Cambodia, China Advance Cooperation in Metrology, Quality Infrastructure

Beijing, 17 November 2025 — The Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, H.E. Hem Vanndy, met with H.E. Luo Wen, Minister of the State Administration for Market Regulation of China, to advance cooperation on metrology and quality infrastructure under the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 17 April 2025 during President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Cambodia.

The two ministers discussed priority areas of cooperation in metrology, with a strong focus on upgrading Cambodia’s measurement and testing equipment, enhancing calibration capability and traceability systems, and expanding expert training. They also explored collaboration on food safety supervision, standardisation and conformity assessment.

Following the meeting, Minister Hem Vanndy held bilateral discussions with the National Institute of Metrology of China (NIM) and visited its laboratory facilities to explore further technical cooperation.

During the visit, NIM provided three pieces of metrology equipment to support the capacity development of the Cambodian National Metrology Centre.

Strengthened cooperation is expected to support mutual recognition of conformity assessment results and improve the reliability and international acceptance of Cambodian measurement data and certificates. This will help reduce technical barriers to trade, strengthen product safety and enhance the export competitiveness of Cambodian SMEs and industries.