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Han Kang Wins Nobel Prize in Literature for “Intense Poetic Prose” Confronting Human Fragility

ហាន កាង ឈ្នះរង្វាន់ណូបែលផ្នែកអក្សរសាស្ត្រសម្រាប់ "ការនិយាយកំណាព្យខ្លាំង" ប្រឈមមុខនឹងភាពផុយស្រួយរបស់មនុស្ស

Han Kang អ្នកនិពន្ធជនជាតិកូរ៉េខាងត្បូងអាយុ 53 ឆ្នាំបានទទួលរង្វាន់ណូបែលផ្នែកអក្សរសាស្ត្រសម្រាប់ការនិយាយដ៏ទាក់ទាញនិងកំណាព្យរបស់នាងដែលនិយាយអំពីភាពផុយស្រួយនៃអត្ថិភាពរបស់មនុស្ស។ Han បានចាប់ផ្តើមដំណើរអក្សរសាស្ត្ររបស់នាងជាមួយនឹងការប្រមូលកំណាព្យដែលបានបោះពុម្ពផ្សាយនៅក្នុងទស្សនាវដ្ដីកូរ៉េខាងត្បូងមួយ មុនពេលបង្ហាញខ្លួនជាលើកដំបូងនៅក្នុងឆ្នាំ 1995 ជាមួយនឹងការប្រមូលរឿងខ្លី។

ក្រោយមកនាងបានប្តូរទៅជាការនិយាយវែងជាង ដោយទទួលបានការទទួលស្គាល់ជាអន្តរជាតិជាមួយនឹងប្រលោមលោករបស់នាង The Vegetarian។ ការងារនេះ ដែលជាស្នាដៃមួយក្នុងចំណោមការបកប្រែជាភាសាអង់គ្លេសលើកដំបូងរបស់នាង បានឈ្នះពានរង្វាន់អន្តរជាតិ Man Booker ក្នុងឆ្នាំ 2016។ ប្រលោមលោកនេះស្វែងយល់ពីជីវិតរបស់នារីវ័យក្មេងម្នាក់ដែលសម្រេចចិត្តទទួលយករបៀបរស់នៅបែប "ដូចរុក្ខជាតិ" បន្ទាប់ពីជួបប្រទះសុបិន្តអាក្រក់ដ៏គួរឱ្យខ្លាចអំពីភាពឃោរឃៅរបស់មនុស្ស។

ជាមួយនឹងពានរង្វាន់នេះ Han ក្លាយជាអ្នកនិពន្ធជនជាតិកូរ៉េខាងត្បូងដំបូងគេដែលបានទទួលរង្វាន់ណូបែលផ្នែកអក្សរសាស្ត្រ ហើយមានតែស្ត្រីទី 18 ប៉ុណ្ណោះដែលបានឈ្នះពានរង្វាន់នេះក្នុងចំណោម 117 រង្វាន់ដែលបានផ្តល់តាំងពីឆ្នាំ 1901 ។ រង្វាន់ដែលត្រូវបានប្រកាសនៅប្រទេសស៊ុយអែតកាលពីថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ រួមមានសាច់ប្រាក់មួយ ពានរង្វាន់ 11 លានក្រូនស៊ុយអែត (ប្រហែល 1 លានដុល្លារ) ។

ការសរសេរជាច្រើនរបស់ Han ចោទជាសំណួរយ៉ាងស៊ីជម្រៅអំពីអត្ថិភាព ដូចជាតួអង្គមួយនៅក្នុងប្រលោមលោក Europa ឆ្នាំ 2019 របស់នាង៖ "ប្រសិនបើអ្នកអាចរស់នៅតាមដែលអ្នកចង់បាន តើអ្នកនឹងធ្វើអ្វីជាមួយជីវិតរបស់អ្នក?"

ខណៈពេលដែលតួឯកជាច្រើនរបស់នាងជាស្ត្រី ហាន់តែងតែរៀបរាប់រឿងរបស់នាងតាមទស្សនៈរបស់តួអង្គបុរស ដោយបន្ថែមភាពស្មុគស្មាញដល់ការស្វែងរកអត្តសញ្ញាណ និងបទពិសោធន៍របស់នាង។

Han Kang, a 53-year-old South Korean author, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for her compelling and poetic prose that addresses the fragility of human existence. Han began her literary journey with a collection of poems published in a South Korean magazine before making her prose debut in 1995 with a short story collection.

She later transitioned to longer prose, gaining international recognition with her novel The Vegetarian. This work, one of her first translated into English, won the Man Booker International Prize in 2016. The novel explores the life of a young woman who decides to adopt a more “plant-like” lifestyle after experiencing haunting nightmares about human cruelty.

