The Phnom Penh International Airport. (Source: globaltravelmate.com)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Cambodian Government is encouraging foreign airlines to launch direct air services to Cambodia, Tourism Minister Thong Khon has said.
He said on August 17 that the Government is speeding up the development of transportation infrastructure and bettering airport procedures to make it easier for foreign tourists and investors coming to the country.
He informed that Japan’s ANA (All Nippon Airways) will launch a direct service between Tokyo and Phnom Penh on September 1.
In the first half of this year, Cambodia served 2.36 million foreign visitors, a rise of 2.6 percent year on year.
Over 90,000 Japanese visited the country in the reviewed period, following Vietnam with 452,000 tourists, China with 379,000 visitors and the Republic of Korea with 193,000 arrivals.
Yuji Kumamaru, Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia, said the opening of the Tokyo-Phnom Penh direct route would raise the number of Japanese tourists to Cambodia as well as boost the growing relations between the two countries.
Cambodia is eying more flights from other countries with the aim of promoting its tourism and inviting more investors to the country.
It is currently servicing flights from Thailand, China and Vietnam as a few to name.
On June 17, 2016 the national flag carrier Angkor Air officially launche𒊎d a route between Sihanoukville and Vietnam’s southern Ho Chi Minh City.
On April 17, it operated the Phnom Penh-Seoul (the Republic of Korea) route.
In ൩2015, the tourism sector greeted nearly 4.8 million international arrivals and earned over 3 billion USD in revenue, which accounted for around 20 percent of the country’s GDP.
It targets to welcome 7-8 million foreign tourists by 2020.-VNA
Chairman of southern An Giang provincial People’s Committee Vuong Binh Thanh and leaders of the Cambodian provinces of Takeo and Kandal reviewed bilateral cooperation in the first half.
The armies of Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to intensify their cooperation in liaison information in order to deepen the two countries’ defence relations.
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) will open a direct air route linking Tokyo to Phnom Penh on September 1 to meet the increasing demand of Japanese tourists and investors to Cambodia.
The Republic of Korea (RoK), China and Japan agreed on May 3 to reinforce the regional financial safety net, along with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), by launching a new financing facility programme meant to extend greater support in case of a financial crisis.
A technical issue combined with an extreme heatwave was blamed for a series of explosions at a military base that killed 20 soldiers and injured several others in Cambodia on April 27, the country’s Ministry of Defence said in a May 2 statement as reported by the Xinhua news agency.
The Customs Department of Thailand is scheduled to commence the collection of value-added tax (VAT) on imported goods sent via postal services, regardless of the goods value, starting in May.
A lecturer from Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine has warned Thais to be more vigilant against COVID-19, saying infection rates appeare to be worsening with higher hospital admissions, deaths and severe cases.
Malaysia should harness the collective expertise and resources to drive sustainable growth and development of the halal industry, according to Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
Laos has officially restored the 10% value-added tax (VAT) rate starting May 1, in a bid to support the country’s budget revenue and socio-economic development.
The ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) entered its second plenary session in Hanoi on the afternoon of April 23, discussing ways to ensure comprehensive security for the people-centred ASEAN Community.
The first session of the ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) in Hanoi on April 23 focused on fast and sustainable growth for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) and the ASEAN Alliance on Carbon Markets (AACM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration and accelerate the implementation of carbon crediting programmes across Southeast Asia.
ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn reaffirmed ASEAN leaders' commitment to empowering the youth to unleash their full potential when he had a dialogue with ASEAN youth in Hanoi on April 22 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Future Forum (AF 2024).
The Thai Government is being urged to increase the proportion of renewable power generation to more than the target of 50% set in the power development plan (PDP).
The Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) of Indonesia on April 21 lifted its tsunami advisory issued previously following the eruption of Mount Ruang in Sitaro district of North Sulawesi province.
Thailand expects to export about 1 million tonnes of durian, valued at an estimated 130 billion THB (3.53 billion USD) this year, with most of the shipments to China, according to Minister of Agriculture Thammanat Prompao.
The 72nd meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) and related meetings are being held by the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of Vietnam in the central city of Da Nang on April 22-26.
Enhancing regional food security and tackling the pressing challenges of climate change will be key agendas defining Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (lower house) Johari Abdul told the press on April 19.
The Phnom Penh International Airport. (Source: globaltravelmate.com)
