Thailand, Cambodia mull joint business, trade body

Thailand and Cambodian signed an agreement for the formation of a joint business council to promote bilateral trade and investment. The memorandum of understanding was officially endorsed on Tuesday evening by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen on the sidelines of the 5th Summit of Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) in the Lao PDR capital. … The Thai-Vietnam business council has been set up with an emphasis on cooperation on rubber, rice and tourism, [ Ms Yingluck] said. … The Thai premier is in Vientiane to attend the ACMECS summit with leaders of Lao PDR, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar during which Thailand will offer to extend assistance to the neighbouring countries for joint trade, industrial, agricultural, energy and tourism development.

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