The fact-finding mission began on July 5 in response to an alleged anti-democratic crackdown by Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead of a general election on July 29.
Seven brides were returned from China, four en route to China in Vietnam and three girls between 13 and 16 years old were rescued in Thailand.
The visit aims to determine whether the government’s crackdown against the opposition and civil society should prompt Cambodia’s expulsion from the Everything But Arms scheme.
The agreement provides Cambodia with easy access to EU markets for its products, but the EU has threatened to remove Cambodia over the dissolution of the country’s main opposition party ahead of a general election in July.
Courtney Weatherby, Southeast Asia research analyst at the Stimson Center, tells VOA Khmer what Asean countries could do to strengthen sustainable development in Chinese foreign direct investment projects. VOA Khmer’s Chetra Chap reports.
The Asian Development Bank has predicted that emerging Asian economies will require some $26 trillion in investment.
More than half the estimated 600,000 industry workers are migrants, often from poor neighboring countries such as Cambodia and Myanmar, United Nations (U.N.) data shows.
American filmmaker Cheryl Miller Houser spent 17 months following six recent graduates pursuing the American Dream by building their own startup company in Detroit, Michigan. On a recent visit to Phnom Penh, she sat down for an interview with VOA Khmer's Malis Tum.
The World Bank said growth in Cambodia had slowed about 6.8 percent in 2017, slightly down from 7 percent in 2016.
Hun Sen defended the country relationship with China, saying other countries were “jealous” of Beijing’s rise.
The US and EU have threatened Cambodia with deepening economic sanctions following the ruling party’s decision to dissolve the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party.
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