CAMBODIA
- Cambodia’s economy is recovering well after COVID-19, but global headwinds could pose risks to a positive outlook in months to come the World Bank said in a report. (Khmer Times)
- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $50m policy-based loan aimed at supporting the government of Cambodia to diversify the country’s economy and boost its global competitiveness. (Khmer Times)
- The ILO Director General Gilbert Houngbo has touched on concerns raised over the partial withdrawal of the Kingdom’s Everything-But-Arms (EBA) trade status which Cambodian unions say is affecting the job sector. (Khmer Times)
LAO PDR
- Laos has shipped the first batch of 25 containers of bananas containing 500 tonnes to China via the Lao-China Railway. (KPL)
- Action has been taken against the owners of 22,230 vehicles that were imported and used illegally in Laos, with tens of thousands of unlawfully imported vehicles discovered, the government has told the National Assembly (NA). (Vientiane Times)
VIET NAM:
- A document on Việt Nam’s participation in the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled has been handed over to Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation Daren Tang for legal copyrighting. (Viet Nam News)
- A national forum on the development of digital technology enterprises (Make in Vietnam Forum 2022), one of the biggest annual events of Vietnam’s digital technology industry, was held in Hanoi. (Vietnam Plus)
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