PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has launched a new online business registration system that it says will reduce the time to start a company from three months to eight days. Unveiled on Monday, the digital service — available at registrationservices.gov.kh — promises to improve the country’s bureaucracy, which regularly receives dismal […]
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EU set to reject Cambodia tariff relief plea
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s garment industry, already pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic, is set for a “one-two punch” after the European Union signaled it will not suspend its decision to curb trade privileges for the vital sector. The EU announced in February that it will suspend duty-free access for 40 […]
Cambodia avoids coronavirus carnage, but faces economic disaster
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia is enjoying a public health success four months after detecting its first coronavirus case, but the pandemic’s impact is setting the stage for an economic disaster in the nation of 16 million. The country, with one of Southeast Asia’s poorest health systems, has avoided the type […]
Cambodia awaits payday as Hun Sen cozies up to China
BANGKOK — “A friend in need is a friend indeed” is a slogan likely to be repeated by China and Cambodia long after the coronavirus pandemic has abated. Those were the words of Chinese President Xi Jinping as he towered over his ally, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, at the […]
Vietnam Air to unload stake in Cambodia carrier to secure cash
HANOI — Vietnam Airlines looks to sell its 49% interest in state-run Cambodia Angkor Air as service cuts spurred by the coronavirus outbreak leave the Vietnamese carrier strapped for cash. Vietnam Air reportedly is in advanced talks with potential buyers including the Cambodian government, which owns the remaining 51%. But the carrier has not […]
Cambodia issues order banning travel to and from Phnom Penh
PHNOM PENH — The Cambodian government on Thursday issued an order banning most travel throughout the country for a week, in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19. Issued with little warning, the order, signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen, comes ahead of Cambodia’s new year holiday, when many people visit their families in […]