Category Archive: ASEAN

Asean plans 2034 World Cup bid.

The FIFA World Cup could be coming to Cambodia – although football fans may have to wait two decades to see the planet’s best players compete on Khmer soil. Cambodia could be part of an ASEAN… Read More

Cambodia Lacks Research.

Not enough priority is given to research in Cambodia, threatening its long-term development, economists and other experts say. Larry Strange, executive director of the Cambodian Development Research Institute, says the country cannot plan for major… Read More

Wary of Events in China, Foreign Investors Head to Cambodia.

Tiffany & Company is quietly building a diamond-polishing factory in Cambodia, a country popularly associated more with killing fields and land mines than baubles. Some of Japan’s biggest manufacturers are also rushing to… Read More

China pledges $ 548 million in aid to ally Cambodia.

China has pledged another $548 in aid to Cambodia for infrastructure and irrigation systems, extending financial help that some critics say has bought it Cambodia’s diplomatic support. Agreements covering $500 million in soft loans and… Read More

Deepened Chinese-Cambodian Friendship.

Joint Press Communique Between the People’s Republic of China and the Kingdom of Cambodia. The following is the full text of the joint press communiqué between China and Cambodia issued on Tuesday during… Read More

Thailand: Increase of Eastern European Tourists.

Thailand sees influx of visitors from Eastern Europe. But not every one is happy, especially in Phuket. Over 1.6 million Eastern European tourists landed in Thailand in 2012, 82 per cent from Russia, according to a… Read More

Thai-Cambodian Missing Link.

Thai PM to end missing railway link to Cambodia.   Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra promised to complete a missing rail link with Cambodia to foster closer ties with the neighboring country. Ms Yingluck inspected the… Read More

Cambodian garments begin to fray.

If Cambodia is anything to go by, physical size and a population of just 15 million are immaterial when it comes to building a successful garment industry. But as a series of strikes were… Read More

Young Cambodians losing mother tongue.

When writing in foreign languages such as English, French or Chinese, Cambodians pay careful attention to grammar and phrasing. Some even carry a dictionary with them and constantly refer to it. But when… Read More

Cambodia is the 2nd largest exporter of bicycles to the EU – after Taiwan.

The import flow of bicycles (excluding e-bikes) into the European Union is changing rapidly between countries. Currently Cambodia is the second largest exporter of bicycles to the European Union after Taiwan. The Kingdom’s… Read More

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