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Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia will soon export mango to China to expand its agricultural product exports to foreign markets. The two countries have scheduled to ink a protocol on phytosanitary for mango export on June 9 in Phnom Penh. Once signed, mango will be included with other agricultural products from Cambodia to China such as rice, cassava chips, and banana. Cambodia can export about 500,000 tonnes of high quality mangos per year to China. The mango export will contribute to further boost the agricultural sector of Cambodia. The country can produce about 1.89 million tonnes of fresh mango a year and other main markets for the Cambodian fruit are Thailand, Vietnam, France, Russia, and the Republic of Korea./. … [Read more...] about Cambodia to export 500,000 tonnes of mangoes to China annually

Hanoi (VNA) – The Republic of Korea said on June 11 that it has made further progress in fleshing out details for the planned free trade agreement (FTA) with Cambodia, as Seoul seeks to broaden economic ties with Southeast Asian nations and diversify its export portfolio. The RoK plans to hold a public hearing on the envisioned FTA on June 12 by inviting related experts, which is mandatory under the local law before seeking a commerce treaty, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. In November, the two countries launched a joint feasibility study on their potential FTA in line with the RoK’s summit with ASEAN. They completed the study last month and agreed to start domestic procedures to pave the way for official talks. The RoK's exports to Cambodia reached 696 million USD last year, up 5.5 percent from a year earlier. Its imports from the Southeast Asian country came to 335 million USD, up 6.8 percent year-on-year. The country mainly shipped textile … [Read more...] about Cambodia, RoK move closer to signing FTA

Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodia will see a huge loss in revenue generated from tourism sector of around 3 billion USD this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic spread, Khmer Times reported. Minister of Tourism Thong Khon reportedly said during the launch of additional safety measures for tourism-based business that the pandemic has hardest hit the tourism sector around the world and Cambodia will see its foreign and local visitors decline by about 70 percent and 50 percent respectively this year. During the first four months, Cambodia welcomed 1.16 million foreign visitors, a decline of 52 percent compared with the same period last year, he said. The country's Ministry of Tourism this week has introduced additional safety measures for hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, resorts and transportation to contain the pandemic spread after signs of tourism activities are rebounding. So far, around 3,000 tourism-related businesses in Cambodia have been closed, leaving more than 45,400 people … [Read more...] about Cambodia to lose 3 billion USD in revenue from tourism sector

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia collected 8,42 billion riel (about 2 billion USD) in national revenue in the first four months of 2020, up 10 percent against the same period last year. Local media on June 5 quoted the Cambodian Ministry of Economy and Finance, saying that of the aforementioned budget revenue, tax revenue reached about 7.1 billion riel (about 1.7 billion USD). The country spent 7,2 billion riel (about 1.7 billion USD) in the period, a year-on-year increase of 31 percent, the ministry said. Earlier, in March, to alleviate the shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to the national economy, the Cambodian government announced a reserve budget worth 2 billion USD to help the country's economic pillars, as well as support those working in the textiles and tourism sectors, who lost their jobs. However, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecasted that Cambodia's gross domestic product (GDP) will experience negative growth of 1.7 percent in 2020./. … [Read more...] about Cambodia’s budget revenue reaches 2 billion USD in four months

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Hotels and international flights forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia are expected to reopen this month. Clais Chenda, President of Cambodia Hotel Association, said that some hotel owners confirm they will resume operations shortly and international flights are expected to commence from mid-June, as the local disease situation is seemingly calm. So far, around 170 companies in the tourism sector in Cambodia have also been closed temporarily, leaving a 16,891 people unemployed, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen. To help the sector, the government has launched four measures, extending for another two months a tax exemption from June to July for hotels, guesthouses, restaurants and tour operators. It also provided an exemption for tourism licence fees for 2021 and said they were not required to pay into the National Social Security Fund during the crisis./. … [Read more...] about Cambodia’s hotels to reopen shortly