France-based construction company Vinci has been awarded a €94 million contract to design and build an extension to Cambodia’s major water treatment plant. The municipal water supply authority for Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, has commissioned Vinci’s Construction Grands Projets (CGR) division for the project. The extension, a testament to Vinci’s capabilities, will serve […]

PHNOM PENH, June 3, 2024 – Angkor Archeological Park, Cambodia’s premier tourist attraction, has welcomed 472,258 international visitors from January through May this year, marking a substantial 37 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to a recent report by Angkor Enterprise, the entity responsible for managing the park’s entrance passes. The […]

A survivor of the Khmer Rouge, Sovanna Chan raised her family in East Oakland, where she and her husband own a donut shop. In recent years, she’s also found stardom on social media. Sovanna Chan piles slices of lemongrass, turmeric, and galangal in a heavy stone mortar, crushing them methodically with a pestle. A bright, […]

The Cambodia Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), and Lao PDR Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) have established a work group to facilitate cross-border electricity trade to drive the ASEAN Power Grid vision. A press release after the meeting early this week shows that the workgroup aims […]

PHNOM PENH, May 31, 2024 – Prime Minister Hun Manet today announced that construction of the Funan Techo Canal is set to commence in August. He spoke about the project at the opening of the Buddhist Cultural Centre of Cambodia in Phnom Sruoch district, Kampong Speu province, describing it as “a significant national symbol and […]

Hungary is committed to further boosting investment and trade with Cambodia. The commitment was made by H.E. Tibor Baloghdi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to Cambodia, during a meeting with H.E. Huot Hak, Minister of Inspection in Phnom Penh, on May 28. H.E. Tibor Balogdhi underlined that further promotion of economic cooperation, investment, and […]

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) recently organised a meeting to draft a roadmap and form an advisory council for the effective development of the automotive and electronic sectors in the Kingdom. Nut-Un Vaoanra, Deputy Secretary General of the Cambodian Investment Board (CIB) of CDC presided over the technical inter-ministerial meeting to establish […]

The capital city’s infrastructure upgrades, like the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, new airport, highways, will prove of great advantage to SME clusters of WorldBridge, said Allen Dodgson Tan, Chief Strategy Officer, WorldBridge. He said this at a meeting with diplomats from various countries at the WorldBridge i4.0 SME Cluster zone in Kandal province, hosted by […]

TOKYO — Cross-border QR code payments made through Cambodia’s Bakong digital financial system are set to boost the use of the Southeast Asian nation’s riel currency, the governor of its central bank told Nikkei Asia on Friday. Over 80% of Cambodia’s economy still operates with the U.S. dollar as part of a dual-currency system, with […]

The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Cambodia (CCIFC) have joined forces to strengthen investment cooperation between the two nations and unlock new opportunities for French businesses in Cambodia’s growing economy. The commitment was made at a meeting co-chaired by CCC President Kith Meng and Cyril Girot, […]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new country partnership strategy for Cambodia, spanning the period 2024–2028. The new strategy, closely aligned with the first phase of the national Pentagonal Strategy for the same period, aims to strengthen pathways for a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient economy in Cambodia. According to a press release issued […]

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given the greenlight to four new industrial investment projects to be launched in Kampong Speu province, marking the continued growth trajectory of the region’s booming industrial economy. The official approval for the new factories was confirmed during a meeting between Chea Vuthy, Secretary General of the […]

Setting its sights on wider horizons, the tourism ministry held preliminary talks virtually with the world’s second largest cruise liner at the Ministry of Tourism in the capital Phnom Penh on Monday. Interacting with the delegation from Silversea Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group was Chuk Chumnor, Director General of Tourism Department and International […]

World Lin Chamber of Commerce (WLCC) is seeking investment potential in Cambodia in various areas, such as construction, real estate, agriculture, green energy, health, and so on. The information was shared by visiting WLCC World President Mr. Tan Sri Dato Lim Soon Peng, who led a delegation to pay a courtesy call to Hun Manet, […]

Prak David, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), met with an Australian delegation from the Agribusiness Asian Group (AAG) last week to discuss the group’s plans to begin biomass research and production in the Kingdom, in a bid to create more environmental sustainability food production within the agricultural sector. […]

The White Horse Port has finished about 90% of its construction and is scheduled to be completed soon. Mr. Kov Kimhak, Company Representative, stated yesterday that “we have been implementing the project to build this port for two years, in which the results have reached around 90%.” “In that, we succeeded in pouring soil and […]