Cambodia has rejected a UN Human Rights\nCouncil (UNHRC) recommendation submitted by five countries at the Universal\nPeriodic Review (UPR) calling on the Kingdom to issue a standing invitation to\nUN special procedures to visit at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/2LfXVzX<\/a>; https:\/\/bit.ly\/2YNZDvK<\/a>; <\/p>\n\n\n\n The 2019 Vietnam \u2013 Cambodia Trade and\nInvestment Promotion Forum was held on July 9 in the Cambodian capital of Phnom\nPenh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/bit.ly\/2YRyub8;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Asian Development Bank\u2019s (ADB)\nrecent US$60 million loan to Cambodia is set to boost the skills and\ncompetitiveness of its growing labour force as the country\u2019s economy undergoes\na key transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/bit.ly\/2JCeAL0;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cambodia shipped 118,401 tonnes of rice\nto China in the first half of 2019, an annual increase of 66 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/bit.ly\/30yluIa;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Labour Ministry and GIZ of the\nGermany signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen labour inspections\nand gender equality in the garment industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n