Prime Minister Hun Manet Thursday called for connecting direct flights from the major tourist destinations in the world to Siem Reap. Mr Hun Manet highlighted this during a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Samdech Pin Sem Museum in Siem Reap province. To attract more tourists to visit Cambodia, especially Siem Reap province – […]

Cambodia may be in the middle of the refreshing Rainy Season, but international tourists are still thronging The Kingdom’s iconic Angkor temple complex. All images: AKP

Cambodia’s dry rubber exports generated revenue of $213.3 million in the first half of 2024, marking an 8.6% increase from $196.3 mil during the same period last year, according to a report released by the General Directorate of Rubber yesterday. The report highlighted that the country exported 140,653 tonnes of dry rubber from January to […]

Prime minister Hun Manet and Flerida Ann Camille P. Mayo, Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Cambodia, Tuesday agreed to expand economic, trade and tourism cooperations by reconnecting direct flights from Cebu to Siem Reap provinces. This came as the new Philippines Ambassador led a delegation to pay a courtesy visit to the […]

The China Road and Bridge and Corporation (CRBC) has finalized the feasibility study for the proposed Phnom Penh-Siem Reap-Poipet Expressway and is now compiling a comprehensive report to submit to the Cambodian government for review and evaluation. Cambodia’s third expressway project starts at Win-Win Boulevard, north of Phnom Penh and ends at Poipet City, Banteay […]

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The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) Friday organised a meeting to strengthen business interaction between the cashew enterprises and representatives of supermarkets and marts to showcase the processed cashew nuts in the local markets nationwide. Tor Pila, Secretary of State of MoC chaired a meeting theme ‘Selling Processed Cashew Nuts to Supermarkets and Marts’ aimed at […]

In the first half of 2024, Cambodia exported more than 14,800 tonnes of fresh longan to the international market, an increase of 120 percent, compared to the same period last year with 6,725.07 tonnes, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) reported recently. Cambodia’s principal market for fresh longan is China. Im Rachna, a […]

Vietnam Airlines has announced a plan to operate direct flights between Hanoi and Phnom Penh starting October 27. The national flag carrier will run four round-trip flights using Airbus A321 aircraft on a weekly basis on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Currently, passengers travelling with the airline from Hanoi to Phnom Penh need to transit […]

The Royal Government in recent years has spent billions of US dollars for the development of three major infrastructure projects with an estimated budget of US $ 5.3 billion. The three projects are: 1. Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway Development Project: This project is Cambodia’s second expressway project after the first Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway project. The Phnom […]

Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, presided over the opening ceremony of the three-day France-Cambodia Business Forum, held at the Sofitel Phokeethra Phnom Penh this morning. The opening ceremony also saw the exchange of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce and the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in […]

Cambodia’s international trade reached $26.09 billion in the January to June period this year, a rise of 12.7 percent compared to the same period last year to close the first half (H1) of 2024 on a good note, according to the trade data released by the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) yesterday. The […]

In a move underlining the government’s commitment to reviving the tourism sector, Prime Minister Hun Manet chaired a high-level meeting yesterday to assess the progress of the newly formed Cambodia Tourism Marketing and Promotion Board (CTB). Established on July 1, 2024, the CTB is tasked with spearheading international marketing efforts to attract tourists to the […]

A delegation of investors and businessmen from Australia and New Zealand recently visited Cambodia to explore potential investment opportunities. The group, led by Cheunboran Chanborey, Ambassador of Cambodia to Australia and New Zealand met with officials of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on Monday to gain a deeper understanding of the government’s […]

Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of US$3.2 billion in the January-June period of this year, up 194 percent from US$1.1 billion recorded in the same period last year, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) said in a news release on Friday. A total of 190 investment projects have been approved during the above-mentioned period, […]

Cambodia has registered 1,614 electric vehicles (EVs) as of June 2024, said a news release from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport on Tuesday. The news release said the three most popular EV brands in the Southeast Asian country are China’s BYD, Japan’s Toyota, and Tesla. It added that the kingdom had recorded 658 […]