambodia

The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Federation was inaugurated here on Thursday with an aim to advance Cambodia to a digital age, officials said. Speaking at the launching ceremony, Kan Chanmeta, secretary of state of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication, said the federation would be ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=231571

EU hails Cambodia's political agreement between rival parties

The European Union (EU) welcomes the agreement reached on 22 July between the two main political parties in Cambodia, the spokesperson of the EU’s external actions said Wednesday in Brussels. ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=231421

UN rights expert appeals for calm amid violence in Cambodia

United Nations rights envoy for Cambodia Surya Subedi on Wednesday urged all sides to immediately exercise utmost calm and restraint in the wake of alarming reports of violence following opposition protests in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. “Democracy depends on respect, not violence,” he said in a ...

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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=230177

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