PHNOM PENH, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment projects worth 2.5 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of 2026, said a press release from the Council for the Development of Cambodia on Monday.

An aerial drone photo taken on March 15, 2025, shows the Phnom Penh toll station on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway in Cambodia. (Photo: Xinhua)

The kingdom approved a total of 146 investment projects from January to March, generating approximately 82,000 jobs, the press release added.

"Those licensed projects include special economic zones, a wind power plant, an electric vehicle assembly plant, a motorcycle assembly factory, a car tire plant, and a five-star hotel," it said.

Top foreign investors in the Southeast Asian country are from China, Malaysia, Singapore, the British Virgin Islands, and the United States, the press release said.