PHNOM PENH, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen told the 17th China-ASEAN Expo on Friday that the crisis of COVID-19 pandemic clearly demonstrated greater need to uphold multilateralism and international cooperation. Hun Sen made the remarks during the opening ceremony of the expo via video conference. He said the COVID-19...Read More

Dr Chheang Vannarith is a public policy analyst and government relations strategist. He has over a decade of research experience in geopolitical and political economic analysis, with a focus on Southeast Asia. He is currently serving as President of the Asian Vision Institute (AVI) where he leads projects on geopolitical risk analysis, regional security, smart...Read More

Reduced tariffs under RCEP will help revive battered economies, experts say The signing of the world’s largest free-trade agreement will support the efforts of Asia-Pacific nations to rebuild their pandemic-hit economies and further integrate operations, analysts said. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, signed on Sunday by 15 Asia-Pacific economies will progressively reduce tariff...Read More

Although the exact time that President-elect Joe Biden will move into the White House is not yet set due to challenges after the election on November 3, some Cambodian scholars have shared their different perspectives over his administration’s policies regarding Cambodia, Asean and even China. Pou Sothirak, executive director of the Cambodian Centre for Cooperation...Read More

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement will be an economic impetus to drive regional and global growth in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, officials and experts said. The leaders of RCEP participating countries on Sunday witnessed the signing of the long-awaited trade pact, which was made by their trade ministers on the sidelines...Read More

This article is a response to the piece written by David Hutt, which appeared on Asia Times on November 12, suggesting that “Cambodia should be worried about the Biden presidency.” His suggestion does not make sense, for the following reasons. First, Cambodia is not a criminal, and the US is not a police officer or prosecutor....Read More

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PHNOM PENH, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — Cambodian academics said here on Thursday that the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and the post-COVID-19 recovery would be top on the agenda of the ongoing 37th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and related meetings. The virtual summit kicked off on...Read More

Minister of National Defence Tea Banh said the development of the Ream Naval Base in Preah Sihanouk province will proceed as scheduled. The upgrades, which he said were the result of a 10-year study, require a dismantling of old buildings at the base including the Tactical Command Headquarters (TCH) and a boat maintenance facility –...Read More

The independent Phnom Penh-based think tank Asian Vision Institute on Monday called on the five inland ASEAN countries to consider setting up a regional rice-producing association to maintain food security in the region amid Covid-19. The appeal was made during a virtual panel discussion under the theme Cambodia Amidst Geopolitical Rivalry in the Mekong Region. The...Read More