Cambodian king visits Vietnam to cement bilateral ties
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni began a 3-day state visit to Vietnam starting on Monday at the invitation of Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, local media reported. The visit, the fourth made by Cambodian king since he came to the throne in 2004, will likely elevate further the two countries’ neighborliness, traditional friendship and multi-dimensional cooperation… Bilateral economic ties, including trade and investment, have developed strongly. Two-way trade exceeded 2.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2011 and expected to reach 3.4 billion dollars in 2012. Vietnam has invested over 2.4 billion dollars into 112 projects in Cambodia, focusing on rubber planting, mining, oil and gas exploration, energy, telecoms, finance and banking. Security and defense cooperation has also been strengthened to maintain stability and social order along the common border and prevent trans-national crimes…
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