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Cambodia- China Spring 寒រឹ㿒តិប័寒㿒រ័㿒掶ន Year: 7 No. 73 Issue: 15-22 August 2014

CONTENT: New Vietnamese Ambassador to Pre-

 New Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Presents His sents His Credentials to the King Credentials to the King

PAGE 1  PM Presides Over a Dissemination Workshop on National Strategy for Food Security and Nutrition 2014- 2018  DPM Hor Namhong Receives Newly Appointed Lao Ambas- sador to Cambodia PAGE 2 & PAGE 3

 Cambodia Bayon Airlines Launched  Cambodia Sending Supplies for its New UN Mission in Central Africa

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 Willowbrook Company Ex- plores Solar Energy Plant Investment in Cambodia  PM Hun Sen: No Reports of Ebola Cases in Cambodia  Tourism Minister Supports Tourism Federation Establish- ment to Help Make Cambo- dia Green Tourism Target PAGE 4

 Minister of Education: Cam- bodia Receives some 700 Scholarships Annually  City’s 2020 Pub- lic Train Service Plan  Cambodia Rejects Rumor on Foreign Refugees from Aus- tralia PAGE 5  Cambodia, Indonesia To Ex- pand Trade Ties  Korea’s Financial Assistance Increases up to US$82 Million in 2014 PAGE 6 Newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Cambodia H.E. Thach Du (R, pic.1), presents his creden-  Cambodia To Request for Sambo Prey tials to His Majesty , King of Cambodia, at the Royal Palace in Kuh Temple’s Listing as World Heritage Phnom Penh this morning. Site in Late 2014 PAGE 7 ………. PAGE1 Royal Embassy of Cambodia to Switzerland PM Hun Sen Presides Over a Dissemination Workshop on National Strategy for Food Security and Nutrition 2014-2018

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen presides over at the Peace Pal- ace in Phnom Penh this morning a Dissemination Workshop on National Strategy for Food Security and Nutri- tion 2014-2018.

DPM Hor Namhong Receives Newly Appointed Lao Ambassador to Cambodia

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Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Hor Namhong (R), Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co- operation, receives here this morning newly appointed Ambassador of Lao People’s Democratic Republic to Cambodia H.E. Prasith Sayasith.

Cambodia Bayon Airlines Launched

A new airline company, Cambodia Ark 60 aircraft for regular domestic dia has in total 27 airline companies Bayon Airlines, was launched here flights from Phnom Penh capital operating in the country. yesterday evening under the presi- city to Siem Reap cultural province, dency of Samdech Akka Moha Pon- and from Siem Reap to the coastal ******** hea Chakrei Heng Samrin, President province of Preah Sihanouk, by the of the National Assembly of Cam- end of this year, said Mr. Chen Han bodia. Wei, Chief Executive Officer of the Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Cambodia Bayon Airlines. and Minister in charge of the Office Addressing to the event, Deputy of the Council of Ministers H.E. Prime Minister H.E. Sok An said Sok An and Chinese Ambassador to the investment of AVIC in Cambo- Cambodia H.E. Ms. Bu Jianguo dia does reflect foreign investors’ were also present at the launching confidence in Cambodia’s business ceremony. opportunities. Cambodia Bayon Airlines, a subsid- “I hope more and more foreign iary of the Aviation Industry Corpo- tourists, especially the Chinese, will ration of China (AVIC), is the first come to visit Cambodia. We have airline company of China estab- so far welcomed nearly half a mil- lished overseas using the Chinese lion Chinese visitors, but I believed aircraft, according to AVIC’s Chair- that there will be fast growth in Chi- man Mr. Lin Zuoming. nese arrivals in Cambodia,” he said. The airlines will use two Modern According to H.E. Sok An, Cambo-

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Royal Embassy of Cambodia to Switzerland Issue: 8-14 August 2014 Willowbrook Company Explores Solar Energy Plant Investment in Cambodia

Willowbrook, a U.S.-based compa- added the press release. tares and expected to generate some ny is exploring investment in the The company is seeking the ap- 394 million kWh per year. 200 MW/250 MW solar energy proval from the Ministry of Mines H.E. Sun Chanthol expressed his plant in Cambodia, said a press re- and Energy to proceed with the in- support to this unique renewable lease of the Ministry of Commerce. vestment of this project, which is energy investment in Cambodia and The plan was made known here re- estimated to cost around US$400 pledged to give his endorsement cently in a meeting between H.E. million. If approved, the project is when it is submitted to the Council Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and scheduled to commence in 2015 for the Development of Cambodia Minister of Commerce, and a dele- and is expected to be completed by for consideration. gation of Willowbrook Company the end of 2017, it pointed out. led by Mr. Edward J. Sappin, Chief If this project was approved, the ******** Executive Officer of the company, company will need some 500 hec- PM Hun Sen: No Reports of Ebola Cases in Cambodia

