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Commerce Minister Presides Over Mini-Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo 2025
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, June 20, 2025 -- The Mini-Korea Brand & Entertainment Expo (KBEE) 2025, hosted in Phnom Penh, will offer opportunities in trade and investment and foster bilateral cooperation for the common interests of Cambodia and South Korea....
UK signs up to help Mekong basin
Bangkok Post
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June 20, 2025
Thailand is facing increasing risks from climate change -- as recent typhoons and flooding have shown. The scale of the problem will require even stronger partnerships and innovative technological solutions -- across all four countries of the...
Stronger diplomacy required to solve Thai military overreach in the border dispute with Cambodia
Prachatai
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The border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia appears to be escalating, even though there have been no further clashes since those on 28 May, which resulted in no deaths or injuries on the Thai side but left one Cambodian soldier dead. Cambodia...
Cambodia’s international trade hits over $25 billion in five months
Vietstock
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June 11, 2025
Cambodia’s international trade hits over $25 billion in five months 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...
Progress on Phnom Penh’s Drainage System Project Reaches 93% Completion
Construction & Property News
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June 7, 2025
The ambitious project aimed at constructing a comprehensive drainage infrastructure along National Road 4 in Phnom Penh is now 93% complete, indicating significant progress in efforts to mitigate flooding in the city. During an on-site inspection...
Australia-Japan partnership powers Cambodia’s cashew growth
Vietstock
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June 14, 2025
Australia-Japan partnership powers Cambodia’s cashew growth Australia and Japan have collaborated to help strengthen Cambodia’s cashew sector by increasing processing capacity, aiming to produce a more delicious and high-quality product for export...
World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, & Vietnam: June 14, 2025
Bernama
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June 14, 2025
CAMBODIA 1. CAMBODIA-THAI BORDER MEETING KICKS OFF TODAY -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE The Cambodia-Thailand Joint Border Committee will hold its first meeting on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Cambodia is awaiting Thailand’s position on whether it...
Cambodia approves investment projects worth 4.2 bln USD in January-May period
Xinhua News Agency
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PHNOM PENH, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of 4.2 billion U.S. dollars in the first five months of 2025, up 52 percent compared to the same period last year, said a Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)'s...
Trade may be affected badly as Thailand and Cambodian leaders respond on border tensions
The Malaysian Star
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June 13, 2025
PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK (Xinhua): Samdech Techo Hun Sen, president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party, said on Friday that the country may suspend importing products from Thailand if the latter refuses to reopen the border checkpoints. Hun Sen, who...
Cambodian experts hail Vietnam’s role in regional architecture
VietnamPlus
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June 9, 2025
Phnom Penh (VNA) – In a world marked by escalating trade tensions and unpredictable developments, with ASEAN's centrality in the regional architecture, Vietnam has affirmed its active role in and sense of responsibility towards regional and global...
Pakistan faces challenges in securing Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN due to limited partnership status: report
Profit by Pakistan Today
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June 21, 2025
Negotiations have recently been hindered by ASEAN member Singapore’s opposition to Pakistan’s elevation to Full Dialogue Partner status Pakistan is facing challenges in securing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Association of Southeast Asian...
Cambodia Committed to Ocean Sustainable Development
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, June 09, 2025 -- Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has underscoring Cambodia’s strong commitment to ocean governance, sustainable development, and climate resilience. In Cambodia’s...
"Kaun Trey", a Cambodian Rice Seed Deposited in IRRI Since 1972
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, June 13, 2025 -- "Kaun Trey" (which means “baby fish” in Khmer) is one of the nearly 5,000 Cambodian rice seeds deposited at the Rice Seed Bank in the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines since 1972. The...
Cambodia and Cuba Deepen Friendship and Cooperation
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, June 09, 2025 -- Samdech Maha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary, President of the National Assembly of Cambodia, received here on June 9 a courtesy call from H.E Mrs. Milena Caridad Zaldivar Piedra, Ambassador Extraordinary and...
Samdech Techo Hun Sen Encourages Use of Fresh AI, Cambodia’s First Khmer-Language Smart News App, to Promote National Pride
Fresh News
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Hits: 225 Created: 05 June 2025 Hits: 225 (Phnom Penh): Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen encouraged all Cambodians to use Fresh AI, the country’s first Khmer-language smart news application, highlighting it as a proud national innovation and a...
Cambodia's 'big houses': Second-generation heirs of the Hun Sen regime
The Nation Thailand
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June 9, 2025
The Hun and Tea families have since become Cambodia’s most powerful political dynasties — what many refer to as the “big houses.” Unsurprisingly, critics of the regime have often sought to drive a wedge between them, hoping to destabilise Hun...
Cambodia and Japan Unite to Enhance Job Opportunities for Cambodian Students in IT
Construction & Property News
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June 9, 2025
In a significant collaborative move, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia has partnered with around 135 digital technology companies from Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, to promote the Japanese IT Pathway initiative. This program is...
Shares rally as Trump delays Iran decision
Bangkok Post
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June 20, 2025
RECAP: Asian equities staged a relief rally and the dollar declined after the White House said President Donald Trump would decide within two weeks whether Washington will join Israel in launching strikes against Iran. Thai shares also rallied but...
Cambodia, Thailand drastically shorten visas for each other’s citizens
Bangkok Post
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June 9, 2025
PUBLISHED : 9 Jun 2025 at 18:38 Cambodia has shortened visas for Thai visitors from 60 days to seven days and Thailand has responded in kind – and additionally plans to disconnect electricity and internet services to the neighbouring country,...
Russian Ambassador Expresses Hope for Deeper Educational, Bilateral Ties with Cambodia
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, June 12, 2025 -- Russian Ambassador to Cambodia, H.E. Anatoly Borovik, has voiced optimism for the continued deepening of educational and broader traditional dialogue between Russia and Cambodia. Speaking at a reception celebrating...