Cambodia News: Hor Namhong

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong will attend the fourth Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign ...

Century 21 Cambodia and Morgan Ford Investment yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to promote unit sales at Morgan Tower, a $160-million ...

The Royal Academy of Cambodia yesterday marked the 27th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, signed to end decades of armed conflict, by saying that ...

Longmate Agriculture Co Ltd, a joint venture between local, Chinese and Hong Kong investors, is set to send some 30000 tonnes of its maiden banana export to ...

The Boao Forum for Asia-Phnom Penh Conference brought together this week Chinese and Cambodian leading businesspeople and politicians to discuss ...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian and Chinese business leaders met here on Wednesday at the first-ever Boao Forum for Asia-Phnom Penh ...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's remarkable progress today could not be achieved without China's help and support, Cambodian Deputy Prime ...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 25, 2018 - Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong (L) and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Xiong Bo attend a reception ...

A Chinese replica of Angkor Wat, built in honour of the annual China-Asean exposition, has attracted the ire of many Cambodians who feel that it is an offence to ...

The EU does not want to take away Cambodia's UN seat, despite what one newspaper reports, and what the Cambodian government now believes.

The Cambodian government should immediately and unconditionally release all those detained for peacefully exercising their fundamental rights.

Prime Minister Hun Sen today will deliver a keynote speech at the 15th edition of the China-Asean Expo in Nanning, the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang ...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Monday led a group of government officials and business people ...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen will lead a high-level delegation to attend the 15th China-ASEAN Expo ...

Indian President embarks on a three-nation tour of Cyprus, Bulgaria and the Czech.

NEW DELHI (Xinhua) – India has flight-tested its first biofuel-powered plane that aims at cutting down air travel costs. The 72-seater Bombardier Q400 turboprop ...

Morgan Tower, a 210-metre high-rise building, broke ground on Saturday in Phnom Penh's Diamond Island, with project representatives hailing the ...

After paying a courtesy call on the King and visiting the chairman of the Constitutional Council, caretaker prime minister Hun Sen on Wednesday rescheduled ...

With local farmers and exporters now able to meet strict sanitary standards, the governments of Cambodia and China yesterday signed a deal that allows the ...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and China on Thursday signed a protocol of phytosanitary requirements that will make way for the exports of ...

Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong said yesterday the appointment of Tourism Minister Thong Khon as a member of the European Tourism Academy will add ...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-Cambodia diplomatic relations which are rooted in the cultural similarities and amity between ...

NEW DELHI (AFP) – India has ordered an immediate inspection of all childcare homes run by a religious order founded by Mother Teresa after a nun was ...

The question many Cambodians are asking themselves ahead of this month's general election is not so much which party to vote for but instead whether they ...

File photo taken on Oct. 22, 2015 shows the Cambodia-China Friendship Chroy Changvar II Bridge in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Xinhua/Sovannara). by Mao ...

A good friend of the Filipino people, former Premier-Prince Norodom Ranariddh of Cambodia, son of the late King Norodom Sihanouk, and elder half-brother of ...

The body of Prince Norodom Ranariddh's wife Ouk Phalla was cremated yesterday morning in front of Botum pagoda following a tragic car crash that took her ...

The fifth edition of the India-CLMV Business Conclave wrapped up yesterday in Phnom Penh, with attending officials committing to enhancing business ties ...

PHNOM PENH, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The first high-level Cambodia-China Tourism Forum was held here on Thursday, aiming at exploring opportunities to further ...

The ruling CPP is to take part in meetings of the standing committee of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties and the Asia Europe Political ...

Cambodia, the latest member of Asean, has come a long way despite concerns in 1999 that its economy was underdeveloped and it could not play catch-up with ...

China plays a big role in solving the Korean Peninsula issue and promoting peace and development in the world, said Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hor ...

Cambodia's Foreign Ministry criticised on Friday what it characterises as “endless” foreign interference in the country, while seemingly pointing to violent rights ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday ordered a freeze placed on the former headquarters of the Cambodia National Rescue Party in Phnom Penh, ...

On January 11, 2018, Premier Li Keqiang returned to Beijing in the evening by special plane after attending the second Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) ...

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Wednesday for the second Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) leaders' meeting ...

In an unusually candid interview yesterday, United States Ambassador to Cambodia William Heidt questioned whether the Cambodian government ever had “an ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday asked US President Donald Trump to warn his embassy officials for allegedly violating Trump's purported policy of ...

A European delegation on a two-day visit to the Kingdom yesterday expressed concerns about recent political developments in Cambodia, saying that the ...

One of China's top meat-focused conglomerates could be about to expand its reach in south-east Asia. New Hope Group, a company with interests in feed, pigs ...

On October 9, Lanmei Airlines (Cambodia) held a grand ceremony called Lanmei Six Nations Flights Launching and the One-hundred Riels Thanksgiving ...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Lanmei Airlines (Cambodia), a Chinese-owned airline, was launched in Cambodia on Monday and will operate six-nation ...

China's embassy in Phnom Penh hosted a commemoration for the 68th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (1949-2017) at the ...

BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Ever since its founding 68 years ago, China has been expanding its partnerships worldwide, aiming to safeguard world peace and ...

Against a backdrop of government criticism of local election watchdogs, Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong has been elected vice president of the standing ...

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Hun Sen dares Sam Rainsy to return to the Southeast Asian country and risk imprisonment.

Rainsy's position remains unchanged despite Prime Minister Hun Sen overturning a decision that prevented his return to the country, where he faces years in ...

Chan Chem sits on a concrete bench dressed in only a pair of navy shorts and dark sunglasses. The 96-year-old is a resident of Kampong Cham's Sandek ...

