EdUHK Partners with 5 Cambodian Universities
The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) has partnered with five leading higher education institutions in Cambodia, under the World Bank's Higher Education Improvement project.
The...
Cambodia CSR Contest and Awards 2021
EuroCham has launched the application process for the Cambodia CSR Contest and Awards 2021. The awards are open to the community and youth-led activities...
Cambodia’s 2019 General Population Census Data
The data from Cambodia's 2019 General Population Census has revealed that the population is now 15.55 million, which represents an increase of 16 per...
Medical Check-ups for Employees in Cambodia
All employees in Cambodia are meant to undergo medical health checkups. While foreign workers are required to do so annually to renew their work...
SCCA plans to open a Cambodian pilot training school in 2021
The State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) said in December 2020 that they plan to open a Cambodian pilot training school in 2021 in...
Web Essentials apoints new CEOs and new majority shareholder
Web Essentials, a digital products & services company with its head office in Cambodia, has announced the appointment of two new co-CEOs as well...
Lonely Planet suggests Cambodia as a tourist destination in 2021
Cambodia has received a mention in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel Picks for 2021, with Footprint Cafes in Siem Reap, in particular, being singled...
ECAM LaSalle & Confluences to offer Industry 4.0 Manufacturing Engineering degree
Confluences has announced it will support ECAM LaSalle to launch the first sustainable Manufacturing Engineering curriculum in 2021 in Cambodia. The partnership will target...
Phnom Penh has the cheapest international school fees in Asia
A new report from the International Schools Database suggests Cambodia's capital of Phnom Penh offers the cheapest international school fees in Asia.
The new report...
Angkor 500 to support Cambodian entrepreneurs
Angkor 500 is a new venture formed by Khmer Enterprise, and San Francisco based global capital venture firm, 500 Startups. The two-year partnership will...
Svay Rieng $1 Billion Green Special Economic Zone
Svay Rieng town is set to have a green SEZ (Special Economic Zone) developed by QiLu (Cambodia), which is expected to cost up to...
FazWaz Cambodia: Property and Real Estate Partner
FazWaz is breaking into the Cambodian property market with a full scope of unit sales and marketing solution for agents, agencies, and developers.
What is...
Cambodia National Career and Productivity Fair 2020
The 10th Cambodian National Career and Productivity Fair will take place from November 14 to 15, 2020, as a physical event and online.
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Developing Global Filipino Teachers program launched
The 'Developing Global Filipino Teachers' program has been launched in Phnom Penh to equip and assists Filipino teachers in Cambodia.
The Commission on Higher Education...
Employing Foreign Workers in Cambodia
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued a Prakas in August 2020 on Employing Foreign Workers in special circumstances which will allow businesses...
Mojob Cambodia launches on-demand handyman mobile app
Mojob is the first on-demand marketplace for hiring a handyman in Cambodia, and they have now launched their mobile app in the Kingdom.
Prior to...
Cambodia Craft Brewery Industry
The craft beer industry is growing rapidly, especially in SEA, and the number of local Cambodian craft brewers has grown exponentially in a short...
CLPD offers International aviation training in Cambodia
The American University of Phnom Penh (AUPP) has been certified as an Accredited Training School (ATS) by the International Aviation Training Association (IATA) and...
Cambodia to update Immigration Laws in 2021?
A Cambodian ministry working group is currently drafting a new law on immigration to manage foreigners in the SEA country. New Cambodian Immigration Laws...
Restrictions on business travellers to Cambodia set to ease
The Cambodian Royal Government has announced the loosening of travel restrictions to Cambodia under COVID-19, which makes it easier for business visa holders to...
160,000 foreigners registered on the FPCS app
Nearly 160,000 foreigners from 183 countries living in Cambodia have registered their details on the FPCS (Foreigners Present in Cambodia System) app, confirmed the...
QHR Solutions: Developing talent management ecosystems in Cambodia
B2B Cambodia attended a press event hosted by QHR Solutions, who launched operations in Cambodia earlier in 2020. We had a chance to speak...
Phum Impact encourages Cambodian provincial entrepreneurship
Phnum Impact is being launched to promote entrepreneurship in Cambodian cities and rural areas and is formed by Impact Hub Phnom Penh, with funding...
QHR Solutions HR Management to be a ‘game-changer’ in the Cambodian...
QHR Solutions, a leading cloud-based HR Solution in Singapore, started operations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 2020, and has rolled out a QHR COVID-19...
Online money transfers to Cambodia
For many professionals in Cambodia, who want to receive payments from international payment services, for their work as freelancers, digital nomads, teaching online and...