With this accolade, Han becomes the first South Korean author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature and only the 18th woman to win this honor out of the 117 prizes awarded since 1901. The prize, which was announced in Sweden on Thursday, includes a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor (approximately $1 million).

Much of Han’s writing raises profound questions about existence, such as the one posed by a character in her 2019 novel Europa: “If you were able to live as you desire, what would you do with your life?”

While many of her protagonists are women, Han often narrates her stories from the perspectives of male characters, adding complexity to her exploration of identity and experience.

AI Pioneer Awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics

AI Pioneer ទទួលបានរង្វាន់ណូបែលរូបវិទ្យាឆ្នាំ 2024

រង្វាន់ណូបែលរូបវិទ្យាឆ្នាំ 2024 ត្រូវបានប្រកាស។ គណៈកម្មាធិការរង្វាន់ណូបែលរូបវិទ្យាបានផ្តល់រង្វាន់ដល់លោក John Hopfield មកពីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក និងលោក Geoffrey Hinton មកពីសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ Toronto ប្រទេសកាណាដា សម្រាប់ "ការរកឃើញជាមូលដ្ឋាន និងការច្នៃប្រឌិតរបស់ពួកគេក្នុងការរៀនម៉ាស៊ីនដោយផ្អែកលើបណ្តាញសរសៃប្រសាទសិប្បនិម្មិត" ។

ជ័យលាភីទាំងពីរបាននិងកំពុងធ្វើការងារសំខាន់ៗទាក់ទងនឹងបណ្តាញសរសៃប្រសាទ និងរូបវិទ្យាតាំងពីទសវត្សរ៍ឆ្នាំ 1980 ។ ពួកគេនឹងចែករំលែករង្វាន់ចំនួន 11 លានក្រូនស៊ុយអែត។

គណៈកម្មាធិការបាននិយាយថា “ពួកគេបានបង្កើតបច្ចេកទេសដើម្បីដំណើរការព័ត៌មានដោយប្រើរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធបណ្តាញដោយអនុវត្តគោលគំនិត និងវិធីសាស្រ្តជាមូលដ្ឋានពីរូបវិទ្យា។ នេះនាំឱ្យមានការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍យ៉ាងខ្លាំងក្នុងការរៀនម៉ាស៊ីនក្នុងរយៈពេលម្ភៃឆ្នាំកន្លងមកនេះ”។

John Hopfield ត្រូវបានគេទទួលស្គាល់សម្រាប់ការបង្កើតអង្គចងចាំរួមមួយដែលអាចរក្សាទុកនិងបង្កើតរូបភាពឡើងវិញនិងប្រភេទផ្សេងទៀតនៃរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធទិន្នន័យ។ នៅពេលដែលរូបភាពដែលខូច ឬមិនពេញលេញត្រូវបានបញ្ចូលទៅក្នុងបណ្តាញ Hopfield វាដំណើរការជាប្រព័ន្ធនូវថ្នាំង និងធ្វើបច្ចុប្បន្នភាពតម្លៃរបស់វា ដោយហេតុនេះកាត់បន្ថយថាមពលនៃបណ្តាញ។ ជាលទ្ធផល បណ្តាញស្វែងរកបន្តិចម្តងៗនូវរូបភាពដែលបានរក្សាទុកដែលស្រដៀងនឹងរូបភាពបញ្ចូលមិនល្អឥតខ្ចោះបំផុត។

Geoffrey Hinton បានបង្កើតឡើងនៅលើបណ្តាញ Hopfield ដើម្បីបង្កើតបណ្តាញថ្មីមួយហៅថាម៉ាស៊ីន Boltzmann ដែលអាចរៀនស្គាល់ធាតុលក្ខណៈពិសេសនៅក្នុងប្រភេទទិន្នន័យដែលបានផ្តល់ឱ្យ។ ម៉ាស៊ីននេះត្រូវបានបណ្តុះបណ្តាលដោយការបញ្ចូលឧទាហរណ៍ដែលទំនងជាកើតឡើងក្នុងអំឡុងពេលប្រតិបត្តិការរបស់វា។ ម៉ាស៊ីន Boltzmann អាចត្រូវបានប្រើសម្រាប់ការចាត់ថ្នាក់រូបភាព ឬបង្កើតឧទាហរណ៍ថ្មីនៃប្រភេទដែលវាត្រូវបានបណ្តុះបណ្តាល។

លោកស្រី Ellen Moons ប្រធានគណៈកម្មាធិការរង្វាន់រូបវិទ្យាណូបែល បាននិយាយថា “ការងាររបស់អ្នកឈ្នះរង្វាន់បានផ្តល់នូវអត្ថប្រយោជន៍យ៉ាងច្រើន។ ក្នុងវិស័យរូបវិទ្យា យើងកំពុងអនុវត្តបណ្តាញប្រសាទសិប្បនិម្មិតនៅទូទាំងតំបន់ជាច្រើន ដូចជាការបង្កើតសម្ភារៈថ្មីដែលមានលក្ខណៈសម្បត្តិជាក់លាក់។

