Duty-free supermarket set to open on Cambodia border

Thien Linh Company’s new duty-free supermarket will open this weekend on the Cambodian border in Tay Ninh Province.

Set up at a cost of VND100 billion (US$5.5 million), the 7,200-squaremeter Winmart in the Moc Bai Economic Zone will serve local residents and tourists traveling over the border.

It is expected to stock 20,000 items, including food and foodstuffs, alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, garments and home appliances, 30 percent of them Vietnamese High Quality Goods that are popular in Cambodia.

The government has licensed 60 businesses to trade duty-free in the area.

Minh Quang

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