Vietnam, Cambodia agree to open seaways
Cambodia and Vietnam have agreed to boost cooperation to promote tourism in the countries’ seaside border provinces by the end of this year.
Vietnam leads H1 tourist arrivals in Cambodia
Vietnam sent the highest number of visitors to Cambodia in the first half of this year after its neighbor lifted all Covid restrictions, including pre-departure tests.
Vietnam to share fish breeding techniques
Vietnam will be sharing its knowledge with Cambodia Aquaculturist Association (CAA) members on juvenile fish breeding techniques to strengthen breeding abilities, and produce better quality and increased amounts of fish at competitive prices.
Vietnam warily weighs a China base in Cambodia
Vietnam so far reticent on reports China has a secret naval base deal with Cambodia but privately Hanoi is clearly worried.
Vietnam rescues 400 citizens tricked to work illegally in Cambodia
Vietnamese and Cambodian authorities have collaborated to repatriate 400 Vietnamese citizens who had been tricked and sold to Cambodia.
Cambodia eyes speed boat service to Phu Quoc Island
The Cambodian government plans to launch a speed boat service connecting Kep Province with Phu Quoc Island to boost tourism.
Cambodia-Vietnam trade grows 13.6% in Q1
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Vietnam totalled $1.72205 billion in the first quarter of 2022, representing a 13.6 per cent increase from the $1.5153 billion recorded in the corresponding period last year, according to Customs.
Smuggling of sugar from Laos, Cambodia into Vietnam on the rise
The volume of sugar illegally imported into Vietnam from Cambodia and Laos has been increasing, with 757,000 metric tons per year in the 2015-19 period, nearly 2.8 times the quantity in the 2008-14 period, according to a recently released report.
Vietnam says PM’s Myanmar trip helps mediation efforts
Vietnam has lauded Cambodia’s preliminary success in efforts toward helping Myanmar resolve its internal crisis.
Vietnam buys 80 pct of Cambodia’s agriculture exports
Vietnam bought nearly 80 percent of Cambodia’s nearly $5 billion worth of agriculture exports last year.
China’s growing influence in Cambodia and Laos has Vietnam on edge
In late September, the leader of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, invited his Cambodian and Laotian counterparts—Hun Sen, who is also Cambodia’s prime minister, and Thongloun Sisoulith, who is also Laos’ president—to Hanoi for a meeting.
In rare three-party conclave, Vietnam pushes back against growing chinese influence
Hanoi is becoming increasingly unnerved by the growing Chinese influence over its longstanding clients, Cambodia and Laos.
Vietnam bids to woo Cambodia, Laos from China
Recent meeting of Southeast Asian nations’ leaders underlined Hanoi’s push to restore strong ties with its old neighboring allies.
Cambodia, Vietnam boost expressway connection hopes
Cambodia and Vietnam have boosted the possibility of building an expressway linking the two countries at the border after the two countries discussed the issue yesterday.
Vietnam wants Cambodia to ensure welfare of people of Vietnamese origin
The Vietnamese foreign ministry has called on Cambodian authorities to ensure the welfare of people of Vietnamese origin, after Phnom Penh last week ordered the eviction of many households in floating villages on the Tonle Sap River.
Trade with Vietnam jumps 22% in Q1 to record $3.9B
Cambodia-Vietnam trade sharply increased by 22 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 on a yearly basis, reaching a record high of $3.892 billion, despite tightened border controls over fears of spreading the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Vietnamese…
Vietnam tightens security along Cambodia border amid Covid-19 fears
Vietnam sent 314 military personnel to the Cambodia border Sunday to prevent illegal entry into the country as the latter experiences a spike in Covid-19 cases.
Three men jailed for organizing illegal emigration from Vietnam to Cambodia
Two Vietnamese men and one Cambodian national have been sentenced to a total of eight years and six months behind bars for arranging for others to illegally migrate from Vietnam to Cambodia.
Vietnam offers Cambodia largest Covid-19 aid package
Vietnam is willing to support Cambodia’s Covid-19 fight by sending medical experts, ventilators and masks, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said Thursday.
Cambodia’s Covid-19 outbreak has southern Vietnam on edge
Kien Giang and An Giang provinces have reported high risks of infection given the high number of people returning from Cambodia, aside from illegal entries.
Four Vietnamese illegally confined, extorted by Cambodia police officer
A provincial deputy police chief in Cambodia is under probe after being accused of confining four Vietnamese and extorting $300,000 from them in exchange for their release.
Vietnam a transit country as pandemic seen fueling Cambodian ‘bride trafficking’ to China
The trafficking of Cambodian “brides” to China has risen sharply this year with mass job losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vietnam is losing its best friends to China
Close observers of Vietnam’s foreign relations will note that Hanoi maintains three distinct levels of partnership. In descending order of importance, they are: “comprehensive strategic partnerships,” “strategic partnerships” and “comprehensive partnerships.”
Catastrophic floods hit Vietnam and Cambodia, killing at least 132 people
Hundreds of thousands of homes are submerged and at least 132 people have been killed as some of the worst flooding in decades hits Vietnam and Cambodia, affecting more than 5 million people.
Deadly flooding displaces thousands across Mekong region
Extreme rainfall leaves two dead in Cambodia, five in Vietnam as incoming tropical depression expected to worsen situation.
Phnom Penh to HCMC rail studied
The government is studying the possibility of a railway from Phnom Penh to Bavet town, the Cambodian-Vietnamese international border checkpoint.