Moons បានបន្ថែមថា "មនុស្សជាតិមានទំនួលខុសត្រូវក្នុងការប្រើប្រាស់បច្ចេកវិទ្យាថ្មីនេះដោយសុវត្ថិភាព និងប្រកបដោយក្រមសីលធម៌ ដើម្បីទទួលបានអត្ថប្រយោជន៍ជាអតិបរមាសម្រាប់មនុស្សជាតិ"។

ជាការឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងសារៈសំខាន់នៃការស្រាវជ្រាវបច្ចេកវិទ្យានេះ លោក Hinton បានកត់សម្គាល់ថា បញ្ញាសិប្បនិមិត្តនឹងមានឥទ្ធិពលយ៉ាងខ្លាំងលើសង្គមរបស់យើង ប្រៀបធៀបទៅនឹងបដិវត្តន៍ឧស្សាហកម្ម។ ទោះជាយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ លោកបានកត់សម្គាល់ថា វានឹងមិនលើសមនុស្សលើរាងកាយនោះទេ ប៉ុន្តែផ្ទុយទៅវិញគឺបញ្ញា។ "យើងមិនដែលជួបប្រទះអ្វីដែលឆ្លាតជាងខ្លួនយើងទេ"

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been announced. The Nobel Physics Prize Committee awarded John Hopfield from the United States and Geoffrey Hinton from the University of Toronto, Canada, for their “fundamental discoveries and inventions in machine learning based on artificial neural networks.”

Both laureates have been conducting significant work related to neural networks and physics since the 1980s. They will share a prize of 11 million Swedish kronor.

The committee stated, “They developed techniques to process information using network structures by applying fundamental concepts and methods from physics. This led to an explosive development in machine learning over the past twenty years.”

John Hopfield is recognized for inventing an associative memory that can store and reconstruct images and other types of data structures. When distorted or incomplete images are input into the Hopfield network, it systematically processes nodes and updates their values, thereby reducing the energy of the network. As a result, the network gradually finds the stored image that is most similar to the imperfect input image.

Geoffrey Hinton built upon the Hopfield network to create a new network called the Boltzmann machine, which can learn to recognize feature elements within a given type of data. This machine is trained by inputting examples that are likely to occur during its operation. The Boltzmann machine can be used for classifying images or generating new examples of the types it has been trained on.

Ellen Moons, the chair of the Nobel Physics Prize Committee, stated, “The work of the laureates has produced tremendous benefits. In the field of physics, we are applying artificial neural networks across a wide range of areas, such as developing new materials with specific properties.”

Moons added, “Humanity has the responsibility to use this new technology safely and ethically to maximize its benefits for humanity.”

In response to the significance of researching this technology, Hinton remarked that artificial intelligence will have a profound impact on our society, comparable to the Industrial Revolution. However, he noted that it will not surpass humans physically, but rather intellectually. “We have never experienced something smarter than ourselves.”

Dodgers and Cubs Open 2025 MLB Season in Tokyo March 18, Rest of League Starts March 27

NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani will open the 2025 season in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and the Athletics will start the home portion of their first season in Sacramento against the Cubs on March 31.

All 30 teams are scheduled for March 27, marking the earliest opening day other than international games, Major League Baseball announced Thursday. There were games on March 28 in 2019 and this season.

Each team will play six games against its prime interleague rival instead of four, increasing matchups between the New York Yankees and Mets, the Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels, Cubs and Chicago White Sox, and Athletics and San Francisco Giants. What is being called a Rivalry Weekend is scheduled for May 16-18 and includes the prime interleague rivalries along with Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia, Colorado vs. Arizona, Detroit vs. Toronto and Houston vs. Texas.

In the third straight season of a return to a balanced schedule, a team will play 13 games against each division rival and six or seven against each other club in its league for a total of 62. The remaining 48 games are against interleague opponents, with a single three-game series against each of the 14 other clubs in the opposite league. Teams will be home against the same interleague opponents they hosted in 2023.

The American League used a balanced schedule from 1977-2000 and the National League from 1993-2000.

The Dodgers and Cubs will play at the Tokyo Dome on March 18-19, marking the 25th anniversary of the Mets and Cubs playing MLB’s first regular-season games in Japan. Other Tokyo openers were the Yankees and Tampa Bay (2004), Boston and Oakland (2008), Seattle and Oakland (2012) and Seattle and Oakland (2019). The Dodgers and San Diego started the 2024 season in Seoul, South Korea.

MLB and the players’ association intended to play regular-season games in Paris next June but abandoned the plan because they couldn’t find a sponsor. The collective bargaining agreement also called for September 2025 games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but none were included.

