Day: January 4, 2022

The 26th Angkor Wat International Half Marathon organised on Jan. 2 attracted some 2,300 national and international runners.

According to H.E. Vath Chamroeun, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Tourism and Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), of the total number, 2,100 were Cambodians, and 200 were foreigners.
The secretary of state spoke highly of the event, adding that it was not only a tournament, but also an event to promote the development of sports and tourism in Cambodia.
H.E. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, and President of NOCC, considered the event as a prerequisite to disseminate Cambodia’s safe tourism destination so as to attract more tourists worldwide to visit the Kingdom, especially to the Angkor historic site.
In 2019, Angkor Wat International Half Marathon attracted over 10,000 national and international runners from many countries, but in 2020 the sport event was held virtually due to COVID-19.
Since 1996, Cambodia has hosted the challenge aiming mainly to mobilise funding for humanitarian activities, particularly for children’s health care, assistance for victims by mine explosion and other vulnerable groups.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

In 2021 alone, competent authorities intervened 6,242 cases of illicit drug crimes and over 4 tonnes of illegal were confiscated, pointed out a report of the National Authority for Combating Drugs.
With the interventions, 13,765 (802 as women) suspects were arrested and 362 (45 women) of them were foreigners.
Meanwhile, 124 vehicles, 1,647 motorcycles, 5,853 mobile phones, nearly 54 million Khmer Riel, 34,987 U.S. dollars, some 124,000 Thai Baht, 80,000 Vietnamese dong, and other equipment were seized.
The major interventions took pace in Phnom Penh capital and the provinces of Takeo, Banteay Meanchey, Koh Kong, and Siem Reap.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

Cambodia is committed to stabilise firm political environment to attract more foreign investments including from China.
The commitment was underlined by Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Samdech Kralahom Sar Kheng while presiding over a welcoming ceremony for the new member of the 2nd mandate’s Jiangsu Entrepreneurs Association in Cambodia here in Phnom Penh recently.
Samdech Sar Kheng spoke highly of the good collaboration between Cambodia and the People’s Republic of China, including Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province and Jiangsu province of China.
Through the cooperation, continued the deputy prime minister, the Cambodia-China trade volume is expected to reach US$10 billion by 2023.
He was also positive that Cambodia will attract more investors from Jiangsu province, especially China and the world.
According to Samdech Sar Kheng, as of the first semester of 2021, China’s investment in Cambodia topped 1st and the bilateral trade volume valuated US$5 billion, up 31 percent compared to the same period in 2020.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

Cambodia anticipates a rapid economic growth from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) put into force on Jan. 1, 2022.
Through the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Cambodia expects an annual growth of 7.3 percent for export, 23.4 percent for investment, and 2 percent for the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The RCEP initiated by ASEAN and began the negotiation in 2012 will also allow Cambodia to benefit from tax preference on important goods, especially the agricultural, processing agricultural and industrial products.
RCEP is the biggest free-trade agreement in the world, consisting of 15 member countries including 10 from the ASEAN countries and 5 from the ASEAN free-trade partnership countries – Australia, China, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand.
RCEP intends to ease an open trade and investment environment in the region, contributing vitally to global economic growth and development.
It will be a core framework for trade and investment to further expand the regional value chains generating market and job opportunities for the peoples.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, has sent a congratulatory message to H.E. Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic of Cuba, on the National Day of Cuba.
“On the occasion of the celebration of the National Day of the Republic of Cuba, it is with pleasure that I convey greetings and felicitations to Your Excellency and to the people of Cuba,” wrote the Cambodian monarch in the royal message dated Jan. 3.
His Majesty the King also wished the Cuban president good health and serenity as well as continued economic and social progress in his country.
“Furthermore, I express my confidence that the relations of friendship and cooperation that exist between Cambodia and Cuba will continue to be strengthened for the benefit of our two peoples,” underlined His Majesty the King.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press