President Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An on December 21 in Phnom Penh as part of his State visit to Cambodia.
Deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Nguyen Thi Thanh has been elected as Chairwoman of the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Association (VCFA) for the 2021-2026 tenure.
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on July 29 sent a message of congratulations to Pham Minh Chinh on his election as the Prime Minister of Vietnam.
In contrast to some regional countries, Cambodia has begun easing restrictions imposed for the past six weeks that followed a COVID-19 outbreak last November.
The Cambodian government has approved more than 830 million USD worth of electricity infrastructure projects, which consist of a 150MW hydropower dam, a 265MW coal-fired power station, and three transmission lines.
Cambodia will charge only 100 USD from foreigners for each of the required two COVID-19 tests and the rest of their deposit will be returned to them, the Health Ministry announced on September 2.
The Cambodian Government has formed a COVID-19 Health Insurance Coalition charged with covering treatment costs for all foreign travellers who enter Cambodia amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Khmer Times
The UN has announced that it will provide 1 million USD to a joint programme with the Cambodian Government to support Cambodian migrant workers to return home.
The Cambodian Ministry of Economy and Finance and Ministry of Health have collaborated with local insurance companies to issue the 50,000 insurance certificate required for foreign travellers, according to the Khmer Times.
The Cambodian government and management agencies have yet to issue any official documents banning the import of Vietnamese vegetables and fruits, according to the Asia-Africa Market Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
The Cambodian government will launch a cash handout programme for more than 560,000 poor families affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country.
Cambodia’s Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) said that it has received more than 288 loan applications so far with a total value of 31 million USD from small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), according to Khmer Times.
The Cambodian government has issued a plan on reducing electricity tariffs for firms in four key sectors – manufacturing, agriculture, commercial and service – for five months to beef up the economy plagued by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Cambodian government has decided to disburse 50 million USD through the Rural Development and Agriculture Bank (RDAB) to provide low-interest loans to support sectors of livestock and fisheries, and vegetable farming.
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Sweden on April 23 co-signed a new contribution agreement worth 3.34 million USD to support the Cambodia Climate Change Alliance (CCCA) from 2020 to 2022, said a UNDP statement.
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