Cambodia is hopeful that the Japanese government and private sector will encourage the Japanese airline ANA to re-launch direct flights. Renewed services are not only expected to boost tourism, but also enhance cooperation in commerce and attract more Japanese investment to the Kingdom.

PHNOM PENH: The first cooperation project to be carried out since the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Cambodia and Japan came into effect on Jan 22, when the embassy of Japan presented 29 medical incinerators to the Ministry of Health.

The Japanese government has provided over $440,000 in grants for new projects in three provinces: a water reservoir in Takeo and new bridges in Kampong Thom and Siem Reap. The aid was supplied through the Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme for small-scale human security projects (Kusanone).

Japan’s response to a United Nations report concerning discrimination against women is at odds with one of its basic foreign policy principles.

Cambodia has set out to build a historic new canal. While some have high hopes of business opportunities and economic stimulation, concerns remain about the displacement of around 1.6 million people.

The CNRP was effectively replaced by the Candlelight Party but it was disqualified from contesting national elections in 2023. Sun Chanthy, who held senior positions with the Candlelight Party, then established the NPP, which contested Senate elections early last year but failed to win any seats.

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's international arrivals were up in 2024, but the tourism industry is wondering where these visitors are all going if not to the country's signature visitor options like ...

But all is not well between China and Cambodia these days. China made no new loans to Cambodia last year. It has been especially reluctant to invest in the government’s flagship project, a canal which would connect the Mekong river to the sea.

Large swaths of land in Southeast Asia are littered with unexploded bombs dropped by American forces during the Vietnam War.

Overseas Vietnamese, despite living far from their homeland, always pay attention to the situation in Vietnam.

“It could be the first peace conference held in Japan in our history,” Kono said. Former colonial power France was making efforts to bring about peace in Cambodia, where a civil war had raged ...

An Asian-style restaurant offering an unusual dining concept could open as soon as next week in downtown Des Plaines, city officials say. Final staffing decisions and preparations are being made at