Brief from Cambodia (2)

Economy:

Oil price in Cambodia goes down slightly despite sharp decrease in internal oil market, reported Cambdian daily newspaper, Koh Santepheap.

The price decreases 400 rield (US$ 0.1) today while the international market lower the cost to US$97 per barrel from the old record of US$140, compared the paper.
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Cambodia plans to build another new bridge to link Kandal provice to Vietnam in order to boost trade between the two nations, reported the Cambodian English newspaper the Phnom Penh Post today.

The project will cost around 20 million dollars, but there is no exact date mentioned on launching it, added the paper.

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