A Tokyo-based startup has opened in Cambodia a Japanese-style kindergarten amid a shortage of teachers in the country. Wonderfy Inc, known for its cognitive development apps for young children with over three million users in more than 150 countries, launched the school in Phnom Penh and plans to later expand operations nationwide. In a ceremony […]

A total of 391 investment projects with a combined capital of about $7.6 billion were endorsed by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) between September 2023 and July 2024. The figures were shared by Prime Minister Hun Manet in his special statement on the “One-Year Achievements of the Royal Government of the 7th […]

The Kingdom’s rice export target of 1 million tonne by 2025 appears viable. While the achievement will bolster the confidence of current production systems down the line, it will also become a potent factor in Cambodia attaining a high-middle-income country status by 2030 and a high-income one by 2050. The growing clout of Cambodian rice […]

Cambodia’s prime minister has led a celebration of the return of dozens of precious centuries-old artifacts from museums and private collectors abroad Cambodia’s prime minister on Thursday led a celebration of the return of dozens of precious artifacts from museums and private collectors abroad, and said his government will continue working to bring more home. […]

More than 3.74 million international visitors were registered in Cambodia in the first seven months of this year, up 23.2 percent compared to the same period of 2023, a Ministry of Tourism’s report showed on Thursday. Thailand topped the list of foreign arrivals to Cambodia during the said period with 1,147,534 visitors, the source added, […]

Cambodia and Thailand are working to push the bilateral trade to reach the target set by 2025, said a senior official of Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce. Under the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation between Cambodia and Thailand, both countries agreed to further promote trade and investment and to review the implemention of remaining tasks mandated […]

The Governor of Kampot province Mao Thonin, presided over the installation ceremony on Thursday for a Khmer-style 35-metre-tall clock with a 9.7-metre-diameter face to attract more national and international tourists to visit Kampot. The ceremony was held at Ta Ang village, Troeuy Koh commune, Kampot city, Kampot province. Under the leadership of Thonin, the provincial […]

Cambodia and Uruguay have discussed cooperation in the agriculture sector between the two countries, especially in research and development. The discussion took place between Dith Tina, Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, and Valeria Csukasi Cabrera, Ambassador of the Republic of Uruguay to Cambodia, at the ministry’s office in Phnom Penh on Wednesday. Tina […]

Prime Minister Hun Manet encouraged the acceleration of deploying agricultural technical officers across the provinces and has approved the recruitment of an additional 1,000 officers. This initiative aims to enhance the dissemination and training of agricultural techniques for farmers nationwide, especially in the four northeastern provinces. He made this statement on Thursday on the occasion […]

The remarkable surge in investment activities in Cambodia during the first year of the new government reflects a growing confidence among investors in the country’s economic stability and future prospects. The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) reported a significant increase in the number and value of new projects approved during this period. These […]

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) weighed the challenges of launching a digital platform for the informal economy recently. The Coordinating Committee for Developing the Informal Economy presented a progress update on the strategy during the meeting held at the MISTI headquarters in Phnom Penh. The Digital Economy and Business Committee discussed […]

Heng Sour, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training, Tuesday said that the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is committed to promoting green energy investments with electric vehicles (EVs). Presiding over the opening ceremony of the Technical Training for Electric Vehicles at the National Polytechnic Institute Cambodian Technology (NPIC), under the High Technology Volunteer Project of […]

Cambodia has exported some 143,481 tonnes of bananas in the first seven months of this year, a decline of 20.59% over the same period in 2023, a report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) showed. The source pointed out that banana exports generated a total income of more than $96.7 million, stressing […]

Governor Vy Samnang of Takeo province on Tuesday endorsed a proposal to establish a special economic zone (SEZ) on a 32-hectare area in Bati district by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Chaoshan. During a meeting with Taing Lak Hao, President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Chaoshan at Takeo Provincial Hall, the Governor […]

Chea Serey, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), and Eli M Remolona Jr, Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), presided over a high-level bilateral meeting and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster closer cooperation between the two central banks on Monday in Siem Reap. The signing ceremony was followed […]

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Monday launched the ‘Bakong Tourists App’ helping foreign tourists in Cambodia to make payments using the country’s universal KHQR code at over 3.3 million retail merchant outlets. NBC Governor Chea Serey presided over the soft launch of the app at a ceremony in Siem Reap, known across the […]