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Southern provinces important to trade with Cambodia
More than 50 businesses from Vietnamese and Cambodian districts met in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to discuss how to improve investment cooperation, expand the market and increase exports into Cambodia . According to Deputy Director of the Dong Nai provincial Department of Industry ...
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/52377/business-in-brief-13-11.html
Govt okays 5-nation rice trade zone
The cabinet yesterday approved the Commerce Ministry’s plan to develop a rice trade partnership with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to stabilise international rice prices According to a source at the Commerce Ministry, the rice trade zone project will begin with Cambodia and will involve rice ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/320895/govt-okays-5-nation-rice-trade-zone
Insight: Land conflict, impunity dims Cambodia's awakening
Cambodia’s transformation from war-torn basket-case to one of Asia’s most promising emerging economies is being overshadowed by a backwards lurch in human rights and land policies that critics say are entrenching poverty. ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/12/us-cambodia-protests-idUSBRE8AB17J20121112
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia seek investments for Mekong sub region
Delegates attending a forum on investment and cooperation for the Mekong sub region, held in the central highland province of Dak Lak on November 9, all agreed that Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia need to work on common preferential policies to attract lucrative investments for the ...
Cheap Cambodian sand reaches city
The scarcity of sand in the city has forced construction companies to import sand mined from the Mekong River in Cambodia. A consignment of sand from Cambodia has already reached the city. More consignments are likely. The importers are likely to use the sand for ...
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cheap-cambodian-sand-reaches-city/article4082209.ece
CAMBODIA: Garment exports soar 9.9% in 9 months
Cambodia’s garment exports rose 9.9% to $3.44bn in the first nine months of this year, up from $ 3.13bn a year ago, according to the latest figures from the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce. ...
http://www.just-style.com/news/garment-exports-soar-99-in-9-months_id116076.aspx
Hun Sen to Hold Bilateral Talks With Obama During Summit
Prime Minister Hun Sen will hold bilateral talks with U.S. President Barack Obama when the newly re-elected American leader visits Phnom Penh during this month’s East Asia and Asean Summits. Mr. Hun Sen announced the bilateral meeting in a letter to Mr. Obama on Wednesday congratulating ...
Tax revenue up from 2011
Cambodia collected $633 million in taxes over the first 10 months of this year, a 31 per cent rise from $483 million over the same period last year, according to the General Department of Taxation. However, an opposition watchdog claimed the amount is still far ...
Refined sugar for domestic market
Phnom Penh Sugar will begin producing white sugar this month for the Cambodian market to reduce the demand for imported sugar, according to a spokeswoman for the firm. Chheang Kemsoun, a representative of Phnom Penh Sugar, told the Post yesterday the company would produce white sugar ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012110759620/Business/refined-sugar-for-domestic-market.html
A factory’s fainting crisis
In a single factory that supplies some of the biggest international brands, faintings occurred every day for five years, a new investigation by the Cambodian Legal Education Centre has found. Until just weeks ago, when the management installed new fans, three to four garments workers were ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012110759624/National-news/a-factorys-fainting-crisis.html
Kingdom’s trade deficit widens
Cambodia’s total exports increased more than 13 per cent in the first nine months of this year, with a year-on-year comparison indicating a widening trade deficit. A private-sector representative, an exporter and an independent economist said the slow growth was mainly due to the slowing of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012110759621/Business/kingdoms-trade-deficit-widens.html
Cambodia’s Rubber exports + 12%, revenues off 27% in 1st 9 months of Y 2012
Cambodia Monday reported a 12% rise in rubber latex exports in the first nine months of this year; however, revenues from the exports went down by 27% due to declining rubber prices in the international market. ...
Phnom Penh Port Cargo Up 15 Percent on Last Year
The amount of cargo entering Cambodia through the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port increased 14.92 percent over the first 10 months of the year compared to the same period in 2011, a port official said yesterday. “We are seeing that the major imports are construction equipment ...
Paddy Rice Price Fluctuates
The price of paddy rice in Cambodia’s northwestern provinces jumped to 1,500 riel from 1,350 riel per kilogram in mid-October on a lack of supply, but quickly fell to 1,360 riel. Meanwhile, the prices in the Cambodia-Vietnam border provinces rose from 1,300 riel to 1,390 ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012110659583/Business/paddy-rice-price-fluctuates.html
Cambodia, a potentially lucrative market for Vietnam
Exporting Vietnamese products to Cambodia is beneficial to both countries, however, in order to hold onto this market, Vietnamese firms must remain proactive and consistently advertise their brands and improve quality of their products and services. ...
Trade with Thailand increases
Trade between Cambodia and Thailand increased by about 40 per cent to US$3 billion in the first nine months of this year in comparison with the same period last year, according to figures provided by the Royal Embassy of Thailand in Cambodia. According to Nat Vimonchandra, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012110559559/Business/trade-with-thailand-increases.html
Indonesia in Talks With Cambodia Over Rice Export Deal
An Indonesian trade delegation is scheduled to visit Cambodia this month to finalize a trade deal that could see up to 100,000 tons of rice exported to Indonesia each year, Thon Virak, director general of state-owned rice exporter Green Trade Co., said on Friday. “Indonesia wants ...
Indonesia to import 100,000 tons of rice from Cambodia
Indonesia will import 100,000 tons of rice from Cambodia next month, Trade Ministry director general for foreign trade Deddy Saleh has said. The importation is a follow up from a joint trade agreement signed in August this year. “For the first batch, we will import 100,000 tons ...
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/11/01/indonesia-import-100000-tons-rice-cambodia.html
Swedish outcry has royal voice in midst
Growing calls in Sweden for multinational clothing giant H&M to increase wages for Cambodian garment workers have taken a royal twist. Cambodia’s Prince Charin Norodom, 38, who has lived in Sweden for more than 30 years, told the Post yesterday that he had been working behind ...
Beef price almost doubles
High demand for beef, particularly during the Islamic Qurban festival which ended yesterday, caused beef prices to almost double compared with the same period last year, according to Islamic leaders and officials. Him Khortieth, IKatan Mahabbah Muslimin’s (IMAN) representative in Cambodia, said the association planned to ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012103059462/Business/beef-price-almost-doubles.html
Milled rice boost: Cambodia gets US$1 million grant for milled rice exports
Cambodia has received a US$1 million grant in order to develop its milled rice industry and strengthen the country’s exporting capacity, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce. It is part of a larger, US$3-4 million grant from the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), a partnership ...
H&M slammed over wages
Criticism has mounted against Swedish multinational clothing company H&M in its home country following a documentary released last week that sheds light on wages in its source factories in Cambodia. The episode of Swedish network TV4’s Kalla Fakta, or Cold Facts, focuses mainly on Cambodian garment ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012102959442/National-news/ham-slammed-over-wages.html
Europe Adopts Resolution on Cambodian Rights Situation
Drawing from a long list of human rights abuses, the European Parliament has urged the Cambodian government to stop forced evictions, called on the European Commission (E.C.) to investigate the country’s controversial land concessions policy, and raised the prospect of sanctions. In a resolution passed Friday ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/europe-adopts-resolution-on-cambodian-rights-situation-4862/
European body sends a message
The European Parliament, representing one of the country’s largest donors, on Friday called for a moratorium on forced evictions, an overhaul of elections and even went so far as to suggest to the European Union that it suspend tariff-free imports of agricultural goods linked to ...