Can Tho links with Cambodian province

1 April 2013
Viet Nam News
Agricultural commodities, processing and products / Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Crop products and commodities / Economy and commerce / Industries / Investment / Rice / Rice / Tourism
Agro-business company / aquaculture / Battambang / Battambang Province / Battambang province head Prach Chann / Can Tho city / Can Tho People's Committee / Can Tho People's Committee chairman Nguyen Thanh Son / Commerce / deep-water port / Infrastructure / international airport / Investment / Mekong Delta / Nguyen Thanh Son / Phnom Penh / Prach Chann / rice / rice export / Tourism

The Can Tho city and Cambodian province of Battambang have signed a memorandum of understanding on economic co-operation that covers commerce, investment, and tourism. The two sides will create favourable conditions for businesses from the two localities to co-operate in areas like processing of farm produce, goods distribution, investing in processing plants for farm and aquaculture produce, animal husbandry, and tourism. ... Several Can Tho businesses are seeking opportunities to co-operate with their Battambang counterparts to purchase and process paddy and rice for export. Located in the north-west of Cambodia nearly 300km from the capital Phnom Penh, Battambang has a population of over 1 million of whom 81 per cent are farmers. The province harvests 2 million tonnes of rice a year and has innumerable ponds and lakes suitable for aquaculture. ...

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