After playing in Oakland at the Coliseum since 1968, the Athletics intend to spend the 2025-27 seasons at Sutter Health Park, home of the San Francisco Giants’ Triple-A River Cats and a ballpark with a capacity of about 10,500 fixed seats. The A’s open with a four-game series at Seattle before hosting the Cubs. They play the Giants at San Francisco’s Oracle Park from May 16-18 and host the Giants from July 4-6. The Athletics franchise started in Philadelphia from 1901-54, and moved to Kansas City for 13 seasons. The team has announced plans to move to a new ballpark in Las Vegas starting in 2028.

The daytime high temperatures in Sacramento often exceed 100 degrees in the summer and artificial turf is being installed to accommodate both the A’s and River Cats.

Other March 27 games include the Cubs at Arizona, Angels at the White Sox, San Francisco at Cincinnati, the Mets at Houston, Cleveland at Kansas City, Detroit at the Dodgers, Pittsburgh at Miami, Milwaukee at the Yankees, Minnesota at St. Louis, Atlanta at San Diego, Colorado at Tampa Bay, Boston at Texas, Baltimore at Toronto and Philadelphia at Washington.

Game times were not announced.

The All-Game will be at Atlanta’s Truist Park on July 15 and the regular season ends Sept. 28.

Colombia defeat Uruguay to reach Copa America final

Ten-man Colombia defeated Uruguay 1-0 to reach the final of the Copa America for the first time in 23 years after an ill-tempered semi-final on Wednesday.

A 39th-minute Jefferson Lerma header sealed victory for the Colombians, who will now face holders Argentina in Sunday’s final in Miami.

It was an anarchic semi-final played in front of a packed and passionate crowd which ended with scuffles on the field and fighting in the stands, including several players who had climbed in among supporters amid the flying punches.

Colombia, despite having Daniel Munoz sent off just before the interval and facing plenty of Uruguay pressure, hung on for a famous victory to the delight of their massive following of fans.

The win was the 28th game without defeat for Colombia, setting a new record for the team.

The breakthrough came in the 39th minute when Lerma rose majestically above Jose Maria Gimenez and powerfully headed home Rodriguez’s corner.

It was the sixth assist of the tournament for Rodriguez with the former Real Madrid midfielder beating the record for most assists in a single Copa, which was set by Lionel Messi in 2021.

Colombia looked to make the most of their momentum with Richard Rios forcing a save out of Uruguay keeper Sergio Rochet, after being played in by Munoz.

ut having been so influential down the right in the opening half, Munoz lost his head completely, just before the break, picking up a second yellow card, after landing an elbow on Manuel Ugarte.

Uruguay’s Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa took the blame for being unable to craft a win against ten-men in the second half.

“Uruguay were clearly in a position to win this game…I take special responsibility for not having been able to establish an advantage when we had the players capable of doing so,” he said.

French businesses help boost Kingdom’s economy

As Cambodia gears up for the second France-Cambodia Business Forum next week, the Kingdom is awash with French-owned business success stories. Prominent French names in the business sector highlighted the infinite potential of Cambodia’s economy. The upcoming event follows the inaugural Cambodia Branding Forum on March 28, 2024.

Organised by the France-Cambodia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFC) together with the Cambodia Committee of French Foreign Trade Advisors (CCEF) and the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC), the event also has the support of the French Embassy in Cambodia, MEDEF International, and the Cambodian Oknha Association. Scheduled for July 8-10, the event will be staged under the presidency of Prime Minister Hun Manet.

Last year trade between the two countries soared to €1,363 million, making France the second biggest European trading partner, just behind Germany. French exports shot up 31 percent over the previous year. Exports mainly comprised agri-food, pharmaceuticals, metallurgical and metal products. In the same year, French imports from Cambodia notched €1,192 million, mainly in textiles, agri-food and bicycles.

There has also been a significant hike in French investments with stock escalating to approximately €560 million. This has mainly been in the sectors of construction, agro-industry and services.

French firms have been involved in critical infrastructure projects, including airports, transportation, telecommunications and energy, said Charles Julliard, Executive Director, French Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (CCIFC) to Khmer Times on Tuesday. These projects have not only improved the country’s infrastructure but also facilitated smoother business operations and connectivity, which are crucial for economic growth.

Investments in airports made by French group VINCI (almost $1 billion invested since 1995) have fostered tourism development and, more generally, economic development of the country.

Today, as French investment in terms of FDI in Cambodia, is behind the US, Canada or the UK, there is a huge potential for improvement, said Tea Thierry, VP, Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation. French businesses have been actively part of the Cambodian business ecosystem. He mentioned the presence of names like Total, Accor or Bolloré contributing to developing local talents and international standards in key industries from energy and hospitality to logistics.

