Vietnamese-funded market on border begins construction

Construction began yesterday on a $2 million Vietnamese-funded market located in Tbong Khmum province’s Memot district, about 1 kilometre from the nearest border crossing between Cambodia and Vietnam.

The first-ever border market will likely be dominated by Vietnamese goods, according to Sok Heang, president of the Kampong Cham-Tbong Khmum Chamber of Commerce, but would also broaden locals’ access to products.

“Our people often cross the border to buy goods in Vietnam because they have more products than us,” Heang said.

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