The coastal province of Preah Sihanouk will soon be home to four more special economic zones, bringing the total number of industrial parks there to nine, the prime minister said Saturday. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for an ambitious road restoration project, Prime Minister Hun Sen said the new industrial parks will open soon, helping […]
Read MorePHNOM PENH (Xinhua) – Cambodia will start pumping its first drop of crude oil from one of its offshore oilfields next year, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said yesterday. “Our first drop of oil will be extracted in 2020, and I will announce the exact date later,” he said during a graduation ceremony of […]
Read MoreGo Vacation, a leading Thai travel management company, has expanded into Cambodia. Bampenh Ho, who has been appointed to oversee the firm’s Cambodia operations, confirmed in a phone call they already have a presence in the Kingdom. “Yes, we started this month,” she said. Ms Ho did not specifically mention the reasons, but it is […]
Read MoreNegotiations for a free trade agreement between Cambodia and China, the second-biggest economy in the world, will begin next month, the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh announced yesterday. Following directions from the countries’ heads of state, China and Cambodia will launch the first official consultation on a bilateral FTA in Beijing on Dec 3, the […]
Read MoreDespite massive efforts to improve the English language skills of its people, Cambodia still lags behind much of the world. The annual English Proficiency Index, released this week, ranked the Kingdom 94th out of 100 countries included in the study. Cambodia was in the ‘very low’ proficiency category together with 29 other countries, mostly from […]
Read MoreThe much-awaited e-commerce and customer protection laws came into effect on Nov 2 after the drafts were signed by King Norodom Sihamoni. Composed of 12 chapters and 67 articles, the E-Commerce Law aims to promote trade via electronic means and addresses key topics like electronic signatures, which are seen as an important tool in making […]
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