In May 2025, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) registered 59 investment projects with a total investment capital of approximately $816 million. According to a press release from the CDC today, “In May 2025, the CDC registered a total of 59 investment projects with a total investment capital of approximately $816 million and […]

Synopsis: EU seeks to deepen cooperation with Cambodia after high-level talks The European Union (EU) has expressed strong interest in expanding relations and cooperation with Cambodia following a high-level bilateral meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and European Council President António Costa on Monday. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 3rd […]

Synopsis: Government’s active diplomacy has paved the way for an unprecedented trade growth. Cambodia’s international trade volume reached more than $25 billion in the first five months of this year, said a report released by the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) yesterday. GDCE’s report showed that the country’s international trade volume rose by […]

Cyprus posted a trade deficit of €2.61 billion for the period between January and April 2025, up from €2.46 billion recorded during the same period in 2024, despite a notable surge in exports, according to preliminary figures released on Tuesday by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). Total imports of goods for the first four months […]

This year’s June 8 World Oceans Day celebrations saw the launch of the “100,000 Mangroves” campaign, which will see mangrove trees planted in 13 fishing communities across Kep and Kampot provinces to support biodiversity and nature-based tourism. This year’s oceans day was themed “Catalysing Action for Our Ocean and Climate”. The June 8 campaign launch […]

The Kingdom has emerged as Japan’s third-largest apparel supplier, rising from fifth position in 2022, Fibre2Fashion reported. During the first quarter of the current year, Japan imported $433.63 million worth of apparel from Cambodia, marking a 24.06 per cent year-on-year rise. The Kingdom’s share rose to 7.23 per cent of Japan’s total apparel imports. The […]

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet held talks on Monday with António Costa, President of the European Council (EC), on the sidelines of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France. António Costa praised the strong relations between the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as the […]

Cambodia’s exports to the European Union (EU) surged to $1,449 million in the first months of 2025, up 23 percent from $1,175 million compared to the same period last year. According to a report from the Ministry of Commerce, from January to April, the Kingdom’s imports from the EU amounted to $253 million, down 8.8 […]

Preah Sihanouk province and Jiangsu province of the People’s Republic of China Sunday signed a strategic cooperation agreement between Jiangyin Port and the Preah Sihanouk Autonomous Port to enhance collaboration in transportation, trade and investment. Mang Sineth, Preah Sihanouk provincial Governor, and Zhao Jianjun, Governor of Wuxi city, Jiangsu province signed a strategic cooperation agreement […]

Prime Minister Hun Manet is leading a high-level Cambodian delegation to attend the Third United Nations Ocean Conference, taking place in Nice, France, from today until Wednesday. The participation in the conference is at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. According to a press release from the Ministry of […]

Cambodia exported $3,616 million worth of goods to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries in the first four months of this year, up 7.6 percent from 3,360 million in the same period last year, said a report released by the Ministry of Commerce on Sunday. The country’s export to RCEP accounted for 38.7 percent […]

Cambodia’s new-vehicle market experienced significant growth in the first quarter of 2025, according to an auto distributor’s report filed with the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) on Friday. “In the automobile sector, internal data suggests the overall market is on the rise by 48 percent during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the similar quarter […]

At the invitation of Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, and António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Prime Minister Hun Manet will lead a high-level Cambodian delegation to attend the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), to be held in Nice, France, from Monday to Wednesday. According to the press release from the […]

The more they dig, the more they find. Another priceless statue was discovered by archaeologists from the Apsara National Authority (ANA), as they carried out a dig at the northeast pond of Bayon Temple on June 3. The Heritage Protection Police announced on June 3 that the sandstone statue was identified as a four-armed Lokesvara, […]

Economists are optimistic that exports to Vietnam will increase significantly in the wake of a Vietnamese announcement that it will grant zero per cent tariff preferences on 28 tariff lines of Cambodian-origin products until December 31, 2026. According to a June 3 notification from the Ministry of Commerce, the new tariff rates are part of […]

In a recent press conference with the Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ), Indonesian ambassador to Cambodia Santo Darmosumarto emphasised the potential for increased rice trade between the two nations, while highlighting the challenges surrounding competitive pricing and transportation costs. Indonesia, a major rice producer, maintains a substantial stock of rice for domestic consumption. With a […]