French contributions are characterised by quality, cultural integration, and sustainability in specific sectors, said Jeremie Clement, General Manager, Peninsula Phnom Penh. French businesses have primarily focused on hospitality, retail, banking, and infrastructure, with notable contributions from companies like Decathlon, BRED Bank and Vinci.

MoT reports 2% fall of int’l tourists in May

The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) Tuesday reported that 524,390 international tourists visited Cambodia in May this year, a decrease of 2 percent compared to 533,932 in April but a rise of nearly 16 percent compared to the same month in 2023 which recorded only 442,114 foreigners.

The Tourism Statistics Department of MoT reported that the number of international tourists visiting the Kingdom over the past five months reached 2,640,999 people, accounting for about 48 percent of the total tourists travelling to Cambodia last year.

From January to May, foreign tourists travelled by land and waterways recorded 1,654,564 people while 986,435 passengers travelled by air transport through the three airports including the Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI) received 281,370 tourists, the Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) welcomed 699,007 tourists and 6,058 from the Sihanouk International Airport (KOS).

The PNH contributed up to 70.8 percent of the total air market in Cambodia in the first five months, followed by SAI which stands for 28.5 percent while the remaining travelled through the KOS.

The top 10 markets from January to May were tourists from Thailand, Vietnam China, Lao PDR, the United States, Korea, France Indonesia, the United Kingdom and Japan. The tourists from Thailand were the highest, reaching 770,371 people, followed by 528,252 Vietnamese and 326,003 Chinese.

As per the report, in May the international tourists who travelled by air recorded 161,478 passengers while 362,912 travelled by land and waterways, a sum of 524,390 tourists in the first month.

The number marked a tiny decrease of about 2 percent compared to the total international tourist in April which recorded 533,932 travellers nationwide but if compared to 442,114 tourists in the first five months of 2023, the report proved an increase of 15.6 percent instead.

Tripadvisor Inc – an American tour company – stated that four tourist destinations in Cambodia have been recognised as the top tourist attractions in Asia of which Angkor Wat ranked second on the list, followed by the Ta Prohm and Bayon temples standing at rank 19th & 20th and lastly is the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh.

កម្ពុជាប្រកាសផ្លាស់ប្តូរឆ្នាំគោលគណនេយ្យជាតិ

រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាបានផ្លាស់ប្តូរឆ្នាំគោលគណនេយ្យជាតិពីឆ្នាំ២០០០ មកឆ្នាំ២០១៤ ដើម្បីផ្តល់ភាពត្រឹមត្រូវជាងមុនសម្រាប់រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធបច្ចុប្បន្ននៃសេដ្ឋកិច្ច នេះបើយោងតាមមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលជាតិស្ថិតិរបស់ក្រសួងផែនការ។

មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលជាតិស្ថិតិបានអោយដឹងថាពិធីបើកសិក្ខាសាលាផ្សព្វផ្សាយស្តីពីលទ្ធផលនៃការផ្លាស់ប្តូរឆ្នាំគោលគណនេយ្យជាតិឆ្នាំ២០១៤ត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងកាលពីថ្ងៃអង្គារនៅ សុខាភ្នំពេញ ក្រោមវត្តមានរបស់លោក ប៊ិន ត្រឈៃ រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងផែនការ លោក ផាន់ ផល្លា រដ្ឋលេខាធិការក្រសួងសេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ និងតំណាងក្រសួង ស្ថាប័នពាក់ព័ន្ធ និងដៃគូអភិវឌ្ឍន៍។

រដ្ឋាភិបាលនៃបណ្តាប្រទេសជាច្រើនបានធ្វើការត្រួតពិនិត្យឡើងវិញនូវវិធីសាស្រ្តគណនាឆ្នាំគោលផលិតផលក្នុងស្រុកសរុប (GDP) រៀងរាល់ប្រាំឆ្នាំម្តង ឬយ៉ាងហោចណាស់រៀងរាល់ដប់ឆ្នាំម្តង ដើម្បីឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងពីការផ្លាស់ប្តូរទិន្នផល និងការប្រើប្រាស់។

ដោយឡែក តាំងពីឆ្នាំ២០០០មក កម្ពុជាមិនបានត្រួតពិនិត្យឡើងវិញនូវវិធីសាស្រ្តគណនាឆ្នាំគោលផលិតផលក្នុងស្រុកសរុបទេ។

ប៉ុន្តែបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ កម្ពុជាបានធ្វើកិច្ចការនេះដោយអនុលោមតាមស្តង់ដារអន្តរជាតិដែលកំណត់ដោយប្រព័ន្ធគណនេយ្យជាតិរបស់នាយកដ្ឋានស្ថិតិនៃអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ (SNA) ក្នុងឆ្នាំ ២០០៨។

