The Cambodian Embassy in Japan in collaboration with the ASEAN-Japan Center plans to organise the ‘Cambodia Foods Show’, to promote food diplomacy and enhance import-export activities of Cambodian goods as part of the country’s economic diplomacy strategy. Tuy Ri, Cambodian Ambassador to Japan, and Sin Saray, Commercial Attaché to the Cambodian Embassy in Japan, Tuesday […]

The Ministry of Commerce has registered 9,412 trademarks as intellectual property in the first 11 months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 9.2 percent, according to a ministry’s annual report. Since the start of the year, the ministry has received a total 11,789 trademark proposals for registration, up 16.45 percent compared to the same […]

Cambodia’s exports to the European Union (EU) surged to $4.03 billion in 2024, an increase of 20.45 percent compared to the same period last year, according to a report released by the Ministry of Commerce (MoC). Trade volume (exports and imports together) between Cambodia and EU reached $4.88 billion, an increase of 15.10 percent, the […]

The Kingdom exported $8,255 million worth of goods to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries in the first 11 months of this year, up 14.35 percent from $7,219 million in the same period last year, said a report released by the Ministry of Commerce. From January to November this year, the Kingdom imported $23,111 […]

The Coastal City Development Group Co Ltd (Coastal City), a prominent Chinese firm, has announced a new project in the Dara Sakor area called the ‘Koh Sdach Port Market,’ which could potentially become the first marine market in Cambodia. The announcement of this commercial project, covering 1.7 hectares in Dara Sakor, a large-scale development area […]

In a landmark achievement for Cambodia’s maritime industry, the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) has officially surpassed the 1 million TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) milestone in annual container throughput.  This accomplishment, marked by a 29% year-on-year increase, signals the growing importance of Cambodia’s sole deep-sea port as a key player in regional and global trade. Prime […]

Thailand and Vietnam remain the top sources of international tourists to Cambodia, contributing over three million visitors, or more than 50% of the total international arrivals during the first 11 months of 2024. Data from the Ministry of Tourism shows that the country welcomed six million foreign visitors from January to November, a 22% increase […]

Cambodia’s exports through Special Economic Zones (SEZs) reached $5.4 billion in the first 11 months of this year, a report from the Ministry of Commerce showed yesterday. Chinese-owned Sihanoukville SEZ, located in Preah Sihanouk province, took the lead with a total export of $1.49 billion during the January-November 2024 period, followed by the Royal Group […]

Cambodia’s car tire exports rose 135 percent year-on-year in the first 11 months of 2024, said a Ministry of Commerce’s report on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country exported car tyres worth $772.5 million during the January-November period this year, an increase of 135 percent from $328.2 million during the same period last year. Penn Sovicheat, […]

Cambodia attracted 6 million international tourists during the first element months of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 22 percent, a report released by the Ministry of Tourism showed on Monday. According to the report, Thailand emerged as the top source market for foreign tourist arrivals in Cambodia from January to November with 1.91 million visitors, […]

The investment climate in Cambodia is showing significant growth in 2024, with promising opportunities and positive growth trends in the coming years, said Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). Chanthol confirmed this during a meeting of the Coordinating Committee for the Government-Private Sector […]

Phnom Penh, 21 December 2024: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced that Cambodia has been elected to the Organizational Committee of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (OCPBC) for the 2025-2026 term. This decision was made during the 54th Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on 19 December 2024, in New […]

Phnom Penh: The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) is in the process of developing a Three-Year Investment Promotion Strategy aimed at fostering an attractive investment climate and enhancing the country’s competitiveness within Southeast Asia.  During a high-level meeting held at the CDC’s headquarters in Phnom Penh on December 18, Mr. Sun Chanthol, Deputy […]

According to a report released on Dec. 20, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 414 investment projects in 2024, up 54 per cent from 268 projects last year. The report added that the approved investment projects had a total investment capital of $6,900 million, up 40 per cent from $4,927 million in […]

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) will continue to collaborate with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) next year to implement the Agricultural Development Linking Investment to Trade (CAFE-2025) programme. Promoting investment in Cambodia’s agricultural sector to the international market and investment in Cambodia’s potential agricultural products with effective efficiency. In a working […]

Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen announced that Japanese ships would be the first to dock at Ream Port upon its completion. On Friday (Dec. 20), Hun Sen received a courtesy call from Akiba Takeo, the National Security Advisor of Japan, at the Senate. On the occasion, Akiba Takeo expressed his deep respect and gratitude to […]