Text description provided by the architects. Situated on Preah Sihanouk Ave, linking the northern route that leads to Angkor Wat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and downtown of Siem Reap, Angkor Market is a two-story red brick building, surrounded by a century’s worth of cultural heritage Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, Angkor National Museum and Amansara Resort. […]
Cambodia has earned over $1.5 billion from paddy and milled rice exports in the first ten months of this year, a report from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed yesterday. From January to October of this year, the Kingdom exported 502,029 tonnes of milled rice to 66 foreign countries and territories, earning $376 million, stated […]
Cambodian businesses are eager to strengthening relations with the US during the upcoming Donald Trump Administration. Shortly after president-elect Trump gave his victory speech in New York on Wednesday afternoon in Cambodia time, Prime Minister Hun Manet led the country to congratulate him. Mr Hun Manet in a Facebook post said that the great victory […]
Malis Angkor, the certification mark for Cambodian Premium Aromatic Rice, won the World Best Rice for the 6th time from the World Best Rice Competition on Thursday (Nov. 7) during the World Rice Conference 2024 held in Manila, the Philippines. The competition is organised by the International Commodity Institute (ICI) and the Rice Trader of […]
17 prominent private companies from Yunnan Province have pledged to explore Cambodia’s emerging tourist destinations, promote joint marketing activities, organize collaborative events, and develop new tour packages aimed at attracting more Chinese tourists from Yunnan to Cambodia, particularly to Siem Reap. Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism, met with the companies for a work discussion on […]
Sharing the border with Cambodia, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai of Vietnam is striving to develop its border trade infrastructure connections with Ratanakiri province of Cambodia, aiming to strengthen economic links and make import-export turnover on par with the great potential of both countries. A highlight of this scheme is the annual border market […]
Cambodian Independence Day is celebrated annually on November 9th, marking the country’s declaration of independence from French colonisation in 1953. As a Cambodian, “Independence Day” resonates deeply with me. Growing up, I was always captivated by the vibrancy of the celebrations in my hometown. The streets were decorated with flags, music filled the air, and […]
The Ministry of Commerce (MoC), in collaboration with stakeholders in the cashew sector, held a technical meeting on “Creating the Cambodian Cashew Collective Mark” to promote Cambodian cashew products to the global market. The meeting was led by Reach Ra, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce and Permanent Deputy Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial […]
A total of 30 new investment projects and one production expansion project, with a total investment of $226 million were approved by the government in October this year. Of them, nearly 54 percent of the investment capital came from Chinese investors, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on Tuesday. Local investors […]
Cambodia wants to attract more Chinese investors to its Preah Sihanouk Province for high-quality development as it transforms the coastal region into a multipurpose special economic zone by 2038. “We want to attract investors from China and other (countries) to Preah Sihanouk … and make the province like Shenzhen that can drive industrialisation and innovation,” […]
In October alone, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) endorsed 31 investment projects with a total investment capital of $226 million, generating 16,000 job opportunities for the local people. The CDC pointed out in a press release made public this evening that ten of the investment projects are located in special economic zones […]
Cambodia exported approximately 8.5 million tonnes of agricultural products in the first nine months of 2024, marking a 53 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023, said a senior official from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). Khim Finan, Undersecretary of State and a spokesman for MAFF, posted on social media […]
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has promoted Cambodia’s investment potential and opportunities among Japanese businesspeople and investors through the “plus-one strategy” mechanism, at the Cambodia Investment Seminar as Thailand +1, held in Bangkok, Thailand late last week. Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and the CDC’s First Vice President, raised Cambodia’s favourable investment […]
The 2024 China-Cambodia Digital Economy Cooperation Forum and the inauguration of the China-Cambodia Digital Economy Professional Association marked a significant milestone in deepening digital cooperation between the two nations. Held on Monday at the Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra, the event brought together high-ranking Cambodian and Chinese officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Aun Pornmoniroth, who emphasized […]
Diplomatic cooperation and bilateral trade between Cambodia and Germany are expected to see further advances, following an October 31 meeting between a German delegation and senior officials from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). In the first nine months of the year, trade between the two countries was over $780 million. The German […]
Siem Reap in Cambodia will be the most sought-after tourist destination for Australians next year, according to Skyscanner’s Travel Trends 2025 report quoted by SBS News recently. This surge in popularity is largely driven by the region’s rich culture, stunning temples, delicious food, diverse entertainment activities, and favourable weather, the report said. According to it, […]