Phnom Penh Post - Cambodia-Vietnam relations satisfactory
Cambodia and Vietnam are satisfied with the state of bilateral relations,
officials from both countries said after high-ranking talks. The comments came
after a meeting of a Vietnamese National Assembly delegation, led by Chairman
Nguyen Phu Trong, and a Cambodian parliamentary delegation led by National
Assembly president Heng Samrin. After the meeting Trong and Samrin signed an
agreement between the two legislative bodies to strengthen bilateral
co-operation.
Negotiations on EBA being heldIn an effort to defuse tensions, a senior government official said Cambodia is negotiating with the European Union (EU) on the Everything But Arms (EBA) trade deal, which allows the Kingdom to export goods to the 28-member bloc tariff-free. The EU notified Cambodia on October 5
Ministers to tackle sea pollutantsPreah Sihanouk provincial authorities and members of local communities have collected 77 tonnes of water hyacinth at a Sihanoukville beach, Preah Sihanouk Provincial Hall spokesperson Or Saroeun said. He told The Post yesterday that the aquatic weeds had been floating along some of the province’s
Chinese police escort deported scam suspectsNinety-one Chinese nationals accused of extorting money from victims in a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) scam were deported from Phnom Penh International Airport on Monday under the escort of 182 Chinese police personnel. General Department of Immigration head of investigations Ouk Hay Seila told reporters
EU officials: Ending EBA an 18-month procedureEU officials have confirmed that it will take a total of 18 months to complete the procedure if Cambodia’s preferential Everything But Arms (EBA) trade agreement is to be withdrawn. According to EU Agriculture and Rural Development spokesman Daniel Rosario, the formal process has not