Prime Minister Samdech Akka Mo- close attention to this deadly dis- teur Institute. ha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen has ease, but no case has been detected Over 1,350 people in the West Af- re-affirmed that no case of Ebola in Cambodia so far. rican countries, including Guinea, virus disease has been found in The Ministry of Health has de- Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone Cambodia. ployed expert medical teams to have died from the Ebola virus dis- Addressing to a graduation ceremo- conduct health checks at interna- ease, which is spread through direct ny of Beltei International Universi- tional border gates, especially at the contact with bodily fluids and can ty held here this morning at the Na- international airports, and in case cause fever, vomiting, internal tional Institute of Education, there is a suspected Ebola case, the bleeding, diarrhea and severe dehy- Samdech Techo Hun Sen said the patient will be sent to well-prepared dration. Ministry of Health has been paying hospital and diagnosed at the Pas- ******** Tourism Minister Supports Tourism Federation Establishment to Help Make Cambodia Green Tourism Target Cambodian Tourism Minister H.E. the association of tourism industry, To become the first rank, he further Thong Khon has supported the pri- the association of tourist guides, said, Cambodia needs to achieve vate sector to establish the tourism tourist transports, the hotels and three things including the green federation to cooperate with the restaurants to contribute together tourism site, the clean cities, and Royal Government of Cambodia in with the Royal Government of the good services and all these re- turning Cambodia into the target of Cambodia to ensuring that Cambo- quire the hotels and the tourism green tourism. dia would become the target of operators to take their part in en- H.E. Thong Khon voiced the sup- green tourism and reach the first- hancing the quality of their ser- port while meeting Monday with ranking place most preferred by the vices to reach the standards set by the Cambodia Hotel Association in tourists. the Ministry of Tourism. Siem Reap provincial city. Siem Reap is now given the second He said the establishment of tour- rank as the most-preferred tourist ******** ism federation would help manage site in the ASEAN.

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Minister of Education: Phnom Penh City’s 2020 Public Train Service Plan Cambodia Receives some 700 Scholarships Annually By 2020, Phnom Penh city should next year. have had public train service in ad- In addition, he briefed the public

dition to bus service to meet the train service project going to the challenge of population and vehicle city center, saying that the first line Cambodia receives annually an growth in the capital, said an offi- costs US$759 million, the second average of 700 scholarships from cial of Japan International Coopera- values US$645 million, and the different countries, said Minister tion Agency (JICA). third US$586 million. of Education, Youth and Sports This comment was made by Mr. Phnom Penh Municipal Governor H.E. Hang Chuon Naron at a gath- Masato Koto, Chief of JICA Study H.E. Pa Socheatevong agreed with ering with Erasmus Mundus schol- Project for Comprehensive Urban the master plan, which will provide arship recipients held here late last Transport Plan in Phnom Penh, the benefits to the citizens and re- week. during a meeting on finalizing the duce the traffic jams in the city, but master plan in Phnom Penh held asking for being discussed in detail This year, the European Union here yesterday in the presence of with Cambodian expertise officials provided 50 scholarships, France Phnom Penh Municipal Governor before being submitted to the cabi- over 100, Vietnam 120, China H.E. Pa Socheatevong. net ministers for approval in No- some 100, Thailand 215, Hungry Phnom Penh city has cooperated vember. 10, Laos 15, Indonesia 10 to 20, with JICA to design the Urban In the near future, there is the open- and so on to Cambodian students, Transport Master Plan in Phnom ing of two construction sites of sky he pointed out. Penh to solve traffic congestion bridges in the city, he underlined. The education minister highly val- problem in the capital city. ued the scholarships, which have Mr. Masato Koto requested for the ******** contributed to human resource master plan to be decided as soon training and education develop- as possible at the end of this year to ment in Cambodia. enable its project to be carried out In addition to the scholarship op- portunities, the EU provides an Cambodia Rejects Rumor on Foreign Refugees annual grant of €10 million (or US$13 million), and Sweden has extended US$23 million for three The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and eign refugees from Australia was years to strengthen the quality of International Cooperation (MFA- made by Australian Minister for education in Cambodia. IC) has rejected a rumor dissemi- Foreign Affairs H.E. Ms. Julie Isa- nated by foreign media and social bel Bishop while she paid a courte- ******** media saying that Cambodia sy call on Cambodian Prime Minis- planned to sign a deal to receive ter Samdech Akka Moha Sena some 1,000 foreign refugees from Padei Techo Hun Sen, during her Australia. visit to the Kingdom in February. “I haven’t received any information about this issue. It is a rumor, there ******** is no official information. This case is just under study,” H.E. Koy Kuong, Undersecretary of State and Spokesperson for MFA-IC, told re- porters on Tuesday. The Australian government’s re- quest to Cambodia to receive for-

