Cambodia has been recognised as the fifth friendliest country globally in the Condé Nast Traveller 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. With a score of 97.33, Cambodia placed ahead of Vietnam and Thailand, which ranked sixth and eighth with scores of 97.27 and 96.36, respectively. “As a predominantly Theravada Buddhist country, Cambodia is centred around the concept […]

Phnom Penh, October 7, 2025 (AKP) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved the second phase of Cambodia’s Energy Transition Sector Development Program (ETSDP), amounting to US $82.5 million. This funding comes with co-financing from the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund, the Asia-Pacific Climate Finance Fund, the Green Climate Fund, and the United Kingdom through the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility. According to ADB’s […]

Cambodia is set to strengthen its position as an emerging and attractive tourist destination for travellers from the Middle East with the launch of the first direct flight between Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Phnom Penh. An inauguration ceremony marked the milestone, presided over by Huot Hak, Minister of […]

At approximately 7 am on October 4, 2025, the first direct flight of Etihad Airways (EY), carrying passengers from Abu Dhabi (AUH), United Arab Emirates, successfully landed at Techo International Airport, marking the start of flight operations connecting Cambodia to the world. The welcoming ceremony for the arrival of Etihad Airways passengers and flights was […]

IndiGo, India’s largest and most preferred passenger airline, has finalised to kick off its direct flight services between Kolkata and Siem Reap from November 13. IndiGo will operate its Airbus A320neo aircraft three times a week, a statement issued by the company said. Bookings are now open, it added. Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer of […]

Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of $7.8 billion in the first nine months of 2025, a year-on-year rise of 47 percent, said a Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) report released on Thursday. The Southeast Asian country approved 546 investment projects during the January-September period this year, up 73 percent from 315 projects over the […]

Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park received a total of 705,269 international visitors in the first nine months of 2025, a slight increase of 0.77 percent compared to the same period last year, said a news release on Wednesday. The ancient site made $32.7 million in revenue from ticket sales during the January-September period this year, […]

Air Cambodia, the national flag carrier, is set to launch a flight route between Cambodia (KTI) and Japan (NRT) with a stop in an airport in east China’s Fujian province, the company said. Air Cambodia’s representative Keven Li shared the information during a meeting with Tuy Ri, Cambodian Ambassador to Japan and Stephen Cox, representative […]

From September 21 to 23, Preah Sihanouk Province attracted a total of 216,956 tourists during the three-day Pchum Ben holiday. This marks a 25.76% increase compared to last year. Among the visitors, 211,288 were domestic tourists, reflecting a rise of 27.59%, while 5,668 were international tourists, which represents an increase of 15.25%. According to Taing […]

Cambodia attracted a total of 784,965 Chinese tourists in the first eight months of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 45.7 percent, a tourism official said on Friday. Heng Sokchamroeun, an undersecretary of state at the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism, said the number of Chinese tourists accounted for 19.3 per cent of the 4.05 million international […]

Cambodia has earned a total of $1,462 million from paddy rice and milled rice exports in the first eight months of this year, a report from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed on Tuesday. From January to August of this year, the Kingdom shipped a total of 472,803 tonnes of milled rice to 66 destinations […]

Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice-Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), led a delegation of 17 companies to China to explore investment opportunities as well as participate in the 25th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen, Fujian province, from September 7-12. The delegation was received […]

Cambodia has taken a big leap in its clean energy transition with the recent approval of two more wind energy projects, signalling a new era for renewable energy in the country. Figures from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) showed that two more wind energy initiatives of wind energy have been approved in […]

The much-anticipated opening of the $1.5 billion Techo International Airport today is expected to recast Cambodia’s global connectivity and future economic growth. The airport will begin flight operations today, with an official inauguration scheduled for October 20. The Techo International Airport, a landmark aviation project, stands on 2,600 hectares of land spanning Prek Sleng commune, […]

Cambodia received 491 investment projects in the January-August period this year, a year-on-year increase of 414 projects in the same period last year, a report from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) showed yesterday. The investment projects registered a total asset of $7.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 50 percent, stated the report. […]

Cambodia and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening economic ties and improving the investment climate, following the 30th Meeting of the Cambodia-Japan Joint Committee held on Wednesday at the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). The meeting was co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol, First Vice Chairman of the CDC, and Ueno […]