According to the Cambodian China Times, the Asian Development Bank has announced the provision ofA $100 million concessional loan will assist the Cambodian government in reforming and investing in the technical and vocational education and training system to enhance the comprehensive quality of Cambodia's human resources.

According to a survey, Cambodia has a working population of 9 million, of which 49% are women, and the population under 30 years old accounts for 54% of the total population. Joshanna Varma, director of the Asian Development Bank in Cambodia, said that Cambodia has a rich labor force and is currently in the Demographic dividend period, but the comprehensive quality of the country's labor force still has much room for improvement. Cambodia's existing technical and vocational education and training courses can not meet the needs of economic development, and it needs to mobilize more forces and invest more funds. The Asian Development Bank has been assisting the Cambodian government in establishing a technology development fund since 2019.

Previously, former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen stated that the Cambodian government would implement new social protection projects and provide free training1.5 million members from poor families and vulnerable groups have acquired new knowledgeSkills to improve their living conditions while promoting economic development.

01Vietnamese e-commerce foreign suppliers pay nearly $170 million in taxes

According to Vietnam News Agency, in the first half of this year, 57 foreign e-commerce suppliers, including Google, Apple, Facebook, Netflix, and Tiktok, paid nearly 4 trillion Vietnamese đồng, about 170 million dollars, more than the tax paid in 2022.

It is reported that cross-border e-commerce has become one of the important economic pillars in Vietnam. CurrentlySix foreign suppliers collectively account for 90% of Vietnam's cross-border e-commerce service revenue%Its market shares are Facebook, Google, Tiktok, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft. The electronic portal for foreign suppliers in Vietnam has been in operation since March last year. Among the six enterprises mentioned above, a total of 57 have registered, declared, and paid taxes. The Vietnamese Taxation Bureau has stated that it is developing a regulation on the use of e-commerce platform database information to more effectively manage taxes and increase fiscal revenue.