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Cambodia and Thailand are holding another round of discussions to brainstorm the most effective way to transform the Thma Da border crossing into an international checkpoint – between western Pursat province and Trat in Thailand – to stimulate trade and tourism cooperation between the two countries.

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the US stood at $9.159 billion in 2021, rising by 32.6 per cent from $6.906 billion a year earlier, following an 18.0 per cent uptick from 2019, according to US Census Bureau (USCB) data on February 10.

Phnom Penh International Airport handled 55,000 tonnes of air freight in 2021, surging by about 28 per cent from a year earlier, according to a State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) report.

The newly upgraded 84.74km stretch of National Road 5 – from Battambang town north to Banteay Meanchey provincial capital Sisophon – will improve trade, tourism and investment between Cambodia and Thailand, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen.

The newly upgraded 84.74km stretch of National Road 5 – from Battambang town north to Banteay Meanchey provincial capital Sisophon – will improve trade, tourism and investment between Cambodia and Thailand, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen. The premier made the comment at the inauguration ceremony of the road segment on January 10.

Cambodia is looking for workarounds to ship cargo to China while avoiding the risks and problems associated with ongoing severe congestion at Sino-Vietnamese land border gates, which has been blamed on Beijing’s response to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and its “dynamic zero-Covid” policy.

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh/Asia News Network): Cambodia has largely avoided the recent turmoil in global trade linked to Beijing’s strict zero-Covid policy, which has left a fair share of China-bound merchandise from the kingdom’s neighbours stuck in congestion, causing untold losses for involved companies, industry players have said.

Cambodia has largely avoided the recent turmoil in global trade linked to Beijing’s strict zero-Covid policy, which has left a fair share of China-bound merchandise from the Kingdom’s neighbours stuck in congestion, causing untold losses for involved companies, industry players have said.

Cambodia has largely avoided the recent turmoil in global trade linked to Beijing’s strict zero-Covid policy, which has left a fair share of China-bound merchandise from the Kingdom’s neighbours stuck in congestion, causing untold losses for involved companies, industry players have said.

The value of imports and exports passing through the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) reached $2.001 billion in the first 11 months of 2021, marking a 40 per cent year-on-year surge from $1.429 billion, the operator reported at the weekend.