New bridge to aid cross-border trade

Cambodia will build a bridge connecting Kandal Province’s Chrey Thom District with Vietnam in a bid to boost cross-border trade.

The 20 million USD bridge would become an international checkpoint where business would increase because of easier transportation, the Phnom Penh Post quoted Em Sovannara, a department head at the Council of Ministers International Relations Department, as saying.

The Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia is looking for ways to expand trade ties. Trade between the two countries is expected to reach 1.5 billion USD this year, according to Mao Thora, an official of the ministry.

There are currently around 40 border crossings between Cambodia and Vietnam.

VNA

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