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 […]
Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and first vice-president of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), has extolled the Kingdom’s attractive investment climate to a high-level delegation from Canada’s Ministry of International Trade. He spoke to the delegation – led by Sara Wilshaw, senior assistant deputy minister of International Trade and Canada’s Chief Trade […]
Cambodia and Canada have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening economic cooperation, as senior officials from both countries met in Phnom Penh to explore new avenues for expanding trade and investment partnerships. The commitment was reaffirmed during a meeting between Minister of Commerce Cham Nimul and Sara Wilshaw, Canada’s Chief Trade Commissioner and Assistant Deputy Minister […]
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet held separate meetings with Japanese investors, trade organisations, and economic research institutes during his official visit to Tokyo, Japan, from May 28 to 31. Demizu Shigemitsu, President of YACHIYO Engineering Co., Ltd., and his delegation informed Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet of their interest in expanding investment in wastewater treatment in […]
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has begun gathering inputs to devise port zoning strategies as part of future port development projects in the Kingdom, Peng Ponea, Minister of Public Works and Transport, has said. This came as he spoke at a workshop organized by the MPWT in association with the Japanese International […]
The Japan-Cambodia Association (JCA) has outlined three key action plans aimed at strengthening Japanese investment in Cambodia. During a courtesy meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Tokyo on May 28, JCA President TAKAHASHI Fumiaki presented the three priorities: promoting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and vocational training, encouraging investment in Cambodia’s agro-processing sector, […]
Cambodia’s two listed state-owned ports, Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) and Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), disclosed their net profits in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, according to their financial reports on Wednesday. The PAS, the kingdom’s largest deep-water seaport, made a net profit of $2.62 million during the January-March period this year, down 68 […]
Larnaca’s paved areas will now be sparkling with the new high-pressure machine the municipality has received, which will remove grime with a jet of boiling water. The municipality announced on Tuesday that the new machine – with water temperatures ranging from 30C to 98C – will be used to clean outdoor public surfaces, such as […]
BRUSSELS – The European Commission remains “fully committed” to reaching a trade deal with the United States amid tariff twists, according to a senior European Union (EU) official. In a Monday post on social media platform X, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic wrote: “The European Commission remains fully committed to constructive and […]