In the corridors of the Institute of Foreign Languages at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, a particular buzz has taken hold for several weeks. French-major students, experienced teachers, and administrative staff are each preparing, at their own level, for one of the most important diplomatic events the Kingdom has ever hosted: the 20th Francophonie Summit.

During six days at the beginning of June, Phnom Penh changed its rhythm. Between the 5th and the 11th, the city saw nearly a hundred programmers, presenters, artists, authors, and journalists from Cambodia, France, and across Asia gather for the Chakto II professional meetings, the first event entirely dedicated to contemporary live performance in the Cambodian capital.

The Last Stage Theater, Aquation, had not seen such a crowd in a long time. On Tuesday, June 16, La French Tech Phnom Penh held its first Tech Talk there, and the venue was overflowing: more than 150 entrepreneurs, investors, students, and institutional representatives packed into the former elegant theater.

Eight months after its inauguration, Techo International Airport has just secured one of the most coveted distinctions in the architectural world: a place among the World’s Most Beautiful Airports 2026, awarded by the Prix Versailles.

Five years after disappearing from the web, one of the most valuable digital libraries dedicated to Cambodia is being revived under the auspices of the SOSORO Museum. A revival that speaks as much to researchers as to those nostalgic for a vanished Phnom Penh.

A few kilometres from Phnom Penh, in the province of Kandal, the village of Kroh Kroubey is best known for its jasmine farms.

Tboung Khmum. In the community house of Kdol Leu, under the tin roof that rattles slightly in the afternoon heat, about thirty villagers sit on wooden benches. There are grandmothers with weathered faces, men in sarongs, and a few teenagers who have come mostly out of curiosity.

With the scheduled loss of its preferential trade advantages by 2029, Cambodia must reinvent its industrial model. A EuroCham forum bringing together public decision-makers, investors, and European experts provided, on June 9 in Phnom Penh, a clear-eyed assessment of the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.

Cambodian transport company Vireak Buntham Express (VET) announced on June 15 the appointment of Asendia Singapore as its logistics provider for international flows, an alliance intended to enable parcel shipments from Cambodia to the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe.