Cambodia

Phnom Penh (VNA) - The Cambodian Ministry of Environment has been tasked with compiling data on four areas that are home to Irrawaddy dolphins in Kratie and Preah Vihear provinces. The report is a step in preparation for possible inclusion on the UNESCO World Natural Heritage list. Environment ministry spokesman Neth Pheaktra said Cambodia has already received recognition by UNESCO for several cultural heritage sites, including Angkor Wat, Preah Vihear Temple and the Sambor Prei Kuk temple group, along with other intangible cultural treasures. “Cambodia doesn’t only have Prek Kampi which is an Irrawaddy dolphin conservation area that we have studied and documented for UNESCO. We have four places we have studied and documented in preparation for being included on the UNESCO World Heritage List,” Pheaktra was quoted by Phnom Penh Post as saying. The four areas are Prek Kampi dolphin Conservation Area, Prek Prasob Wildlife Sanctuary, Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage … [Read more...] about Cambodia to seek UNESCO recognition for dolphin areas

Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Cambodian Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is seeking to open a new international border gate with Vietnam to facilitate container cross-border traffic between the two countries. Speaking during the recent 20th Cambodia-Japan public-private sector meeting,  Secretary of State at this ministry Nou Savath said the MPWT minister plans to lead an inter-ministerial working group to examine another international border gate with Vietnam for container crossing because the pair of Bavet – Moc Bai border gates is getting heavily congested. Cambodia is considering opening a new border gate, Prey Vor in Cambodia with Binh Hiep in Vietnam, to ease the procedure for both customs and relevant institutions to reduce the container congestion in Bavet, he said. According to the official, Bavet international border gate used to have between 250 to 300 container trucks crossing a day, but with COVID-19, only 70 go through a day.  He said the … [Read more...] about Cambodia plans another int’l border gate with Vietnam

  Hanoi (VNA) - Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich held a phone discussion with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tea Banh on September 8 to review bilateral defence cooperation in the recent past and define directions for the time ahead. Lich affirmed that Vietnam always attaches great importance to the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia. He went on to say that the Vietnamese army stands ready to share experience and give support to the Cambodian side in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and in building capacity for the Cambodian army. Tea Banh, for his part, highly valued ties with Vietnam and thanked the Vietnamese army for helping Cambodia in various fields, particularly in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. He congratulated Vietnam’s Defence Ministry on the successful organisation of many ASEAN military-defence conferences amid the complex development of the pandemic this year, the year Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cambodia enhance effectiveness of defence cooperation mechanism

Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Singapore-based firm Hong Lai Huat (HLH) has shaken hands with Skiold A/S of Denmark to consider investment into a 1-billion-USD Cambodia-Singapore Agriculture Special Economic Zone project. The Edge newspaper of Singapore reported that the objective of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the two firms is to create the foundation for the first mutual platform to enhance trade and economic cooperation and technical exchanges in the field of poultry and cattle farming as well as seed processing for Cambodia. Under the MoU, both companies agreed to initiate the setting up of livestock and seed production in the agriculture economic zone, while conducting a feasibility study of a new project on livestock and agricultural production, and creating more job opportunities within the next six months. HLH General Director Ong Jia Jing showed pleasure at the potential collaboration between the two companies in the development of the Cambodia-Singapore … [Read more...] about Singaporean, Danish firms shake hands in developing agricultural project in Cambodia

Meanwhile, at the ASEAN PMC+1 Session with New Zealand, as the country coordinator, the Cambodian official recommended more cooperation should be explored in areas such as digital economy and e-commerce; smart cities development; tourism, cybersecurity cooperation;  capacity building and human capital development in science, technology and innovation; agriculture, food security and food safety. He reiterated Cambodia's commitment to work proactively with other ASEAN member countries and New Zealand for the convening of the ASEAN-New Zealand Leaders' Summit later this year to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue Relationship. Regarding the ASEAN Ministerial Dialogue on Strengthening Women's Role for Sustainable Peace and Security, Prak Sokhonn highlighted Cambodia's diligence in implementing the UN’s women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda, citing Cambodia's contributions to the WPS as evidence of … [Read more...] about Cambodia reiterates commitment to further boost ties between ASEAN and partners