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Senate president: Citizens enjoy New Year, unconcerned about US tariffs
Senate president Hun Sen remarked that he observed elderly Cambodians joyfully dancing and celebrating during the recent Khmer New Year, showing little concern over recent US tariff hikes, “except for uninformed analysts”. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/senate-president-citizens-enjoy-new-year-unconcerned-about-us-tariffs
US slaps massive tariffs on Southeast Asian solar panels; Cambodia stung 3.5K%
Starting in June, the US will enforce new tariffs — some exceeding 3,500%—on solar panel imports from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-slaps-massive-tariffs-on-southeast-asian-solar-panels-cambodia-stung-3-5k-
Manet: Senior officials ready to depart to US for tariff negotiations
As part of Prime Minister Hun Manet’s plans to negotiate the last-minute 49 per cent blanket tariffs placed on Cambodian imports by US President Donald trump, two senior officials are now on standby for a rapid departure to the US. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-senior-officials-ready-to-depart-to-us-for-tariff-negotiations
Manet calls for tariff calm; negotiations on the way
Prime Minister Hun Manet has explained how the US increase in import tariffs on goods demonstrates that the US has been and continues to incur significant losses from importing goods from many countries around the world, as reflected through its trade deficit. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-calls-for-tariff-calm-negotiations-on-the-way
Trump hits Cambodia with 49% tariff, threatening trade backbone
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs, hitting Cambodia with a 49% rate set to take effect April 9. The news broke on Thursday morning in Phnom Penh, sending officials and industry leaders scrambling to make sense of the tariffs. ...
CamboJA Staff
https://cambojanews.com/trump-hits-cambodia-with-49-tariff-threatening-trade-backbone/
Analysts confident Cambodia can diversify markets, will not be affected by US tariffs
Several government officials – and private sector representatives – have shared their belief that Cambodians should not be overly concerned about US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the Kingdom will be subject to 49% “Reciprocal Tariffs”. ...
‘Tariff’ calculations explained
Trump’s newly announced “reciprocal tariffs” appear to be based on a formula that relies on the trade imbalance between the US and its partners, rather than any real-world tariffs or duties imposed by other nations. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/-tariff-calculations-explained
Cambodia tops list of new Trump tariffs, 49%
US President Donald Trump has announced a 49% tariff on goods imported from Cambodia, the highest rate of the numerous tariffs he announced this morning, Cambodia time. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-tops-list-of-new-trump-tariffs-49-
Cambodia put on US travel ban draft list but hopes for positive evaluation
In a sweeping raft of graded travel bans abruptly issued by the US, Cambodia is confident it can work to be removed from the “yellow” list, with 60 days given to address concerns. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-put-on-us-travel-ban-draft-list
US to sanction 4 countries for refusing deportations
The Trump administration will impose visa sanctions on four countries that refuse to take back foreign nationals deemed to be in the US illegally, Department of Homeland Security spokesman Dave Lapan said Wednesday. The four countries — Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone, according to ...
Daivd Shortell
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/23/politics/trump-visa-sanctions-immigration/index.html
