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Share Gov't committed to expand BFC to travel goods Thu, 6 May 2021 The Cambodian government, through the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, is committed to expanding the scope of the implementation of the Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) project to travel goods and bag factories to boost competitiveness in the industry. Ministry secretary of state Heng Sour made the remark on May 6 during a meeting with the US Trade Representative (USTR) via video link. The meeting focused on the Cambodia-US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) and discussed progress in the field of labour...

BenarNews Laos on Monday saw its biggest jump in cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, since the pandemic began more than a year ago, as the impoverished nation expanded a lockdown and added additional capacity at treatment centers to deal with the drastic rise in infections. Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh, director general of the Communicable Disease Control Department under the Ministry of Health, told reporters during a news conference Monday that authorities had tested nearly 2,700 people “and found that 113 of them are positive for COVID-19, bringing the natio...

Share Factory owners and directors in the bag, travel-goods, textile and garment export sectors have been told to register with Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) and obtain certification on working conditions. Post Staff Ministries: Join BFC or lose export privileges Tue, 23 February 2021 Two ministries on February 22 ordered factory owners and directors in the textile, garment, bag and travel-goods export sectors to register with Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) and obtain certification on working conditions. Certification will allow factories, enterprises and labour contractors to export merch...

Share UK envoy vows stronger trade Sun, 21 February 2021 The British Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam on February 18 pledged to give her all to mobilise British investors and businessmen to analyse and maximise investment and trade potential and advantages in Cambodia and reap the full benefits of the ASEAN country’s preferential trade tariffs. Heather Wheeler, who is also Conservative member of Parliament (MP) for South Derbyshire district, made the remark at a discussion meeting with Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak held via video link. Cambodia was among 46 ot...

Share Rice inventories are at risk of expanding if exports are pressured by high ocean freight rates. Heng Chivoan Cambodia’s export-import challenged by staggering ocean freight rates Thu, 28 January 2021 Global surge in container shipping rates are pressing shippers who have had to absorb 25 to 30 per cent of costs at a time when every penny matters ‘Crazy world,” Song Saran, president of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), exclaimed in the company of industry players on the sharp uptick of ocean freight rates. The rates, which have been rising since the second half of 2020, are now five...