Economy and industry
Chinese-invested giant sugar mill starts operations in Cambodia
Chinese agro firm Rui Feng International Company began operations at its 360-million-U.S.-dollar sugar production factory here on 19 April after spending nearly two years for construction. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Bu Jianguo jointly inaugurated the factory, along with a 43,422-hectare sugarcane ...
Banana exports increase tenfold to US$40m
Exports of Lao bananas have grown tenfold from more than 30.8 billion kip in 2011-12 to more than 324.8 billion kip in 2014-15, a recent report revealed. According to preliminary research findings by the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute on the commercial production of bananas ...
Gov’t thanks Chinese for keeping dam open
“The discharge of water into the Mekong River proves again the good cooperation on water resource management between the Mekong countries and China,” the Cambodia’s Foreign Affairs and Water Resources ministries said in a joint statement. Keep reading ...
Phnom Penh to get new $23 million domestic airport terminal
A Malaysian company will begin construction on a new domestic terminal at Phnom Penh International Airport soon, at a cost of about $23 million. Muhibbah has a 30 percent stake in Cambodia Airports—which holds the concession to operate the Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville airports—with ...
Laos on track with SEZ development
Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat said SEZs still had strong potential for growth and called on the associated sectors to discuss detailed plans to advance the sector and not only contribute to overall development but also help to boost the growth of the industry and service ...
Champassak company to export processed rubber to Iran
The Bounthan Agriculture Promotion Import-Export Company in Champassak province plans to export processed rubber to Iran next month under a contract signed with the Rahnama Trading Company. The company has 570 hectares of rubber plantations in Champassak province, including 200 hectares that have been planted ...
Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam discuss trade deal
Representatives from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia gathered Monday in Vietnam’s Central Highlands Dak Lak province to discuss an agreement on trade promotion. The CLV Development Triangle Area covers four Cambodian provinces (Ratanakiri, Stung Treng, Mondulkiri, Kratie), four Lao provinces (Attapeu, Salavan, Sekong, Champasak), and five Vietnamese ...
Yok Don national park still threatened by hydropower project
The Drang Phok Hydropower Plant project, which was started way back in 2007 and criticised for its impact on the ecosystem, has still not been scrapped despite continued opposition. In 2007, the chairman of Dak Lak Province at that time, Lu Ngoc Cu, granted his approval ...
Thailand to host global summit
Thailand will become the first country in the Asean region to host the world’s biggest tourism summit. The 2017 World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit will be held in Bangkok on April 26-27, 2017. The most influential travel and tourism event of the year will ...
Viettel to invest $1.5b in Myanmar
The Government of Myanmar has granted a licence to Việt Nam’s military-run Telecommunications Group to invest in building a modern telecommunication network across the country. Keep reading ...
