Reposted from The Japan Times
PHNOM PENH — Japanese mall operator Aeon Co. broke ground Monday on Cambodia’s first foreign-financed mall.
“We are happy to contribute to the development of the local economy because it will create more than 2,000 jobs and we want to stay deeply rooted in Cambodia and we want to be ‘loved the most’,” senior Aeon executive Motoya Okada said at the ground-breaking ceremony in the capital, Phnom Penh. More…
Reposted from NZ Week
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 5 — A Tokyo-based auto supplier, the Yazaki Corporation, has completed the construction of an automotive electronics and instrument plant in Cambodia and the production will be launched later this month, a company representative said Wednesday.
Speaking during a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace, Yasuhiko Yazaki, chairman of Yazaki Corporation, said that the plant was built in the Koh Kong Special Economic Zone in Koh Kong province, some 271 km Southwest of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. More…
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Cambodia
Reposted from Phnom Penh Post
By May Kunmakara and Rann Reuy
Cambodia has met 70 per cent of the basic requirements needed to join the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday, referring to a recently updated report issued by the economic block. More…
Tuk Tuk driving down National Road 6
Cambodia on Tuesday broke ground to broaden a 40.5 kilometer section of the national road No. 6, which is a major road for tourism and trade activities.
Cambodia on Tuesday broke ground to broaden a 40.5 kilometer section of the national road More…
Phnom Penh
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday the country’s strong economic growth in past years owes a great deal to China’s steady technical and financial assistance. More…
Bokor Mountain
Reposted from Phnom Penh Post
By May Kunmakara and Don Weinland
Cambodia’s gross domestic product grew 6.9 per cent year-on-year in 2011, and is set to increase to 6.5 per cent this year, according to preliminary projections from the Ministry of Economy and Finance. More…
Kamchay Dam
Reposted from The New York Times
By Simon Marks
KAMPOT PROVINCE, CAMBODIA — Ever since she was a child, Bun Thavry and her family have ventured into the nearby hills above the Toek Chhou river in Kampot Province to chop down bamboo plants to weave into baskets. More…
