Cambodia welcomed 988,574 international tourists in the first two months of 2024, up 18 percent over the same period last year, a Ministry of Tourism’s report showed on Mar. 21.
Thailand topped the sources of international arrivals, with 247,530, followed by Vietnam and China, with 185,385 and 109,990, respectively.
Some 42 percent of the total foreign tourists entered the country by air, up 33 percent.
Tourism is one of the four pillars supporting Cambodia’s economy, in addition to garment, footwear, and travel goods export, agriculture, and construction, and real estate.
Number of Cambodian outbound tourists decreased by 3.9 percent to 262,580 during the two-month period, read the report.
The ministry reported the number of domestic tourist movement at 3.58 million, an 84 percent increase year-on-year. 813,813 of them were domestic foreign tourists.
Cambodia is well known for its world cultural heritage sites, namely the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap province, the Preah Vihear Temple and Koh
Ker Temple in Preah Vihear province, and the Sambor Prei Kuk Archaeological Site in Kampong Thom province.
Besides, the Kingdom has a 450-kilometre-long pristine coastline stretching across four southwestern provinces of Preah Sihanouk, Kampot, Kep and Koh Kong.
Ministry of Tourism predicted that Cambodia would attract about 7 million international visitors to Cambodia by 2025, surpassing the pre-COVID-19 pandemic of 6.6 million in 2019.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse
Dong Nai: The southern province of Dong Nai targets some 10,000 units of social housing built by 2025, the provincial Department of Construction said at a meeting on March 21.
To date, the provincial People’s Committee has given in principle approval to five projects with some 9,000 apartments.
In 2024, the province will begin construction on the projects and complete more than 710 units of social housing, it said, adding seven others will be kicked off while nearly 980 units will be accomplished in 2025.
Acting Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Vo Tan Duc said over 1,000 hectares of land have been set aside for social housing while localities have proposed to develop 12 projects. However, sluggish legal procedures regarding bidding as well as investment policy appraisal and adjustment have affected construction progress.
The Department of Planning and Investment is responsible for the issue, he stated, asking localities to work with competent departments and agencies to complete bidding proce
dures and kickstart construction for the approved projects.
Besides, the Department of Planning and Investment must support investors to complete project adjustment procedures so that they can carry out social housing projects soon.
Dong Nai is now home to 31 industrial parks, attracting investments from 44 countries and territories. Some 400,000 workers are in need of social houses while the figure by 2025 is 450,000./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency