Dr. Hong Vannak, an economist at the Royal Academy of Cambodia, has stated that tourists visiting the Water Festival last week made significant contributions to economic activity He added that this spending is not only for the three days of the Water Festival, but people, especially people from the provinces, have been staying in Phnom […]

 year, a year-on-year increase of 14.5 percent, the report said, adding that garments worth 8 billion dollars were shipped to international markets, up 23.6 percent. The report added that $1.33 billion worth of footwear was exported, up 22 percent, while travel goods equivalent to $1.69 billion were sold to the international market, up 20.6 percent. […]

Trade between Cambodia and Malaysia reached $715 million in the January to October period this year, a jump of 35.3 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the data of the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) released recently. While Cambodia’s exports to Malaysia reached $110 million in the period, rising […]

UK-ASEAN Trade Mission in Cambodia (18-19 Nov) connects ASEAN women entrepreneurs with UK consumers. Similar B2B events to follow in Jakarta this week. The UK-ASEAN Trade Mission, part of the UK Government-funded UK-ASEAN Collaboration on Women’s Economic Empowerment, will connect women entrepreneurs from ASEAN with UK consumers on 18 and 19 November in Phnom Penh, […]

A group of 26 Japanese investors has shown interest in exploring investment opportunities in Cambodian agriculture, food processing, and aquaculture. Hun Manet, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, received this group yesterday at the Peace Palace. Takahashi Fumiaki, former Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia and current President of the Japan-Cambodia Association (JCA), who led […]

SNC Sihanoukville New City, the Kingdom’s latest cutting-edge coastal development opportunity, covers an area of 2,500 hectares and is located adjacent to Sihanouk International Airport, just a 10-minute drive from the Phnom Penh- Sihanoukville Expressway.  Planned by the Tongji Design Institute of China, it aims to create a future centre for Sihanoukville through an industrial […]

Remember our island’s traditional markets? They’re being reinvented… Decades ago, market day meant catching the Bedford. Yes, larger villages had occasional markets, and there was always a panayiri. But the weekly shop down in the town (hair-raising hairpin bends on the bus; women sitting at the back, men at the front, and chickens in between) […]

Jane Phare cruises from Cambodia to Vietnam on a Viking riverboat, discovering there is much to see on the mighty Mekong. “The Mekong?” a friend queried when I told her about my 16-day trip to Vietnam and Cambodia, half of which was on a riverboat. “Isn’t it muddy, and what is there to see?” Turns […]

The Secretary of State and Spokesman of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training Katta Orn said that the growth of foreign investment this year in Cambodia is an important factor in creating job opportunities for people. Orn said that the growth of foreign investment is an important factor in creating job opportunities in various […]

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) and the Department of Business & Trade (DBT) of the United Kingdom held a roundtable meeting to discuss mechanisms to improve the investment climate for British private companies. The Cambodia-UK business roundtable meeting co-organised by KPMG International Limited was attended by Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and […]

The three-day Water Festival ended on Saturday with a record-breaking turnout of over 7.75 million tourists visiting various festival venues nationwide, of which some 6.23 million tourists gathered in the capital Phnom Penh alone, a report from the Ministry of Tourism showed yesterday. The number of tourists rose by 21 percent compared to 6.38 million, […]

In the first ten months, the United States remained Cambodia’s number one export market, while Vietnam at number two, according to a data released by the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). Cambodia’s exports to the US market reached $8.23 billion in the first ten months. This made the United States Cambodia’s number one […]

Authorities say that 99,279 people visited Kep to celebrate the Royal Water Festival – an increase of 7.02% (6,518 people) compared to 2023 and 134,622 tourists came to Kampot province – an increase of 59.82% compared to 2023. All images: Fresh News x

Authorities say that possibly a million people – including King Norodom Sihamoni and various dignitaries – peacefully enjoyed the celebrations of the last day of the Royal Water Festival in Phnom Penh yesterday. All images: Fresh News x

Just 150 kilometers from Phnom Penh, Kampot offers a weekend getaway with French architecture, iconic landmarks, and a taste of Cambodian culture. Kampot is a province in southern Cambodia, located about 150 kilometers from Phnom Penh City and around 60 kilometers from Xa Xia Border Gate in Vietnam’s Kien Giang Province. Known for its old […]

Minister of Commerce Cham Nimul expressed her confidence that a November 12 trade and investment forum will increase UK-Cambodia trade by boosting exports and attracting British direct investment. The “2nd UK-Cambodia Joint Trade and Investment Forum (JTIF)”, held with the theme “The Road to 2030”, was organised in Phnom Penh by the commerce ministry, in […]