Ministry of industry and trade

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Trade activities across the Vietnam- Cambodia border have been maintained despite the halt of entry and exit of citizens and tourists as a measure to curb the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Talking to Vietnam News Agency reporters, Truong Cong Nhan of the customs division at Khanh Binh Border Gate under An Giang provincial Customs Office, said that the transportation of commodities through the Khanh Binh - Chrey Thom border gate pair still continues as normal, with about 40 trucks a day, equivalent to the amount before the entry-exit suspension order became effective on March 18. On recent days, medical quarantine measures have been strictly applied to trucks entering Vietnam to receive goods exported to Cambodia. At the Khanh Binh border gate, 82km south of Cambodia’s Phnom Penh capital, the three forces, including medical quarantine, border guards and customs, have worked closely to guide … [Read more...] about Trade across Vietnam-Cambodia border remains stable amid COVID-19 outbreak

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"Therefore, I hope the government would consider it carefully, resume exports timely, not let the need to rescue rice farmers happen and prevent a repeat of the 2008 rice crisis," Xuan said. "To ensure food security, the government should strictly control exports and impose heavy penalties on speculation cases." … [Read more...] about Farmers big losers if Vietnam stops rice exports: experts

The Ministry of Industry and Trade recently asked Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to allow rice exports to continue shortly after the General Department of Vietnam Customs ordered its local offices to suspend rice export clearance from March 24 over food security concerns. … [Read more...] about Eight million tons of Vietnamese rice available for export

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