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Foreign minister Prak Sokhonn has urged the US to consider lifting “unjustly imposed” visa restrictions for Cambodian foreign ministry officials as retaliation to the deportation agreement, in which the US accused Cambodia of being “uncooperative”.

ASEAN and the US have committed to signing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the 10th ASEAN-US Summit to be held in Cambodia in November, in a pact made during the ASEAN-US Special Summit in Washington, DC, last week.

A Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) and public Beijing-based university have teamed up to provide technical training to Cambodian students and other participants, and develop their expertise in the railway industry, as the Kingdom moves to modernise its rail infrastructure, according to the transport ministry.

Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence has issued a new Defence White Paper – the third such plan since 2000 – as it continues to defend itself against US accusations of a Chinese military presence at Ream Naval Base in the Gulf of Thailand.

More than 65,000 people descended upon Sihanoukville for the Cambodian Food and Products Fair, a three-day exhibition of Khmer food and products at Techo Square, according to the Preah Sihanouk provincial Department of Tourism.

Nearly $1.3 billion in financing has been provided to support the implementation of the Cambodia Industrial Development Policy (IDP), which aims to help the Kingdom diversify its manufacturing industries, according to latest figures from the Cambodia Cooperative Financing Database.

Foreign minister Prak Sokhonn has urged the US to consider lifting “unjustly imposed” visa restrictions for Cambodian foreign ministry officials as retaliation to the deportation agreement, in which the US accused Cambodia of being “uncooperative”.

A deaf and mute man was killed by a train while sitting drinking beer on the railway tracks in Samrung commune’s Samrung Krom village of Preah Sihanouk province’s Pry Nob district on May 15. Suon Kimsom, Prey Nop district police chief in charge of public order, identified the man as Tong Mao, 30, who lived in the village.

A Chinese company has invested nearly $70 million to grow six varieties of mangoes in Stung Treng province for export to the Chinese market, with plans to channel a further $500 million into a large-scale exporting operation down the line.