វិទ្យាស្ថានជាតិស្ថិតិបានបង្កើតគំរូមួយដោយសហការជាមួយមូលនិធិរូបិយវត្ថុអន្តរជាតិ អង្គការ UNESCAP ធនាគារអភិវឌ្ឍន៍អាស៊ី និងធនាគារពិភពលោក។

គំរូនេះបានផ្តល់នូវរូបភាពលម្អិតនៃរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធសេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងទំនាក់ទំនងរវាងផលិតផល និងឧស្សាហកម្មនៅក្នុងឆ្នាំដែលបានកំណត់ ដោយផ្តល់នូវធាតុនៃដំណើរការផលិតកម្ម ការប្រើប្រាស់ទំនិញ និងសេវាកម្ម និងប្រាក់ចំណូល។

សេដ្ឋកិច្ចកម្ពុជាបានឆ្លងកាត់ការផ្លាស់ប្តូររចនាសម្ព័ន្ធសំខាន់ៗចាប់តាំងពីឆ្នាំ២០០០ ជាមួយនឹងការផ្លាស់ប្តូរពីវិស័យកសិកម្មឆ្ពោះទៅរកសេវាកម្ម និងឧស្សាហកម្ម។

លោក ប៊ិន ត្រឈៃ រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងផែនការ បានលើកឡើងថា រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធផលិតផលក្នុងស្រុកសរុប បានផ្លាស់ប្តូរដោយឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងពីការកើនឡើងនៃចំណែកវិស័យផលិតកម្ម សំណង់ និងសេវាកម្ម។ លោកបានបន្តថា ការពិនិត្យឡើងវិញនេះគឺដើម្បីវាស់ស្ទង់ទំហំ និងរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធផលិតផលក្នុងស្រុកសរុបអោយកាន់តែត្រឹមត្រូវ ដោយចាប់យកការពិតនៃទិដ្ឋភាពសេដ្ឋកិច្ចដែលកំពុងផ្លាស់ប្តូរយ៉ាងឆាប់រហ័សរបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ស្របតាមប្រព័ន្ធគណនីជាតិឆ្នាំ២០០៨ និងចំណាត់ថ្នាក់ចំណាត់ថ្នាក់ឧស្សាហកម្មទី៤ (ISIC4.0)។

លោកបានលើកឡើងនៅសុន្ទរកថាបើកថា៖ «ការពិនិត្យឡើងវិញ និងការផ្លាស់ប្តូរឆ្នាំគោលគណនេយ្យជាតិ គឺចាំបាច់សម្រាប់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាដើម្បីធ្វើបច្ចុប្បន្នភាពរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធសេដ្ឋកិច្ចរបស់ខ្លួន»។

លោកបានបញ្ជាក់ថា ការគណនា GDP របស់កម្ពុជាពីមុនបានប្រើឆ្នាំ២០០០ ជាឆ្នាំគោល ហើយវិធីសាស្ត្រដែលប្រើនៅពេលនោះគឺហួសសម័យ ដោយមិនបានចាប់យកវិសាលភាពពេញលេញនៃសកម្មភាពសេដ្ឋកិច្ច។

លោកបានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរឆ្នាំគោលគណនេយ្យជាតិនេះអនុញ្ញាតឱ្យមានការវាយតម្លៃជាក់ស្តែងបន្ថែមទៀតនៃសកម្មភាពសេដ្ឋកិច្ចនៅទូទាំងវិស័យផ្សេងៗគ្នា។

អគ្គនាយកដ្ឋានគោលនយោបាយនៃក្រសួងសេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុបាននិយាយថា ទិន្នន័យ GDP ត្រឹមត្រូវគឺមានសារៈសំខាន់សម្រាប់ការរៀបចំគោលនយោបាយប្រកបដោយប្រសិទ្ធភាព។

អគ្គនាយកដ្ឋានគោលនយោបាយបានលើកឡើងនៅក្នុងបទបង្ហាញរបស់ខ្លួនថា “ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរឆ្នាំគោលគណនេយ្យជាតិផ្តល់នូវមូលដ្ឋានគ្រឹះដែលអាចទុកចិត្តបានជាងមុនសម្រាប់ការកំណត់គោលដៅសេដ្ឋកិច្ច ការបែងចែកធនធាន និងការត្រួតពិនិត្យវឌ្ឍនភាព”។

ផ្អែកលើផលិតផលក្នុងស្រុកសរុបសម្រាប់ឆ្នាំ២០២២ សេដ្ឋកិច្ចកម្ពុជាមានទំហំ ១៦០,១ ទ្រីលានរៀល ស្មើនឹង ៣៩,៥ ពាន់លានដុល្លារ កើនឡើង ៥,១ ភាគរយ និងប្រាក់ចំណូលសម្រាប់មនុស្សម្នាក់មានប្រមាណ ២៣៤៥ ដុល្លារ។

Some 521,950 foreign tourists visit Angkor Park in the first semester

The famed Angkor Archaeological Park, Cambodia’s most attractive tourism landscape, received 521,950 foreign tourists in the first semester of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 35 percent.

