CLMV News – 6 March 2023

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CAMBODIA

The feasibility study of a navigation and logistics project to link the Bassac River in Phnom Penh to a “seaport” in the Kampot-Kep region shows that there are no technical, environmental or legal issues, according to the transport ministry. (Phnom Penh Post)

LAO PDR

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has increased the number of protected forests to 177 as part of efforts to restore forest cover to 70 percent of the country’s land area and ensure forests are sustainable. (Vientiane Times)

A developer has signed a US$692 million loan agreement to finance the 600MW “Monsoon Wind Power Project” in Laos, the largest in Southeast Asia, according to media reports. (Vientiane Times)

MYANMAR

Solidarity of Trade Union Myanmar issued a press release which says that over 2,000 workers were unemployed after two garment factories in Watayar industrial zone, Shwepyithar Township, Yangon Region were closed. (Mizzima)

VIET NAM

Hà Nội plans to organise 167 promotional activities in trade, tourism and investment, including 50 at the municipal level this year in an effort to fulfil the capital city’s socio-economic development goals, said Deputy Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyễn Mạnh Quyền. (Viet Nam News)

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced a public-private partnership task force on rice and discussed an action plan for 2023 at a conference in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ. (Viet Nam News)

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