Cambodians get better income as more mangoes enter Chinese market


Visiting officials from China checking on the quality of Cambodia's mangoes. - PPP

KAMPONG SPEU, Cambodia (Xinhua): Lay Mengleang, a mango slicer at the Zhong Bao (Cambodia) Food Science & Technology Co., Ltd. here enjoyed a better pay after the factory has received a significant rise in purchase orders from China.

Mengleang, who has worked at the factory for three years, has noticed the rise in purchase orders from China since 2022, the year that both the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) entered into force.

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