China Grants $90M to Cambodia’s Defense Sector

Source: FN Chinese President Xi Jinping announced to grant approximately USD 90 million in aid to support Cambodia’s defense sector, strengthening sovereignty and territorial integrity of the kingdom, speaking in a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his delegation to attend the Second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China on 29 April…

Cambodia Signs MoU to Export 400K Tons of Rice to China

Source: FN Cambodia-China signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on exporting 400,000 tons of Cambodian rice to China. The signing ceremony held in Beijing on Sunday was presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China. The MoU was signed between Cambodian Minister…

Cambodia-China Sign Six Agreements

Source: FN Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China chaired the signing ceremony of six agreements on Sunday as follows: 1. Memorandum of Understanding on Key Projects for Cooperation on Productivity Capacity and Investment 2. Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Support on Tax…

China Pledges Assistance on Cambodia’s EBA Issues

Source: FN Wang Huning, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China, pledged to help Cambodia solve every issue, including EBA, speaking in a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Beijing, China on 27 April 2019. “H.E Wang Huning reassured Cambodia that China has studied the negative impacts of the…

PM Hun Sen Urges Journalists to Tell the Truth, Fight Fake News

Source: FN Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen urged all journalists to uphold media professionalism, speak the truth, and provide constructive criticisms in order to contribute to building a just, peaceful, and developed society, according to his letter released to celebrate the 26th World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2019. Press freedom in Cambodia has…

UN Special Rapporteur Praises PM Hun Sen’s Legal Team

Source: FN The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Professor Rhona Smith, praised Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen for setting up a voluntary legal team to help defend the vulnerable female victims throughout Cambodia, speaking in a meeting with Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana at the ministry on Thursday.…