As commune elections approach, civil society groups and Cambodian NGOs have announced plans for a situation room and more than 20,000 observers at polling stations across the country. ...

Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng has urged political parties, politicians and activists to refrain from making controversial comments in the run-up to the commune elections. ...

Vietnam will promote education on tobacco prevention at schools, propose a higher tax rate on cigarettes, raise serious reports on smoking-related diseases and impose strict punishments on violations in smoke-free areas.Keep reading ...

Thailand’s main Covid-19 task force will meet later this week to review the suspension of its quarantine-free entry program for vaccinated visitors amid an uptick in new omicron cases among foreign tourists. The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, headed by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, will meet ...

Negotiations on the establishment of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the People’s Republic of China were officially concluded on July 20, 2020, after half a year of negotiations. ...

Dialogue partners remain committed to signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by the end of the year as scheduled despite the spreading coronavirus, which has put off most face-to-face meetings of Asean, the World Trade Organization, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the RCEP in ...

Cambodia’s total trade volume was valued at $22.4 billion in the first five months of 2022, up 19.7 percent from 18.7 billion dollars over the same period last year, an official report showed on Monday. ...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will enter into force on January 1, and local economists and businessmen expect huge benefits from one of the world’s largest free trade agreements. ...

Cambodia and South Korea ended the second round of their negotiations on free trade agreement (FTA) today with positive progress. It was a remarkable progress after four days of virtual meeting held from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, said Seang Thay, Secretary of State at the ...

The negotiations on the Kingdom’s proposed free trade deal with South Korea are progressing slowly despite the fact all parties aimed to come up with finalised drafts by the end of 2020. However, the China-Cambodia free Trade Agreement CC-FTA) ratification is to be announced early ...

A day after the ruling party filed a defamation complaint against one of the country’s most prominent political commentators, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday defended limitations on freedom of speech as being necessary for peace and stability. ...

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is wooing the EU to revive talks on a Thai-EU free trade agreement after the next round of talks in October.He has also asked the EU to help convince Airbus to invest in an aircraft repair centre in Thailand’s Eastern ...

On June 30 in Hanoi, Vietnamese and EU officials signed a new free trade deal that could shift the balance of manufacturing in the regiOn. The EU-Vietnam free Trade Agreement and the EU-Vietnam Investment ProtectiOn Agreement will reduce tariffs and facilitate trade between the two parties. Vietnam will ...

Ahead of International Women’s Day, the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) issued a statement highlighting the important roles rural women and girls play in society while stressing the need to protect and promote their rights. ...

A group of local journalists have written an open letter calling for the release of former Radio Free Asia journalists Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin, who were arrested earlier this month. ...

The rights group, HRW, had called for the release of Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin, two Radio Free Asia reporters who were jailed on treason charges for allegedly continuing to work for RFA after it had left the country under government pressure. ...

More than 70 workers fainted over three days at a garment factory in Kompong Speu province after complaining of difficulty breathing, a unionist and employee said Monday. ...

China and Cambodia yesterday signed a free trade agreement (FTA) in Phnom Penh, with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attending the signing ceremony. ...

The Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) is set to enter into force 60 days after the Kingdom’s Ministry of Commerce and South Korean counterpart have notified each other that their respective internal procedures have been completed, as affirmed by ministry spokesman Pen Sovicheat. ...

Cambodia and Morocco are planning a business forum geared towards expanding bilateral trade and investment cooperation, bridging investors of both countries, according to Cambodian ambassador to Thailand Ouk Sorphorn. ...