Public holidays in Cambodia affected by COVID-19
In 2019, the Cambodian government decided to reduce the number of public holidays in Cambodia for 2020 from 28 days to 22 days. However,...
MLVT issues notice on updating employees contact numbers
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) has issued notification 009/20 on the 'Requirements for Updating Contact Phone Numbers of Employees'.
A number of...
GMAC reports Cambodia’s luggage exports worth $1.2 billion
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) reported that exports of luggage were worth $1.2 billion in 2019. This represents a huge increase compared...
First Cambodia-made E-bike To Launch In September
The first Cambodia-made electric motorcycles will soon be cruising around Phnom Penh.
Voltra Motors, a local scooter manufacturer, will officially launch at the beginning of...
Phnom Penh To Host Regional Technology Startup Contest
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications yesterday announced that Phnom Penh will host this year’s regional Seedstars competition, a prestigious tech startup contest.
Seedstars Asia...
Ministry To Team Up With Swiss Institute To Upskill Workers
The Ministry of Tourism on Friday announced plans to work with Switzerland-based Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) to establish an online platform with courses...
ADB Approves $60 Million Loan For Skills Training
Asian Development Bank yesterday approved a $60 million loan to Cambodia to boost labor skills and competitiveness and help the government’s efforts to transit...
‘The Time For Digitalisation Is Now,’ Experts Tell Local Firms
With the government aiming to turn Cambodia into a predominantly digital economy by 2023, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) must strive to digitalise...
Digital Economy Takes Centre Stage
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Cambodia yesterday launched its latest publication, a compendium of articles by local and international authors that describes Cambodia’s evolution in the last...
Corporations Urged To Adopt Good Governance
Commercial firms should adopt codes of good governance to bring integrity and success to their businesses, a key insider said at the ‘Case Study...
Experts Call For More Export Training For Farmers And SMEs
Boosting agricultural exports to China can only be done by improving sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards among local farmers and firms, experts concurred yesterday during...
Cambodia Embarks On The Fourth Industrial Revolution
In today’s world, more countries are looking for innovative strategies to deal with the rising uncertainties they are facing. Asean, not cushioned from the...
Asean WEF Puts Spotlight On Industry 4.0 And The Young
At the Asean World Economic Forum (WEF), which kicked off in Hanoi yesterday, the emphasis was on the young, giving students and the general...
Adapting To Industry 4.0 A Top priority: Ministry
Cambodia is prioritising the adoption of new technologies in manufacturing and encouraging investment in sectors that are undergoing rapid technological innovation, according to a...
Hong Kong Firm And UNDP Sign Partnership In Cassava Sector
A new public-private partnership aims to improve the livelihoods of local cassava farmers by guaranteeing a market for their products through contract farming and...
FAO-led Project To Boost Meat Quality In The Kingdom
A new partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations seeks to enhance the quality of local meat by modernising facilities...
ANU Archaeologist Releases Interactive Mobile App For Angkor Temples
Building on the success of the iBook “An Interactive Guide to Angkor” which was recently awarded the Pacific Asia Travel Association’s Gold Award for...
Crop Insurance In The Spotlight
To spread awareness of the importance of insuring crops and build trust for the product among Cambodian farmers, the German national development agency, known...
New Venture To Invest In Local Tech Startups
OOCTANE Cambodia, a venture capital firm under the umbrella of the Worldbridge Group, announced yesterday the launch of a fund to invest in local...
Cambodia Committed To Vocational Education And Training: Ministry
With the development of the country’s human capital as a top priority, the government on Friday asked the private sector as well as national...
Protecting Intellectual Property Key To Innovation: Minister
Following an application from a local company to patent the process of turning banana trees into fabric, the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft reminded...
Ministry Partners With SCG To Upskill Construction Workers
The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training has teamed up with Thai building materials company Siam Cement Group (SCG) to train construction workers through...
Kandal’s River Festival To Boost Made-in-Cambodia Brand
The Sun rises in the horizon as Sopheap busies herself preparing the products she will have for display during the River Festival, which starts...
Human Capital Showcased At Graduate Forum
Cambodian graduates from overseas institutions and international experts will share insights on economic growth, business planning, industry and agriculture and information and communications technology...
Startup Weekend Backs Budding Entrepreneurs
The Emerald Hub at Phnom Penh International University hosted the Techstars Startup Weekend Phnom Penh, their second startup meeting with the aim of brainstorming...
Hospitality Continues To Drive Cambodian Employment
With more than 1.5 million tourists visiting Cambodia during the first quarter of 2017, compared to 1.3 million during the same period in 2016,...
