China ASEN Expo starts on Friday

Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh and 100 Cambodian companies are set to represent the Kingdom at the 9th China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, China, which starts tomorrow, according to officials. The expo will include representatives from all 10 ASEAN countries and China itself. Cambodian officials will seek new trade deals and to sign a number of trade and investment memorandums of understanding (MOUs), according to Director of Trade Promotion for the Ministry of Commerce Sen Sopha. … At Cambodia’s own promotion event to take place at the expo, 500 Chinese businesspeople have been invited to attend, where they will hear about investment opportunities in the Kingdom, Sen said, and the “rice products, handicrafts, gems and jewellery, furniture, processed food, silk and other items that Cambodia produces”. …

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