The trade scheme is critical to Cambodia’s garment and footwear sector, which employs nearly one million people
Almost all Cambodian-made goods now enter EU duty-free; revocation of nation’s status would be disaster for villagers dependent on income from work in garment factories
Regionally, Cambodia fared better than Lao PDR and Myanmar, but was considerably lagging compared to its neighbors, Thailand and Vietnam
China is asking the World Trade Organization for the right to impose $2.4 billion in annual penalties on the United States in a case over Chinese subsidies dating back several years
The Garment Workers Association estimates that three million people would be impacted if Cambodia’s status changes, from the vendors outside factories who sell meals, to those in the microfinance sector who have loaned garment workers money because of their seemingly stable income
The slump increases pressure on Chinese leaders to avert politically dangerous job losses as they fight a tariff war, and it has global repercussions
The initial deal was announced on Friday by US President Donald Trump and included promises to increase purchases of US farm products and protections for intellectual property - but lacked specific details
'China Daily' warned Tuesday the two sides have yet to put last week's agreement on paper after President Donald Trump suspended a planned tariff hike
The two sides last held major talks in July but there was no major breakthrough in the trade dispute between the world's top two economies
Vietnam’s growth is bringing urban sprawl, especially in the two biggest cities -- the political capital of Hanoi in the north and the business hub of Ho Chi Minh City in the south
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