Region Backs Safe Food Strategy
Agriculture ministers in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) on Friday endorsed a five-year strategy and action plan to build a region-wide food safety system. The...
Cautious Praise For Pension Scheme
While some in the business community have welcomed a government plan to launch a pension scheme for the private sector next year, a leading...
Management Skills Demand On The Rise
Phnom Penh employers are demanding increasingly qualified candidates to fill management posts, according to data relating to the last two years. A report on the...
Garments Strategy In Pipeline
The Economy Ministry, garment & footwear makers, and the ILO's Better Factory Cambodia program are drafting a long term strategy to maintain high growth...
ADB: Cambodia’s Prospects Are Robust
Economic growth in Cambodia along with its other Asean neighbours is expected to accelerate further with the kingdom’s current account deficit narrowing, according to...
World Bank Commits $540m To Cambodia
The World Bank will disburse some $540m from 2018 to 2021 to finance economic development in Cambodia to support the implementation of the government’s Industrial...
Everjobs: Emerging Interest In Engineering Opportunities
An in-depth quarterly analysis of the Cambodian labour market made by everjobs Cambodia, the fastest growing online career portal in the Kingdom, reveals a...
World Bank: Cambodia Growing Fast
The World Bank says Cambodia, along with Laos and Myanmar are the fastest growing economies in East Asia.
Ellen Goldstein, the newly appointed World Bank...
Cambodia Needs To Catch Up On Innovation: Report
Despite significant inflows of foreign investment capital that could be used to develop innovative technologies, a new report has placed Cambodia last amongst countries...
Maxk Lighting Team Help Raise Funds For Hospital
Over the last weekend of May, the Maxk Lighting Team set out to join the annual Cycling Community Club’s (CCC) fundraising event for Kantha Bopha...
Everjobs To Host Second Career Fair at Aeon Mall
The everjobs Career Fair 2017 hosted by everjobs.com.kh, the fastest growing online career portal in the Kingdom, will be held on June 25 at...
Garment Industry Exports Up, Jobs Down
Exports grew at a solid pace in 2016, rising by 7.2 percent to $7.3 billion, but the number of registered exporting factories fell by...
Online Job Platform Everjobs Marks Two Years In Cambodia
The Kingdom's fastest growing online career portal, everjobs.com.kh, celebrates two years of operations in Cambodia this month. With an average of 7,500 visits per day,...
Everjobs Career Report Shows Rise In NGO Industry Opportunities
An in-depth quarterly analysis of the Cambodian labour market made by everjobs Cambodia, the fastest growing online career portal in the Kingdom, has revealed...
Events Of The Year: Cambodia’s Biggest Annual Festivals
Cambodia is no doubt a festive place, enjoying a wealth of traditional and international festivals, more so than most other nations. These events bring...
Everjobs Report Finds Top Skills For Accounting & Finance Positions
A recent report from online career platform everjobs Cambodia has revealed the skills that are most demanded from employers in the Accounting & Finance...
The Trends Of The Cambodian Millennial Consumer
Encouraged by information accessible through social media channels, Cambodian millennials are in “full exploration mode” as they seek personalised experiences and look for products...
Startup Finalists Move Into Epic Acceleration Phase At Impact Hub
Five finalists of the Epic Cambodia – the yearlong incubator program launched by Impact Hub Phnom Penh – have received business mentoring and $20,000...
First They Killed My Father Netflix Film Premieres In Siem Reap
The Cambodian premiere of First They Killed My Father took place at the Terrace of the Elephants at the Angkor Wat temple complex in...
Industry Insight: Dealing With Cambodia’s Skills Gap
Most businesses in the Cambodian IT sector struggle to hire the employees they are looking for and generally find it difficult to recruit competent...
Discussing The Cambodian Job Market With Everjobs’ Gijs Verheijke
With around 7,500 visits per day and over 3,500 listed openings, everjobs Cambodia is the fastest growing online career portal in the Kingdom. It first...
Cambodian Government Pushes For More Homegrown Vegetables
A move to stem the flow of an estimated $200 million per year on imports from neighbouring countries has been initiated by the Cambodian government...
Travelling On The Job: Q&A With Remote Year’s Meredith Dreman
If you think that you need to quit your job to see world, think again. Today we go to Emerald Hub – one of...
Contract Farming A Potential Saviour For Rice Farmers
The current struggles of Cambodia’s rice industry could be alleviated by a contract farming model, according to agricultural experts from Hong Kong-based independent think...