On May 17, 2017, President Xi Jinping met at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse with Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia. Xi Jinping welcomed Hun Sen's official ...

Cambodia and China reiterated their commitment to speed up the construction of the Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville super highway and the building of a new ...

BANGKOK — After spending more than a decade and nearly $300 million, the United Nations-backed tribunal prosecuting the crimes of the Khmer Rouge has ...

Acting president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party Kem Sokha (2nd R) walks past a portrait of Sam Rainsy, the former president of Cambodia National ...

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodians with Chinese descent have prepared to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year - the Year of the Rooster ...

On December 15, 2016, State Councilor Yang Jiechi met with Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong of Cambodia. Yang Jiechi said that China-Cambodia ...

Cambodia is once again turning to China for an early implementation of a new rice purchase pact and a loan agreement amid falling prices, a senior ...

Was Cambodia paid off? In June, it reportedly forced ASEAN to retract a strongly-worded statement on the South China Sea dispute, irking many of its regional ...

The brother of a slain intellectual, who was the predecessor of Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong at the Boeung Trabek prison camp, testified before the ...

Former Foreign Minister Hor Namhong was chief of the Boeng Trabek prison camp during the Pol Pot regime, not an inmate, a former prisoner whose husband ...

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) shakes hands with National Assembly president Heng Samrin (R) during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the fall ...

Cambodia's development “could not be detached” from Chinese aid, Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong said on Monday, joining a chorus of officials from both ...

In November 2009, a contingent of senior Cambodian officials lined up at a military air base to greet deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose ...

For the second time in less than a week, the National Museum held a ceremony yesterday marking the homecoming of priceless Angkorian artifacts looted ...

Cambodia's prime minister Hun Sen has again reshuffled his cabinet as his long-ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) struggles to find relevancy with an ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will dispense with three cabinet members as part of a rare shakeup of his government's ageing leadership ahead of an ...

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that all Cambodian public servants will have their *service* passports revoked once their missions abroad have ...

US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday pushed Prime Minister Hun Sen and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on the need for greater political freedom in ...

Cambodian premier Hun Sen chaired a joint Cabinet meeting with his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday as part of a Bangkok trip drumming up ...

Sourn Serey Ratha, the formerly self-exiled president of the new Khmer Power Party, said yesterday that he was preparing to sue Foreign Minister Hor Namhong ...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday repeated allegations that Foreign Minister Hor Namhong was responsible for collaborating with his Khmer Rouge ...

Citing a seven-year-old defamation case, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Sam Rainsy, forcing the ...

A delegation of Lao officials will visit two neighboring countries to inform them about the commencement of construction work on a controversial 260-megawatt ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong yesterday met with newly appointed UNICEF representative to Cambodia Debora Comini, reportedly reminding the ...

India's plan to build a replica of the Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex has been halted after the Cambodian government objected to the scheme.

The U.N. loaned maps of Cambodia's border with Vietnam to the government Thursday, with Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong hailing the maps' similarity to ...

Last week, Cambodia's foreign minister Hor Namhong suggested that Cambodia would continue to seek to be a mediator in South China Sea disputes between ...

Cambodia will continue to seek to be a mediator in South China Sea disputes between China and Asean nations, Cambodian Foreign Affairs Minister Hor ...

PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong has signed an agreement in Thailand to create a 'Border Pass' for workers living ...

The UN should be seen and not heard, at least when it comes to Cambodia's controversial draft NGO law, Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong said yesterday.

PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – Cambodia and France have agreed to increase the trade volume between the two countries. Bilateral trade between the ...

In a strongly worded article, outgoing US Ambassador William Todd has called on the Cambodian government to properly consider controversial new legislation ...

Turkey's Foreign Minister announced a bold plan Monday to boost trade with Cambodia by more than 400 percent over the next five years, aiming to reach $500 ...

Russian Foreign Minister and his Cambodian counterpart are expected to discuss the prospects of bilateral cooperation, as well as international and regional ...

On December 31, 2014, King Norodom Sihamoni and Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia met with State Councilor Yang Jiechi respectively in Phnom Penh.

Cambodian parliament president expresses 'regret' to Vietnamese PM.

The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) released a statement Tuesday in which Hor Sothoun, the eldest son of Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong, defended himself ...

Azerbaijani ambassador to Cambodia Anar Imanov has met the country`s Foreign Minister Hor Namhong to discuss bilateral cooperation, AzerTag state news ...

Hor Nambora, the son of Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, will step down as Cambodia's ambassador to Britain, according to an official at the Ministry of Foreign ...

The Hague - Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said Monday both Thailand and Cambodia won in the battle at the ...

The following is the official list of Cambodia's new cabinet under Prime Minister Hun Sen (2013- 2018) approved by National Assembly on Tuesday.

The International Court of Justice begins hearings on the ownership of land beside an ancient temple on the Thai-Cambodian border.

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Territorial issues in South China Sea complicated by Beijing's rising influence in region, analysts say.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Disputes in the strategically important South China Sea proved so contentious here that an annual regional gathering has ended ...

Laura Speyer is an intern for Southeast Asian studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.Just three years ago, Chinese vice president Xi Jinping cla…

Washington asks Prime Minister Hun Sen's government to free jailed women land activists and permit free elections.

Cambodia's foreign minister has told the International Court of Justice in The Hague that Thai aggression is to blame for a recent series of deadly border clashes ...

Iran seems to have found a new friend in the unlikeliest of places: Cambodia. Tehran hosted a high-level delegation from the Southeast Asian nation earlier this ...

In a whitewashed mansion of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Prince Thomico Sisowath gestured wistfully towards a table covered with black and white photos ...