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In a big step forward, the Cambodia Fintech Association (CFA) has agreed to a merger with the Cambodia Association of...

Cars, a cocktail and a celebrity: South Koreans succumb to Tesla fever

by Reuters

SEOUL - From an eponymous cocktail to eager buyers following the shipping routes of long-awaited cars, Tesla Inc is having...

Masks, disinfectant, social distancing: Japan responds to disaster amid coronavirus

by Reuters

YATSUSHIRO, Japan - Boxes of surgical masks, bottles of disinfectant and a sign saying “Please wear a mask” mark the...

Asian Development Bank approves $250 million loan to Cambodia to combat Covid-19

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today has approved a $250 million loan to help the Government of Cambodia respond to...

National Bank of Cambodia say Cambodia banking sector continues with confident growth in first half of 2020

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has said that the Kingdom’s balance of payment is expected to be in the...

Public and private sector needed to improve Cambodia eco-tourism development

Since the COVID-19 pandemic has forced international borders to be closed, domestic tourism has been the only choice for both...

Financially strapped Cambodia private schools request quick reopening by gov’t

Private education service providers have welcomed the government’s decision to conditionally reopen the nation’s schools, but have also called for...

People may be barred from leaving: Hong Kong details new powers under controversial China law

by Reuters

HONG KONG - Hong Kong released additional details of China's sweeping new national security law for the former British colony on...

Japanese man slashed woman’s car tyres then came to her rescue

by Julian Ryall

Police in Japan have detained a man who slashed a woman's car tyres outside a supermarket, before following her and...

Lights out at Pub Street Siem Reap: Business owners face darkest hour