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The second Cambodia-China Think Tank High-Level Forum was held Wednesday in Beijing, with the theme of “Towards New Development Phase of Cambodia-China Bilateral Relations.” ...

The first batch of 455,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine donated by the US touched down in Phnom Penh on the morning of July 30. ...

A beautification project to improve the beaches in Kep province has been approved by the government, said Tourism Ministry’s product development director Chum Nou. ...

Phnom Penh municipal authorities are taking stern administrative measures to combat and prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. ...

The United Kingdom has announced the donation of 415,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to the people of Cambodia to help fight COVID-19 according to an official statement from the British Embassy in Cambodia. ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea is growing ahead of a draft bilateral trade agreement expected to be signed and put into effect by the end of this year. ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and ADB’s Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department have launched the Macroeconomic Surveillance Database System (MSDS) testing to secure timely report of macroeconomic and financial status. ...

China and Cambodia have vowed to jointly uphold multilateralism and fairer global governance in opposition to the encircling of small groups of countries that force some to take sides while ambushing others, senior officials said at a high-level forum held in Beijing on Wednesday. ...

Cambodia’s international reserves remain as high as $20.8 billion, while the banking sector stays healthy amid the threat of COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Vietnam and Cambodia on July 28 agreed to maintain the strict implementation of signed agreements on border and border marker management, and step by step solve the remaining work of their land border demarcation and marker planting. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to temporarily suspend traffic through the Cambodian-Thai border, except for the transportation of goods and special cases. ...

The Ministry of Labor has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with American Center for International Labor Solidarity to promote labor sector in Cambodia. ...

Three commune chiefs in Kampot province’s Teuk Chhou district have now separately issued letters annulling their previous signatures on land deals in the protected area of Preah Monivong Bokor National Park. ...

Cambodia and Japan discussed cooperation and tourism promotion between the two countries on the provision of scholarships to train human resources. ...

The government’s relentless push to improve the Kingdom’s logistics infrastructure got another boost this week with officials committing to build 11 new roads. ...

The Royal Thai Government realises the plight of Cambodian migrant workers who have returned to Cambodia due to the Covid-19 situation. ...

The government is in talks with China and Russia about setting up a nuclear power plant in the Kingdom. ...

Cambodia will probably reopen between November and early next year, according to sources familiar with the matter. ...

Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has been honoured with the Order of Friendship from President of Russia Vladimir Putin, according to Russian Embassy stated in its press release on the web-site. ...

The Environment Ministry said yesterday that about 79% of Cambodians have been affected by climate change, which has resulted in declining fish and agricultural produce. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia has spent roughly $381 million for its cash relief programme to support those hit hard by COVID-19 crisis. ...

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has issued a warning about Mekong River water levels that are expected to rise over the next few days with a storm that will potentially cause flooding in low-lying areas along the upper Mekong River in Stung Treng, ...

Japan is granting more than $3.3 million to Cambodia for this year’s Human Resource Development Scholarship. The Exchange of Notes and related documents on the extension of the grant aid will take place today with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn and  ...

Cambodia’s central bank is teaming-up with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on an online database to monitor the financial state of the Kingdom. The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the ADB’s Macroeconomic Surveillance Database System (MSDS) will be tested online. ...