Hun Sen, President of the Senate, has reaffirmed his commitment to promoting greater participation of women in public administration. The statement was made on Wednesday during a meeting at the January 7 Palace with a delegation from the Cambodian National Council for Women (CNCW), led by Ing Kanthaphavi, Minister of Women’s Affairs and Chairwoman of […]

The Kingdom exported 344,199 tonnes of milled rice in the first five months of the current year, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said yesterday. The exports saw a rise of 13.7 percent from 302,592 tonnes in the same period last year. The CRF said that the Kingdom made $252.30 million in revenue from the export […]

Cyprus had the second largest share of overnight stays by foreign visitors in the EU during the first quarter of 2025, according to data on tourism accommodation published by Eurostat. On average, across the EU, foreign visitors accounted for approximately 45.6% of all overnight stays in the first three months of 2025, with large differences among EU […]

BEIJING – China has launched an “ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Visa” for the 10 ASEAN countries and ASEAN observer Timor-Leste, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular press briefing on Tuesday. According to Lin, China will issue the corresponding category of “ASEAN Visa” for business personnel from the 11 countries, as […]

Cambodia Investment Review The British Embassy Phnom Penh, in partnership with the British Chamber of Commerce Cambodia (BritCham), has convened a high-level forum on regenerative urbanism aimed at advancing sustainable urban development strategies across Cambodia. Held at Raffles Hotel Le Royal, the event gathered senior government officials, architects, urban planners, and private sector leaders to […]

Cambodia and Henan province of China have pledged to deepen bilateral trade ties and expand cooperation in agriculture and agro-processing. This follows a high-level meeting between Lim Lork Piseth, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce, and Sun Shougang, Vice Governor of Henan, which is one of China’s most populous and economically dynamic regions. […]

IndiGo, India’s largest carrier generating about $10 billion in annual revenue, has unveiled plans to launch direct flights to 10 new international destinations starting July 2025, including Siem Reap, alongside European and Central Asian cities, as part of a significant expansion of its global network. In a media briefing in India on Friday, Pieter Elbers, […]

Cambodia has reported a remarkable increase in the number of Chinese tourists visiting its famed Angkor Archaeological Park in the first five months of 2025, according to an official report released on Tuesday. A total of 43,193 Chinese visitors visited Angkor during the January-May period, representing a 30 per cent increase from 33,292 over the […]

Cambodia is set to join the global community in commemorating World Environment Day, under the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution,” as part of a worldwide effort to combat one of the most pressing environmental challenges of the modern era. King Norodom Sihamoni is scheduled to preside over the event on June 5, at the Win-Win Memorial […]

Nearly 530,000 international tourists purchased tickets to visit the Angkor Archaeological Park in the first five months of 2025, allowing Angkor Enterprise to collect over $24 million in revenue — slightly more than 10% more than the same period last year. With sales from its other locations, the institution earned nearly $26 million. Angkor Enterprise, […]

Cambodia and Japan have stressed the importance of expanding and deepening the ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ between the two countries, including the “co-creation of economic and social development cooperation based on the trust and friendship that both countries have built over the years”. Prime Minister Hun Manet and Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, during a bilateral […]

Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park generated $24.5 million from ticket sales in the first five months of 2025, a 10.6 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, according to an official report released on Sunday. The UNESCO-listed Angkor attracted 527,577 international tourists during the January-May period this year, up 11.7 percent compared […]

PHNOM PENH, May 31 — Cambodian women are stepping up in the fishery products sector, transforming their roles from traditional producers to key players in the global market. Enterprising women entrepreneurs, dominating at least 60 per cent of the micro and small informal enterprises, are now upgrading their post-harvest processing skills in the fishery sector […]

Cambodia is set to join the global community in commemorating National and World Environment Day on June 5, under the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution”, as part of a worldwide effort to address one of the most pressing environmental challenges of the modern era. World Environment Day, established by the United Nations in 1972 after the […]

Cambodia is poised to gain significantly from the proposed Unified Asean Visa—a Schengen-style initiative designed to enable seamless travel across six Southeast Asian nations: Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, and Myanmar. This would be a game-changer for the tourism industry in the region, opening up new opportunities for international visitors to explore Southeast Asia without […]

Prime Minister Hun Manet Wednesday held a series of high-level meetings with top executives of leading Japanese companies and institutions, reaffirming Cambodia’s commitment to deepening economic cooperation and attracting quality investments from Japan. Mr Hun Manet held meaningful discussions with senior executives from key organizations including the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Minebea Mitsumi […]