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Hanoi (VNA) – The Cambodian government has decided to extend foreigners’ stay at Angkor Archeological Park in the northern province of Siem Reap, about 300km from the capital city of Phnom Penh. In a letter sent to a leader of Angkor Enterprise on February 25, the Cambodian Ministry of Economy and Finance said the one-day ticket priced at 37 USD each will be extended to two days, the 62 USD three-day tickets will be valid for five days, and the 72 USD seven-day tickets used for 10 days. The new decision will take effect within four months, starting from February 25. Tourist arrivals at the world-famous Angkor Archaeological Park saw a 15 percent decrease last year, but the government said it has mapped out a plan to address the problem. Angkor Enterprise, a public administration under the technical supervision of the Ministry of Tourism and under the financial supervision of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, sold entrance passes to 2.2 million foreign tourists, … [Read more...] about Cambodia extend foreigners’ stay at Angkor park

Joint Environment Monitoring of Mekong Mainstream Hydropower Projects (JEM) aims to "systematically collect, generate and share reliable and scientific data and information through a standardized basin wide joint environmental monitoring program on site-specific issues that have cross-national implications," said Dr. So Nam, chief environmental management officer at MRC. … [Read more...] about Mekong pilot program to monitor impact of Lao dams on lower basin

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is exerting efforts to become one of the six centres of excellence in terms of labour productivity of the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) in 2020. Labour productivity is a decisive factor to increase the competitiveness of an economy and business. Improving labour productivity is essential to rapid and sustainable development. Over the past years, the productivity of Vietnam has been improved, but yet to match with the country’s potential and expectation. Therefore, Vietnam has taken a lot of measures synchronously and effectively to raise its labour productivity such as increasing national governance capacity and competitiveness, improving the business environment, boosting the shifting of labour structure from agriculture to industry and services, reforming the financial and banking sector, promoting start-ups, and attracting more foreign investment. The Ministry of Science and Technology is studying and building a master plan on the … [Read more...] about Vietnam strives to become APO’s centre of excellence

Vuong added that between 1979 and 1989, there were about 35,000 Vietnamese advisers assigned to Cambodia. They braved all hardship and sacrifice to wholeheartedly assist Cambodian people to firmly protect the revolutionary achievements and prevent the genocidal regime from returning. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese advisers in Cambodia honored with noble order

Phnom Penh (VNA) - A free trade agreement (FTA) between Cambodia and China is expected to be finalised in November in a move to boost trade between the two countries, the Phnom Penh Post reported. During bilateral talks from January 20-23 last year in Beijing, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang greenlighted a feasibility study on the potential free trade agreement which aims to boost bilateral trade to 10 billion USD by 2023. The first round of negotiations was presided over by Secretary of State of the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce Sok Sopheak and Chinese Assistant Minister of Commerce Ren Hongbin. Earlier this week, PM Hun Sen encouraged all stakeholders to increase production capacity and expand products in order to boost exports to China before the FTA comes into force. Late last month, Deputy Secretary General of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia Kaing Monika said the moves towards an FTA come at a crucial time for … [Read more...] about Cambodia expects to finalise FTA with China in November