Cambodia has rejected a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) recommendation submitted by five countries at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) calling on the Kingdom to issue a standing invitation to UN special procedures to visit at any time.
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The 2019 Vietnam – Cambodia Trade and Investment Promotion Forum was held on July 9 in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh.
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) recent US$60 million loan to Cambodia is set to boost the skills and competitiveness of its growing labour force as the country’s economy undergoes a key transition.
Cambodia shipped 118,401 tonnes of rice to China in the first half of 2019, an annual increase of 66 percent.
The Labour Ministry and GIZ of the Germany signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen labour inspections and gender equality in the garment industry.
Defence minister Tea Banh said he firmly supports a joint commitment by Asean member states towards strengthening sustainable security in the region.http://bit.ly/2XBdZ5Y;
