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Four New Auto Brands to Set Up Assembly Plants in Cambodia
- 18 June 2022
In addition to Ford, four new auto brands are set to open auto assembly plants in Cambodia located in Cam MJ Industrial Park on National Road 3 in Angkor village, Ang Por Peul commune, Kong Pisey district, Kampong Speu province, with an investment of about 15.6 million US dollars, according to the release of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on 17 June 2022. The four auto brands...
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IMF: World to Gain Nearly US$78 Trillion Over Coming Decades by Making Energy Transition
- 15 June 2022
In the upcoming decades, the world will gain US$77.89 trillion by replacing coal with renewable energy, according to a publication of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 8 June 2022. The net gain of this transition presents represents around 1.2% of the current world GDP every year until 2100. The IMF added the amount of money calculated for the cost of replacing coal with renewables, a...
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Cambodia-Vietnam Considering Waterway Connection Between Kep & Phu Quoc Island
- 14 June 2022
Cambodian and Vietnamese authorities are discussing the connection of waterway infrastructure between Kep and Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam, to provide more options for tourists. A water link connecting Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island with the Cambodian coast may be a hit with regional tourists but may prove to be a damp squib with Western markets, industry experts predict. Officials are preparing to...
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Royal Government Creates Special Working Group to Study National Building Technical Regulations
- 4 June 2022
The royal government of Cambodia has created the National Council for Building Technical Regulations to study and develop effective and sustainable regulations in accordance with article 11 of the Law on Construction. Created by Sub-decree 103 dated 31 May 2022, the national council has 26 representatives of relevant ministries/institutions and the private sector as members, chaired by the Mini...
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SIA to reopen Changi Airport lounges after completion of $50m upgrade
- 3 June 2022
Travellers with lounge access can now enjoy a more comfortable journey when passing through Changi Airport, another step towards normality for air travel. Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it would fully reopen its two lounges at Changi Airport Terminal 3 at 6 pm on Tuesday (May 31), following a $50 million upgrading project that started in 2019, The Straits Times reported on May 30. SIA said on...
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China-based Xiaomi starts smartphone production in Vietnam
- 3 June 2022
China-based Xiaomi has delivered the first batch of its made-in-Vietnam smartphones, for distribution to the local market and foreign markets –Thailand and Malaysia. The Chinese electronic giant announced Monday that its smartphones are made in Vietnam by DBG Technology, a subsidiary of Hong Kong's DBG Electronics Investment Limited, at a factory in northern Thai Nguyen Province. APPLE also ...
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Cambodia-World Bank is studying the details of toilet mud management in Siem Reap
- 2 June 2022
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT), stakeholders, and experts of the World Bank (World Bank) on 01 January 2022 held a joint discussion to study the toilet waste management services in Siem Reap under the Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project (WASSIP). Mr Chao Sopheak, Project Director and Deputy Director-General of the General Department of Wastewater Treatment System,...
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Phnom Penh administration inaugurates Street 1080 in the west of Phnom Penh
- 1 June 2022
The Phnom Penh Capital Administration inaugurated street number 1080, stretching more than 6 km long linking the Win-Win Blvd to Street 42. The inauguration ceremony of the concrete road was held on June 1, 2022, in Sangkat Sno, Kampoul district, Phnom Penh under the presidency of HE Khuong Sreng, Governor of Phnom Penh. HE Khuong Sreng instructed the competent forces, especially the local a...
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Australian Embassy & MLMUPC Officially Introduce Construction Site Safety Guidelines
- 24 May 2022
The Australian Embassy and the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) held a giving-taking ceremony on “Guidelines on Construction Health and Safety in Cambodia”, on 24 May 2022. The guidelines will complement the legal measures and regulations that assist workers, employees, design companies, construction companies, and construction stakeholders to avoid accident...
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India Plans to Connect to Cambodia by Highway
- 19 May 2022
The Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of India have discussed the implementation of the India-Myanmar-Thailand Expressway project and the expansion to Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. The discussions were held between Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and his Indian counterpart HE Narendra Modi via an online video on 18 May. During the meeting, the two sides stressed t...
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