The figures, shared by the Angkor Enterprise, revealed a substantial increase in revenue from the entrance pass sales, which rose by 36 percent to a significant $24.35 million.

The source pointed out that in June alone, the enterprise earned a total income of $2.15 million, up 18 percent from June 2023. 49,692 registered foreign tourists, a 20 percent year-on-year rise, the enterprise’s source said.

The entrance fee for a one-day visit to the park is $37, a three-day visit costs $62, and a week-long visit is $72.

Situated in Siem Reap northwest province, the 401-square-km Angkor Archaeological Park, a testament to the Khmer Empire’s rich history, is home to 91 ancient temples, which had been built from the 9th to the 13th centuries.

The park, inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1992, is the most popular tourist destination in the Kingdom.

According to the same report, Koh Ker – the Khmer Empire’s sole capital from 928 to 944 CE and listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in September 2023, welcomed 10,828 foreign visitors during the first half of this year, generating $162,420 as income from entrance pass sales.

The Royal Government has formed the Cambodia Tourism Marketing and Promotion Board, composed of representatives from the public and private sectors, to promote Cambodia’s tourism to the international markets.

In 2023, more than 790,000 foreign tourists bought entrance passes to visit Angkor, generating $37 million as income, an increase of 222 percent compared to a year before.AKP

Japan Begins Circulating New Banknotes; New Bills Contain Advanced Anti-counterfeiting Measures

The Bank of Japan began delivering newly designed banknotes to financial institutions on Wednesday, marking the first renewal in 20 years.

The new banknotes will be available at financial institution counters and ATMs once they are ready.

Shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, one-meter-tall stacks of the newly designed bills were loaded into a security vehicle at the BOJ’s head office in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, as a BOJ official instructed the staffers to “begin issuing the new BOJ banknotes.”

BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said, “I hope the new banknotes will be widely distributed to the public and help lubricate the wheel axles of the economy,”

The new ¥10,000 bill features Eiichi Shibusawa, known as “the father of Japanese capitalism,” and the new ¥5,000 bill bears a portrait of Umeko Tsuda, a pioneer of women’s higher education in Japan. Bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato is the face of the new ¥1,000 bill.

Advanced anti-counterfeiting technologies have been introduced with the banknote renewal. They include a type of 3D hologram technology that makes the banknote portrait appear to rotate when viewed from different angles.

The National Printing Bureau is expected to deliver about 7.5 billion banknotes to the BOJ’s head office and branches by the end of March 2025.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the head office on Wednesday morning to inspect the issuance of the banknotes.

Afterward, he attended a press conference with Ueda, saying: “The new banknotes are suitable for the new era. I hope the public will receive them well and vitalize the economy.”

Some financial institutions began handling the banknotes on Wednesday, but the three megabank groups — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. and Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. — said they will begin handling them at their branches on or after Thursday in principle.

A ceremony commemorating the change of the portrait on the ¥10,000 bill from Yukichi Fukuzawa to Shibusawa was held Wednesday morning at the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The event was hosted by hometowns of Fukuzawa and Shibusawa, Nakatsu in Oita Prefecture and Fukaya in Saitama Prefecture, respectively.

The mayors mixed local sake from their cities into a kettle-like vessel, poured into two cups and drank together. and then recited the spirit of Fukuzawa and Shibusawa before ringing a bell to pray for the prosperity of the Japanese economy.

In Fukaya, a countdown event was held at the city center from Tuesday night, and more than 300 residents and other people gathered to celebrate the issuance of the new ¥10,000 bill. As the clock struck midnight, cheers and shouts congratulating the issuance of the new bills were heard, and a traditional decorative paper ball was split open.

Tsuda, whose portrait is on the new ¥5,000 bill, is the founder of Tsuda College, the predecessor of Tsuda University.

On Wednesday, the university held a commemorative talk event at Tokyo Gymnasium adjacent to the university’s Sendagaya Campus in Shibuya Ward. President Yuko Takahashi exchanged opinions with former Japanese women’s national soccer team member Mana Iwabuchi, 31, among others about women’s activities on the international stage.

Flags depicting the face of the new ¥1,000 bill were seen throughout tourist spots and along a national highway in Oguni, Kumamoto Prefecture, where Kitasato was born.

Trying to capitalize on this occasion, the town is selling related products, such as junmai sake with labels that resemble the new ¥1,000 bill and rice crackers branded with the new ¥1,000 bill.

