PHNOM PENH, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — First lady Kim Keon-hee visited the home of a Cambodian child with a heart disease Saturday and comforted the family, urging them not to give up under any circumstances, the presidential office said. The 14-year-old child has a congenital heart disease and was meant to be present the [...]
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — First lady Kim Keon-hee visited two hospitals in Cambodia on Friday where she encouraged patients and workers and pledged to donate medical equipment, the presidential office said. Kim arrived in Phnom Penh earlier in the day together with President Yoon Suk-yeol who is attending a series of summits [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A new ear-nose-and-throat clinic in Cambodia established with the support of South Korea’s overseas aid agency is expected to raise the quality of medical treatment in the region. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) said Cambodia’s only ear-nose-and-throat clinic was set up at Preah Ang Duong Hospital in Phnom [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean-style forest park will be set up near Angkor Wat Buddhist temple complex, Cambodia’s most famous tourist destination, using South Korean forest management technology. The Korea Forest Service held the first plenary session for the Korea-Cambodia joint operating committee online on Tuesday. The park will be set up [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The education ministry has launched an assistance project to build a smart classroom in Cambodia to help the country experiment with teaching and learning through up-to-date information and communications technology (ICT) devices, officials said Tuesday. Under the joint project launched with the Busan city education office and the APEC [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean lender KB Kookmin Bank said Wednesday it has acquired an additional 30 percent stake in its Cambodian microfinance unit. The stake purchase came after KB Kookmin took over a 70 percent stake in Prasac Microfinance Institution Ltd. in Cambodia for US$603 million in April 2020. With [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean food and beverage giant SPC Group said Wednesday its bakery-cafe chain Paris Baguette has opened its first store in Cambodia. The store, which was opened in Phnom Penh in partnership with Cambodia’s HSC Group, will pave the way for Paris Baguette to expand its presence in Southeast [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s state overseas aid agency, said Monday that it had signed an agreement with the Cambodia Mine Action Authority and the United Nations Development Programme to clear landmines in the Southeast Asian country. Under terms of the agreement, the KOICA will clear [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean beverages are gaining popularity in Cambodia as both delicious drinks and great supplements for health. Phnom Penh’s beverage imports from Korea have jumped more than eightfold in recent years, rising from US$4.8 million in 2016 to US$41.1 million in 2019, according to the state-run Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — King Sejong Institute, the state-run Korean culture and language education center, will introduce and support the operation of a preliminary Korean language program in foreign countries where there is demand for Korean language education but supply is limited. The King Sejong Institute Foundation (KSIF) announced on Tuesday that the [...]