Laos and Cambodia Bolster Agricultural Ties, Inaugurate New Cross-Border Trade Corridor
Laos and Cambodia have deepened their agricultural cooperation and launched a new cross-border trade corridor. This initiative aims to foster business exchanges, attract investment, and strengthen regional supply chains between the two nations. Notably, it will facilitate the export of Cambodian agricultural products to the Chinese market via Laos, and vice versa for Lao products to Cambodia.
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