Marking one year since the Kuala Lumpur Joint Declaration was signed, Cambodia has renewed its pledge to uphold the ceasefire, settle border questions by peaceful means and work with Thailand towards lasting peace.
The Royal Academy of Cambodia and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea brought scholars, officials and students together in Phnom Penh to review three decades of cooperation and map out the next 30 years of the partnership.
With around three weeks to go, Cambodia is preparing to host the 20th Summit of La Francophonie in Phnom Penh on 15–16 November, the first time the Kingdom has welcomed the gathering, alongside a public village, a tech fair and a business forum.
Cambodia celebrated two decades of service in United Nations peacekeeping on 24 October 2026, having deployed 10,914 military personnel, including 1,083 women, to missions in 10 countries since 2006.
Cambodia and Kazakhstan signed cooperation documents on digital government, trade, tourism and culture, and made Phnom Penh and Astana sister cities, during an official visit to Astana on 16–17 October 2026.
Cambodia and Azerbaijan signed a framework agreement on trade and economic cooperation, a double-taxation agreement and a business chambers MoU in Baku on 12 October 2026, during an official visit by Cambodia’s Prime Minister.
Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Prak Sokhonn and UN Resident Coordinator H.E. Ms. Vladanka Andreeva co-presided over a ceremony in Phnom Penh on 22 October 2026 to celebrate United Nations Day.
Cambodia and Nicaragua held their first round of political consultations in Managua on 18–19 October 2026, agreeing to expand cooperation in trade, investment, tourism and culture, with a second round due in Phnom Penh in 2028.
Croatia’s foreign minister, H.E. Gordan Grlić Radman, made his first official visit to Cambodia on 19–20 October 2026, signing a diplomatic visa waiver and agreeing to explore cooperation on demining, trade and tourism.
Cambodia’s UN ambassador H.E. Keo Chhea, speaking for ASEAN in New York on 21 October, reaffirmed the bloc’s commitment to fighting the illicit trade in small arms and backed the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Centre.
Battambang, Cambodia — In a major boost to educational infrastructure and scientific learning, a new Science Library was officially inaugurated on October 19, 2026, at Anlong Vil High School in the Sangkae District of Battambang Province. The project, established under India’s Quick Impact Project (QIP) initiative, marks another milestone in the growing technological and educational…
ISTANBUL — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has called on commercial leaders and investors from Cambodia and Turkey to deepen bilateral economic cooperation and push total trade volume toward an ambitious $1 billion target. The appeal was made during the Cambodia-Turkey Business Forum in Istanbul, co-hosted by the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce and Turkey’s Foreign…
PHNOM PENH — Highlighting expanding regional economic integration, Cambodia and Vietnam have reaffirmed their shared commitment to scale up bilateral trade to $20 billion. The pledge was underscored during high-level discussions and business forums in the capital, co-chaired by Prime Minister Hun Manet and visiting Vietnamese leadership, bringing together key private-sector stakeholders and government officials.…