Japanese FM outlines agenda for maiden Cambodia visit

In her maiden visit to Cambodia, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kamikawa Yoko, along with Cambodian leaders, will discuss a new approach for the Cambodia-Japan relationship and cooperation.

The Japanese Foreign Minister will also take this opportunity to enhance landmine-clearance cooperation in Southeast Asia, with the support of Japan.

Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday that Japan’s Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko will pay an official visit to Cambodia Friday and Saturday this week.

In its statement, a ministry spokesman said Kamikawa will be paying separate courtesy calls to Senate President Hun Sen and Prime Minister Hun Manet. She will also be holding a bilateral meeting with her Cambodian counterpart, Sok Chenda Sophea.

“The visit by Her Excellency Kamikawa Yoko will keep the momentum of frequent high-level exchanges and further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Cambodia and Japan,” the Cambodian Foreign Ministry said.

In a recent press conference, Kamikawa announced her plan to visit Cambodia and the Philippines this month.

“From the 5th to the 9th of July, if circumstances allow, I will visit Cambodia and the Philippines for the first time as Foreign Minister,” she said while addressing the press in Tokyo.

She added that the visit, marking the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan friendship and cooperation, aims to deepen heartfelt relations and address current issues.

“We will confirm the progress of the concrete cooperation in Cambodia through meetings with key decision makers in the government, including Sok Chenda Sophea, the Foreign Minister,” she said. “We will enhance the relationship with the Hun Manet administration based on long-term cooperation and development in Cambodia. We will make the new approach of bilateral cooperation.”

Kamikawa said that one main issue that she will focus on during the visit to Cambodia and the Philippines will be to facilitate both Southeast Asian countries’ efforts and cooperation on mine clearance.

“Japan has been cooperating with the Cambodia Mine Action Centre for many years, and it has become a leading mine action centre, not only in Cambodia but also extending its support to third countries, including Ukraine,” she added. “Taking advantage of the opportunity my visit to Cambodia offers, we would like to indicate the possibility of mine action support in the Philippines as well.”

Kamikawa added that she will hold a “two-plus-two” security dialogue involving Japanese and Philippine defence and foreign ministers while in Manila, adding that Japan will boost its support for stateless residents of the Philippines who were born to Japanese nationals and were left there amid the turmoil following World War II.

While meeting Chenda Sophea in December last year in Japan, Kamikawa already stated that she welcomes advances in cooperation with Cambodia in the areas of demining and peacebuilding, and, in the area of landmines in particular, cooperation is already advanced for demining assistance in third countries, including in Ukraine, and the two ministers confirmed their continued collaboration.

She added that Japan intends to further advance cooperation in security, digital, and cybersecurity measures. Kamikawa also stated that Japan intends to revitalise intellectual, cultural, and people-to-people exchanges through the “Next-Generation Co-Creation Partnership: WA Project 2.0” and exchange programmes, including JENESYS (Japan East-Asia Exchange for Students and Youths).

Japan stands out as Cambodia’s top donor country, having provided $1.2 billion in official development assistance since 1992.

According to Heng Ratana, Director-General of CMAC, Japan has been playing an exceptional role in helping Cambodia obtain advanced modern technology for clearing landmines as well as training deminers. For instance, Japan last year approved a grant of over $1.39 million for the clearing of cluster munitions, landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the country.

“Japan will also provide nearly $14 million to build the world’s largest anti-personnel mine-shaped museum and a mine action training centre in Siem Reap and Kampong Chhnang provinces,” Ratana added.

“Thanks to Japan’s assistance, Cambodia has grown to become a country that is even able to help other countries solve their landmine issues.”

Yang Peou, Secretary-General of the Royal Academy of Cambodia, said the visit by the new Japanese Foreign Minister will open more doors for more positive cooperation between the countries and unconditional assistance from Japan.

“Japan, as a great friend of Cambodia, has helped the Kingdom in every sector,” he said. “Even regarding politics, especially elections, Japan has never expressed any doubt or concern over the democratic process in Cambodia.”

“We hope that through the visit, both countries will discover more paths for cooperation, either bilateral or multilateral,” Peou added.

A veteran politician with an impressive résumé, Kamikawa’s academic background includes the University of Tokyo and Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. She also served as a policy staff fellow for then-US Senator Max Baucus. In her political career, she was Japan’s Justice Minister three times and Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs.

In September 2023, Kamikawa became Japan’s first female Foreign Minister in 20 years. Since her appointment, she has demonstrated her diplomatic skills through several high-profile overseas visits, including to the Middle East, Ukraine, and a tour of Europe and North America. In January this year, Kamikawa launched a new “Women, Peace, and Security (WPS)” task force to address gender-inclusive security issues. While maintaining Japan’s long-term foreign policy stance as a proactive contributor to peace, her energetic diplomatic efforts have brought her significant international recognition.