Maybank Cambodia Hosts Event To Boost Banking Talent Development
A first-of-its-kind event to help accelerate the development of skilled talent and create a sustainable pipeline of human capital for the country’s banking industry...
Most Popular HR Software Solutions In Cambodia
All over the world, businesses are replacing manual and paper-based processes with digital workflows and content automation, making their administration swifter, and relying on...
The Cutting Edge Of Cambodian Office Space With Raintree’s Zoë Ng
Cambodia's sturdy economic growth in recent years has seen a marked increase in the number of multinational companies establishing offices in Phnom Penh. Other...
Interest In Marketing Jobs In Cambodia On The Rise, Finds Report
The number of job seekers interested in marketing positions in the Kingdom is increasing, according to a report from online jobs portal everjobs Cambodia.
Data...
Setting Up Shop In Cambodia With Endorphine Concept’s Adrienne Ravez
Endorphine Concept is a creative agency that specialises in social media and new forms of digital communication. Founded in 2010 in France by Yohan...
Date Palm Industry Set To Take Root In Cambodia
Date palm cultivation will be introduced to Cambodia following the signing of a memorandum of understanding yesterday between local firm Kheng Lay Co Ltd...
Finance Sector Still Accounting For Lion’s Share Of New Jobs In...
Accounting & Finance has retained its position as the top hiring category in Cambodia’s labour market, according to a report from online job platform...
Growing Interest For Part Time Jobs In Cambodia, Everjobs
Everjobs Cambodia, the fastest growing online career portal in the Kingdom has recently launched the latest edition of its Career Report, an in-depth quarterly...
Staff Development Strategies Are Key, Kevin Britten
Why would a recruiter, the owner of an executive search agency like me, be interested in the retention and development of staff?
Many people think...
Decathlon’s Inspiring Recruitment And Employee Retention Methods
A pervasive challenge for companies operating in Cambodia, whether they are big multinational corporations or small or medium-sized businesses, is bringing the right people...
Cambodia Ranks Low On Human Capital Index
The Human Capital Report 2016—released yesterday by the World Economic Forum (WEF)—ranks Cambodia 100th out of 130 countries in terms of human capital development,...
Bridging Cambodia’s Skill Gap
One of the most chronic complaints we hear at B2B from our partners relates to the significant misalignment between what universities teach and the...
Recruiting And Retaining Talented Staff
Recruiting talented staff is a challenge in any country, and when you find yourself outside of your comfort zone it can seem like an...
Getting Ahead With STEM Education
As Cambodia continues to improve its education system, one area experts agree that needs improvement is the quality of STEM education, or the disciplines...
The Quest for Sustainable Development
An idiosyncrasy of Phnom Penh is that the city hosts a dizzying number of NGOs striving to make durable impact on Cambodia’s developing society....
Cultural Considerations In The Workplace
Culture plays a crucial role in the harmonious functioning of any workplace. This is particularly true in expat-heavy cities such as Phnom Penh, where...
Talking Hospitality
Rob Ainge, the man behind upmarket BKK restaurant Deco, talks to us about the hospitality industry in Phnom Penh.
Ainge’s brainchild Deco, an elegant...
INNOV8: Cultural Sensitivity Key To Success
Foreign entrepreneurs who set up business in the Kingdom often mention excessively high staff turnovers and conflicts in the workplace brought about by the...
Mastering Marketing In A Cambodian Context
With the growth in Internet usage, an influx of international businesses and a recent jump in the number of marketing agencies operating in the...
Know Your Customer – Khouri & INNOV8
In the last decade, Cambodia’s meteoric economic growth has attracted a wealth of foreign expertise into the country. Together with a growing pool of...
Building A Sustainable Phnom Penh
Re-Edge Architecture + Design has been leading the sustainable building design in Cambodia. Their portfolio, which features a consistent emphasis on green spaces, clean...
Short Term Impact Creates Dependency, Veuve
We meet the social impact worker Aimee Veuve, who believes that sustainability, opportunity and fair pay lies at the heart of the Cambodian workforce’s...
Three Tips For Workplace Training In 2015
Training is no longer about classroom hours or number of workshop days but how businesses and organisations create results.
Results in individual and organisational performance....
Khmer Sales Staff In High Demand
Kevin Britten, Managing Director of Top Recruitment, believes the current patterns in local labour demand offer a "pretty good snapshot of the present Cambodian...
Chasing Sporting Success With Seara
Seara International, founded in Thailand 24 years ago, commenced operations in the fresh-faced Cambodian health and fitness market four years ago as Seara Cambodia:...
