The letter, sent to Hun Sen on Wednesday, represents major apparel and footwear companies, including Adidas, Levis Strauss, New Balance, Puma, Ralph Lauren, Under Armour, VF Corporation and American Apparel & Footwear Association
China's close alliance with Cambodia has been forged, in large part, with billions of dollars in aid and investment tied to Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, which provides developmental assistance around the world to strengthen trade ties and political influence.
Hun Sen disputed “western” justifications to restore what he claimed to be a functioning democracy.
Last month, Interior Minister Sar Kheng seemed almost hopeless at the ministry’s efforts to curb road accidents and deaths, making a call for any stakeholders to provide new solutions for the issue.
As exports to the EU have fallen, farmers said that rice dealers were using the tariffs as an excuse to lower rice prices in the market, leading to losses for farmers.
The IMF forecast showed that a complete suspension of the ‘Everything But Arms’ trade preferences would see Cambodia’s GDP growth rate drop by 3 percentage points.
A Ministry of Economy and Finance report pointed to a potential slowdown in the Cambodian economy next year, dropping from an estimated 7 percent in 2019 to 6.5 percent in 2020.
Reports suggest that as many as 100 employees of the hotel are demanding outstanding salaries, creating discontent over payroll issues.
In 2010, 74% of Cambodia's infants younger than 6 months were breastfed. By 2014, the most recent year available, Cambodia had gone from having one of the highest rates of breastfeeding to a middling 65%, according to the latest available government data confirmed by UNICEF.
A vegetable seller in Phnom Penh said produce was being imported from countries like Vietnam at cheaper rates than local production.
The Cambodian capital routinely faces flooding during the monsoon season, and evictions linked to filling of lakes has led to thousands of families being affected.
At the same ceremony, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung also called for sustained friendship with Cambodia and highlighted the success of the two countries’ border demarcation efforts.
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