Chinese display maker BOE to invest US$400m to build two factories in Vietnam

Chinese display maker BOE Technology Group Co Ltd, a supplier of both Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, plans to invest up to US$400 million to build two factories in Vietnam. According to Reuters, BOE is in talks to rent dozens of hectares of land in north Vietnam to add to its relatively small […]

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Japan Assists Cambodia in Planning Urban Water Supply Development

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation, in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will co-develop an urban water supply development plan.  The agreement was signed between the two parties on 12 January 2023.  The project will be implemented in mid-2023 when both parties will draft guidelines for the development of the […]

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Accor to Launch Cambodia’s First Ibis Budget Hotel in Q1 2023

Renowned hotel group Accor will open the first Ibis Budget hotel in Cambodia, Ibis Budget Phnom Penh Riverside, in the first quarter of 2023.  According to Travel News Asia last week, the Cambodian Overseas Investment Company (OCIC) of Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se owns the new hotel.  “We are happy to be able to propose […]

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MPWT plans to build a large wastewater treatment system in Kampong Spue

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is collaborating with BUCG to study the feasibility of establishing another large wastewater treatment system project in Chbar Morn City, Kampong Speu Province. This is according to the meeting of the Ministry of Public Works and all stakeholders on January 10, 2023. HE Ros Vanna, Secretary of State […]

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Gov’t Confirms Continuation of “Water, Road, Electricity, People” Policy for Next 30 Years

Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen confirmed that the government would continue implementing the “water, roads, electricity, people” policy for the next 30 years.   Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of National Road 7 on 9 January, PM Hun Sen said that infrastructure plays a major in the country’s development. (Read more) He said that he […]

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Expansion of NR7 Officially Begins

The project to expand and upgrade National Road 7 from Skun roundabout to downtown Kampong Cham officially began on 9 January under the auspices of Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia HE Wang Wentian.  The road has a length of 45.48km from the Skun roundabout in Cheung Prey district to […]

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Laos Launches 500kV Transmission Line with Plan to Connect with Cambodia

Yunnan Energy Investment (HK) Co Ltd has launched a 500kV transmission line in the southern Lao province of Champasak and connected to a substation in Khong district on the Laos-Cambodian border, according to Laos’ Vientiane Time on 5 January.  Mr Chanthaboun Soukaloun, Managing Director of Electricite du Laos (EDL), said the 500-kilovolt transmission line and substation […]

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Cambodia Approves Investment Projects Worth US$4.6 Billion in 2022

Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investments of US$4.6 billion in 2022, increasing 7.5 % compared to a year before, a report of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) showed on 6 January.  The CDC​​​​ ​approved new non-special economic zones (SEZ) with a total investment value of US$3.4 billion, a year-on-year increase of 49%.  The investment […]

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CDC Approves Three Projects Worth US$16m in Kampong Speu

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given permits to three private firms to invest US$16 million to establish three factories in Kampong Speu province.  These private companies include:  The first firm is “WINDARA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD” which will invest US$5.4 million to establish a backpack factory for sleeping bags, tents, garments, and […]

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Gov’t Revises Development Plan on Koh Puos

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) and the Sihanoukville Provincial Administration are revising the development plan for Koh Puos, an island near the mainland of Sihanoukville.  According to Sihanoukville Deputy Governor HE Long Dimanche on 4 January, the revision of the masterplan will turn Koh Puos into a standardised international tourist destination.  The Cambodian […]

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