Neighbouring Vietnam has consolidated its position as the second biggest trade partner of Cambodia after China with trade volume between the two rising by 24.5 percent to reach $2.32 billion in the first three months of this year (Q1, 2024), compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the General Department […]

With the Royal Government of Cambodia emphasizing tourism as one of the key pillars for achieving Prime Minister Hun Manet’s Pentagonal Strategy, travel and tourism players are unanimous that Cambodia needs more attractions. A promising prospect in this respect is the less well-known potential of Kirirom National Park. Kirirom National Park, with its distinctive pine […]

11 high-speed locomotives from Japan will arrive in Cambodia next week. The locomotives have been purchased by Royal Railway Cambodia, a company owned by Tycoon Kith Meng. The 11 KiHa 183 Series DMU high-speed passenger locomotives will be shipped from Hokkaido to Cambodia and left Japan on April 15, 2024 and are scheduled to arrive […]

Cambodia’s trade with other ASEAN countries rose by 18.64 percent to $4.32 billion in the first quarter of this year, a report from the Ministry of Commerce showed. From January to March, Cambodia exported $1.77 billion worth of goods to ASEAN, a year-on-year increase of 33.1 percent, read the report. Meanwhile, Cambodia’s import from ASEAN […]

Cambodia witnessed an unprecedented rise in tourist visits to various resorts and destinations in the four days of the Khmer New Year (KNY) holidays from April 13 to 16, according to a report from the Ministry of Tourism. The report said of the total tourists, 110,320 were foreign tourists. Coastal provinces Kep, Kampot, Preah Sihanouk, […]

Cambodia earned $317 million from the exports of rubber articles in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 88.6 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the latest trade data of the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). The data showed that the rising trend in Cambodia’s rubber exports […]

Phnom Penh, April 12, 2024 – In a significant move to secure the stability of agricultural prices amidst global market fluctuations, the Cambodian government has earmarked a substantial $100 million for agricultural interventions. This funding announcement was made by Prime Minister Hun Manet during the opening ceremony of the Kirisu Dairy Farm in Bati district, […]

Sok Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on April 10, held fruitful discussions with His Excellency Igor Driesmans, Ambassador of the European Union to the Kingdom of Cambodia, in a courtesy call by the latter at the ministry. During the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister extended his heartfelt […]

The Siem Reap Provincial Department of Tourism state that 7,807 foreign tourists and 415,000 national and local tourists have visited Siem Reap during the Khmer New Year holiday All images: Fresh News

Some 1.38 million people travelled to tourism destinations across Cambodia on the first day of Khmer Traditional New Year holiday, according to a report released today.More than 1.36 million of them are local tourists and nearly 20,000 are foreigners, it added. Battambang region, including Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Pailin and Pursat provinces, attracted the most tourists, […]

Cambodia registered some 13.35 million holiday makers on the first three days of Khmer Traditional New Year Festival, from April 13 to 15, according to a report released yesterday. Almost 13.28 million of them are national tourists and 81,745 are foreigners, it pointed out. Kampong Cham province recorded the highest number of tourists with over […]

As the Khmer New Year holiday approaches this weekend, officials and key insiders have placed high hopes that people travelling during the holiday will contribute to developing the tourism sector in the top destinations nationwide. Main tourism destinations from the cultural landscape in Siem Reap province to coastal provinces sit in the country’s southwestern part, […]

Cambodia’s economy is forecast to grow at 5.8 percent in 2024 and 6.0 percent in 2025, fueled by a further rebound in tourism and strong manufacturing prospects, according to the latest edition of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) flagship economic report released on April 11. “Despite global economic challenges, Cambodia’s economy performed well in 2023,” […]

Drawing parallels to Singapore’s iconic Merlion, the half-man half-lion sculpture that has become synonymous with the city-state, the newly unveiled statue of a seahorse has shot to national prominence. The hitherto unheralded small town of Kampot now boasts of a tourist attraction as emblematic as the Merlion. The statue standing at a height of 8 […]

Manhattan Special Economic Zone, the largest Chinese economic site in Cambodia and Surbana Jurong Group (SJ Group), a Singaporean SEZ development institution have jointly unveiled a master plan to expand business operations in priority sectors like agriculture, green energy, transportation and logistics. Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice-Chairman of the Council of the […]

Showing signs of a clear recovery, Cambodia’s exports reached $6.26 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of the year, a surge of 18 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the trade data released by the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) yesterday. Cambodia’s imports too went up, reaching $6.23 billion […]