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Cambodia, Indonesia To Expand Trade Ties

Newly appointed Indonesian Am- invest in Cambodia such as Grand study about market before making bassador to Cambodia H.E. Pitomo Phnom Penh Co., Ltd. decision because everything is Purnomo expressed his intention to “Indonesia and Cambodia have had based on demands and supplies. expand bilateral trade between good relations for a long time while Concerning rice export from Cam- Cambodia and Indonesia while relations between the two govern- bodia to Indonesia, H.E. Pitomo marking the 69th Independence ments and peoples have gradually Purnomo said an agreement had Day of the Republic of Indonesia in been strengthened,” said the Indo- already signed, but the export had Cambodia recently. nesian diplomat. not been made yet since price dis- H.E. Pitomo Purnomo told report- On the occasion, H.E. Pitomo cussion needs to be done to smooth ers that the bilateral trade between Purnomo showed his regret for the agreement. Cambodia and Indonesia was about postponing the direct flight from US$300 million per year, and more Indonesia to Cambodia, saying that ******** Indonesian investors have come to businessmen always need time to

Korea’s Financial Assistance Increases up to US$82 Million in 2014

During the last five years, the vol- in carrying out projects and pro- Rectangular Strategy, Phase III. ume of the Republic of Korea grams in the cooperation financing H.E. Keat Chhon, on behalf of the (RoK)’s financing provided to framework, it said. RGC, thanked the Korean govern- Cambodia has saw a remarkable The Cambodian side was led by ment and people for having always increase, according to a report of Permanent Deputy Prime Minister supported and been a good partner the first political consultative meet- H.E. Keat Chhon, and the Korean of Cambodia, and reconfirmed the ing on development cooperation side was headed by Ms. Oh Young- RGC’s commitment to continue between the Royal Government of ju, Director-General for Develop- using Korea’s financing as well as Cambodia (RGC) and the Govern- ment Cooperation Bureau at the that of other development partners ment of RoK held recently in Ministry of Foreign Affairs. with transparency and accountabil- Phnom Penh. By 2013, the Government of RoK ity for Cambodia’s development. RoK has extended US$54 million has provided a total financing of in financing to Cambodia in 2013, about US$516 million to Cambo- up from only US$16 million in dia, of which some US$111 million ******** 2009, and the amount would rise to in grant and around US$405 mil- US$82 million this year, the report lion in concessional loan. pointed out. In June 2014, both sides signed a The main aim of the consultative grant agreement worth US$21 mil- meeting was to further expand the lion to continue implementing the partnership in development cooper- partnership strategy 2012-2015 to ation between the two countries, to support four sectors, including increase the awareness on policies transportation, agriculture and rural and procedures in providing and development, health, and educa- managing cooperation financing, tion, which are the prioritized do- and to jointly examine the progress mains of the RGC as stated in the

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Cambodia has been preparing to fully finished, we will submit our Site of Angkor was inscribed as a register Sambo Prey Kuh Temple request to inscribe Sambo Prey World Heritage Site in 1992, into the UNESCO’s World Herit- Kuh Temple on the World Herit- while Preah Reach Troap Dance age List by the end of this year, age List to UNESCO’s headquar- (Royal Ballet) and Lakhon Sbek said Minister of Culture and Fine ters in Paris at the end of 2014,” Thom (big shadow puppet) were Arts H.E. Ms. Phoeung Sackona. she underlined. proclaimed masterpieces of Oral Speaking at a national workshop Sambo Prey Kuh is an ancient and Intangible Heritage of Hu- held here on Tuesday, H.E. Ms. temple located in Kampong Thom, manity respectively in 2003 and Phoeung Sackona said the docu- the central province of Cambodia. 2005, and the 11th-century Preah ment preparation for the temple’s It was a former capital city of Vihear Temple was listed in 2008. registration had been achieved Cambodia before the Angkor era. from 70 to 80 percent, and it will Four Cambodian heritages have ******** finish in late this year. been so far registered on the “Once the document preparation World Heritage List. The Historic

Published in August, 8-14 2014 by: Royal Embassy of Cambodia to Switzerland

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