National News

Chinese Embassy Holds Spring Festival Celebration

AKP Phnom Penh, January 18, 2025 -- The Chinese Embassy to Cambodia on Jan. 16 organised an early celebration of the upcoming Spring Festival at the Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel. H.E. Wang Wenbin, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia, chaired the event that brought together Chinese working in Cambodia and...

Cambodian Top Diplomat Encourages ARMAC to Work Closely with Cambodian Mine Clearance Agencies

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025 -- Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has encouraged the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Centre (ARMAC) to collaborate closely with Cambodian mine clearance agencies. The encouragement...

World Bank Sees Cambodia’s Growth at 5.5 Percent in 2025 and 2026

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025 -- The World Bank's latest Global Economic Prospects report has forecast Cambodia’s GDP growth at 5.5 percent for this year and next year — up from an estimated 5.3 percent last year. Released in Washington on Thursday, the annual report puts Cambodia among the...

Cambodia, Malaysia Look for More Cooperation

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025 -- Visiting Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malaysia H.E. Tan Sri Dato’ (Dr.) Johari bin Abdul said he looks forward to working closely with the Parliament, the Royal Government, and the people of Cambodia to further strengthen the momentum of relations...

Cambodia Targets over 7 Million Foreign Tourists in 2025

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2024 -- Following a successful year in 2024 that saw foreign tourist arrivals exceed expectations, the Ministry of Tourism has set an ambitious target of attracting up to more than 7 million international tourists in 2025. “The ministry has set a strategic plan in t...

MoU to Promote and Increase Sales of Cambodian Products at Gas Stations Signed

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025 -- The Ministry of Commerce and PTT (Cambodia) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation to promote and increase sales of Cambodian products at PTT gas stations’ Café Amazon branches and convenience stores in the country. The signing ceremony was...

Kampong Thom Declared Another ODF Province

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025 -- Kampong Thom province, Cambodia's second largest province by area, has been declared free of open defecation, thus becoming the 15th province to obtain the Open Defecation Free (ODF) status. An official ceremony to announce the ODF status of the provin...

Chinese Firm Mulls More Investment in Cambodia's Mine Extraction

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025 -- Beijing Endi (Group) Co., Ltd. of the People's Republic of China is interested in expanding its investment in Cambodia's mine extraction and establishing a technical skill training institute for Cambodian mine workers. The intention was revealed by Mr. Tang...

Battambang Records a New Species of Gecko

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025 -- A new species of gecko called “Hemiphyllodactylus Khpoh” has been found at Phnom Khpoh area in Battambang northwestern province. Dubbed the Khpoh slender gecko, it was discovered during a joint biodiversity research project between the Fauna & Flora’s Ca...

China Explores Investment in Cambodia's Agriculture

AKP Phnom Penh, January 17, 2025 -- China's Hernan Agriculture Investment Group is exploring investment opportunities in Cambodia's agricultural sector. The interest was highlighted in a meeting between H.E. Kong Chan Veasna, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fish...

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