PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet met with Ms. Wen Jia, a shareholder of Alibaba and Chairman of the Public Affairs Section of Alibaba Group, in Beijing on October 17, 2023.

During the meeting, the Prime Minister expressed optimism that Cambodian entrepreneurs will use the Alibaba e-commerce platform to take full advantage of the international market.

The Prime Minister welcomed Alibaba's cooperation with Cambodian companies and enterprises to bring Cambodian products and services to the global market. He also expressed optimism that Cambodian entrepreneurs would use the Alibaba e-commerce platform to take full advantage of the international market.

Ms. Wen Jia thanked the Prime Minister for taking the time to meet with her and to witness the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia and Alibaba of China. The MOU will allow Cambodian products to be directly sold in the Chinese market as well as in ASEAN countries through the Global e-Commerce Platform – eWTP Platform.

Ms. Wen Jia added that the signing of the MOU has also received support from Samdech Techo Hun Sen in the past, and this achievement is in line with the digital economy in the first phase Pentagonal strategy of the Royal Government of Cambodia of the Seventh mandate.

She also briefed the Prime Minister on the progress of Alibaba, which now has a total of approximately 1.3 billion customers worldwide. She also mentioned that the company already sells Cambodian products on its e-commerce platform, such as rice and fruit. Alibaba also has an electronic platform for Chinese people to apply for Cambodian visas, and this service has received high interest and the number of applicants has increased significantly.