In Brief: Asean Secretariat restructures
Written by Sam Rith
Monday, 30 March 2009
Surin Pitsuwan, the secretary general of ASEAN, announced the restructuring of the ASEAN Secretariat to include a fourth department focussed on the region's community and corporate affairs. "A new and strengthened ASEAN Secretariat will be able to respond more efficiently and effectively to the challenges of building the ASEAN community," a March 24 press release quoted Surin as saying. The restructuring will take effect on April 15 once more people are recruited.
In Brief: Rally on grenade attack anniversary
Written by Vong Sokheng
Monday, 30 March 2009
Five hundred people are expected to participate today in marking the 12th anniversary of the 1997 grenade attacks that occurred during a rally in Phnom Penh, leaving at least 16 dead and more than 100 injured, according to Yim Sovann, an SRP spokesman and lawmaker, adding that representatives from the US and German embassies had also been invited to the memorial ceremony.
In Brief: HQ for overseas Vietnamese opens
Written by Mom Kunthear and Christopher Shay
Monday, 30 March 2009
The Vietnamese consulate general opened the new headquarters of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Sihanoukville on Friday, according to Vietnamese state media. To coincide with the new office, the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese inaugurated a new US$86,000 Vietnamese primary school. The school, which already has 50 students, purchased its supplies through a 20 million dong donation (US$1,120) from the Vietnamese province of Kien Giang, Vietnamese state media reported.
In Brief: JCB gets official partner
Written by Nguon Sovan
Monday, 30 March 2009
British heavy construction equipment company JCB launched in Cambodia with an official partner on Friday. "We have sold JCB products for many years, but it is not on a large scale," said Ngorn Saing, deputy general manager of RM Asia, the exclusive distributor of JCB in Cambodia. "We see the potential in agriculture, mining and construction in Cambodia, so we decided to import these products into the Cambodian market aggressively." He could provide no sales forecasts for the year, citing the impact of the downturn. JCB is Britain's largest privately owned manufacturer of heavy moving equipment.
In Brief: Vietnamese trade fair
Written by May Kunmakara
Monday, 30 March 2009
A major Vietnamese trade show will be held from Tuesday to Saturday in Phnom Penh with more than 200 businesses set to attend, a trade official told the Post Sunday. The commercial counsellor at the Vietnamese embassy in Phnom Penh, Le Bien Cuong, said that attendance is up by 20 companies from last year. "I expect that this year we will see more Vietnamese sales because Cambodian products are becoming more popular. They have earned a reputation for high quality and fair prices," he said.
Written by Sam Rith
Monday, 30 March 2009
Surin Pitsuwan, the secretary general of ASEAN, announced the restructuring of the ASEAN Secretariat to include a fourth department focussed on the region's community and corporate affairs. "A new and strengthened ASEAN Secretariat will be able to respond more efficiently and effectively to the challenges of building the ASEAN community," a March 24 press release quoted Surin as saying. The restructuring will take effect on April 15 once more people are recruited.
In Brief: Rally on grenade attack anniversary
Written by Vong Sokheng
Monday, 30 March 2009
Five hundred people are expected to participate today in marking the 12th anniversary of the 1997 grenade attacks that occurred during a rally in Phnom Penh, leaving at least 16 dead and more than 100 injured, according to Yim Sovann, an SRP spokesman and lawmaker, adding that representatives from the US and German embassies had also been invited to the memorial ceremony.
In Brief: HQ for overseas Vietnamese opens
Written by Mom Kunthear and Christopher Shay
Monday, 30 March 2009
The Vietnamese consulate general opened the new headquarters of the Overseas Vietnamese Association in Sihanoukville on Friday, according to Vietnamese state media. To coincide with the new office, the Committee for Overseas Vietnamese inaugurated a new US$86,000 Vietnamese primary school. The school, which already has 50 students, purchased its supplies through a 20 million dong donation (US$1,120) from the Vietnamese province of Kien Giang, Vietnamese state media reported.
In Brief: JCB gets official partner
Written by Nguon Sovan
Monday, 30 March 2009
British heavy construction equipment company JCB launched in Cambodia with an official partner on Friday. "We have sold JCB products for many years, but it is not on a large scale," said Ngorn Saing, deputy general manager of RM Asia, the exclusive distributor of JCB in Cambodia. "We see the potential in agriculture, mining and construction in Cambodia, so we decided to import these products into the Cambodian market aggressively." He could provide no sales forecasts for the year, citing the impact of the downturn. JCB is Britain's largest privately owned manufacturer of heavy moving equipment.
In Brief: Vietnamese trade fair
Written by May Kunmakara
Monday, 30 March 2009
A major Vietnamese trade show will be held from Tuesday to Saturday in Phnom Penh with more than 200 businesses set to attend, a trade official told the Post Sunday. The commercial counsellor at the Vietnamese embassy in Phnom Penh, Le Bien Cuong, said that attendance is up by 20 companies from last year. "I expect that this year we will see more Vietnamese sales because Cambodian products are becoming more popular. They have earned a reputation for high quality and fair prices," he said.
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