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Cambodia is set to launch the Covid-19 jab campaign for children aged 5 as vaccinations for those aged 6 and older are nearly complete. ...

The Kingdom’s “Stop Covid” QR Code – a location and contact-tracing app designed to prevent the coronavirus spreading – has won the Global South Covid-19 Digital Innovation Challenge award from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN specialised agency for information and communication technologies (ICT). ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said that wedding gatherings are allowed if the number of attendees is limited. ...

The Health Ministry has authorised the use of four types of Russian Covid-19 vaccines in emergency situations, including, Sputnik V, Sputnik-Light, CoviVac and EpiVacCorona. .. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia will receive another 1 million doses of Sinovac from China this month. ...

The Tourism Development Planning Department announced yesterday that Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, through the Enterprise Development Program of United Nation (UNIDO), has provided approximately $1 million for the implementation of Agri-food production and tourism programmes in Cambodia. ...

After the government ceded an additional 36 hectares of Tamouk Lake to the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) in a sub-decree dated August 26, questions were raised as to whether or not it was given to Generals Vong Pisen and Sao Sokha, who were named ...

Cambodia yesterday handed over 200,000 doses of Sinopharm as a donation to Vietnam to help in the fight against Covid-19. ...

The Royal Government continues measures to mitigate the socio-economic fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to support businesses to get back on track for the recovery stage. ...

Cambodia recorded about 2.42 million domestic tourists, of whom more than 2.26 million were citizens and about 160,000 foreign nationals, in the first eight months of this year. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced the full reopening of the country from 1 November 2021. ...

Kampong Chhnang provincial governor Sun Sovannarith has vowed to provide local people with solutions to problems through community visits by relevant authorities from this month onwards. Residents will no longer have to spend time and money travelling to district or provincial authorities for answers, he ...

To encourage the spread of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles (FCV), the Japanese government will help build small-scale hydrogen stations around the country. ...

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation has rolled out the KhmerSME website to provide micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) access to comprehensive business information, as well as ASEAN and global markets. ...

The US Ambassador to Cambodia says the government has a lot of challenges to address as chair of ASEAN but can show strong leadership on sustainable development in the region. ...

The Cambodia Logistics Association (CLA) and OneSala Co Ltd have teamed up to develop a modern, tailor-made e-learning platform in the fields of transport and logistics. ...

Cambodia will add 495MW of solar power capacity from seven projects by 2023, which will represent “20 per cent” of the total energy supply by then, as the world looks to harness the sun as a key source of renewable electric power in the fight ...

Cambodia exported $8.2417 billion worth garments between January and September this year—a hike of $843.4 million or 11.4 per cent over the same period last year, the general department of customs and excise said. ...

Cambodia exported 174,100 tonnes of rubber valued at $265.8 million in the first nine months of 2021, surging by 48,300 tonnes (38.4 per cent) in volume and $111.6 million (72.3 per cent) in value over January-September 2020, the General Department of Customs and Excise reported. ...

Cambodia is ready to participate in research on safe, sustainable and affordable energy sources to contribute to dealing with climate change issue. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for continued support from the US for ASEAN in the fight against Covid-19 in order to help the bloc “build back better” during the post-pandemic socio-economic recovery period. ...

The EU Delegation to Cambodia and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), formally launched on Oct. 27 four EU-funded projects to support green growth, job creation, social services, and better protection of natural resources for the fishing communities in 10 Tonle Sap Biosphere ...

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) is working with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia (OHCHR) to organise a regional workshop on October 28 to accelerate the establishment of a National Human Rights Institution based on the Paris Principles. ...

Hun Sen has highly appreciated the 1st ASEAN-Australia Annual Summit and looked forward for more cooperation with Australia as Cambodia will be the ASEAN Chair next year. ...