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China Suppliers Move to Cambodia

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Litesun , a lighting goods supplier to Boston-based Lucidity Lights , is one of about 10 Chinese factories to have sprung up in a village outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia. retailer demands to avoid China tariffs that have in turn caused Cambodia’s goods exports to the U.S. Cambodia offers young, low-cost labor and room to grow.

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Maersk Asia Pacific Market Update – July 2025

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A separate regional flashpoint, the Cambodia-Thailand border tension, has also reduced border operational hours. Thailand–Cambodia border closures have disrupted clearance for clients, and an import surge into Thailand from China in May–June caused port congestion, though this is expected to ease in Q3.

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Blue Yonder Associate Makes the Impossible Possible During Missionary Visit to Cambodia 

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Leonardo Viapiana, a Blue Yonder associate in Italy, traveled to Cambodia to volunteer his time to improve health and provide educational services. When reflecting on my volunteer trip to Cambodia, I look back on the intense yet rewarding experiences I endured. It was time to stop supporting from afar and instead, act in person.

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Don’t Fret: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will not play havoc with the economic development of developing countries

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, and many African countries). On the flip side, many critics worry that TPP will create negative economic impact on many developing countries (e.g., Is this concern valid?

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Doing Business in Thailand

QAD

Its bordering countries include Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country not colonized by a European power. Thailand borders the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. About twice the size of the U.S. state of Wyoming, the country is 513,120 sq. km in size with a fairly consistent tropical climate.

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Collaboration: The New Battle Cry of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Network

Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam experienced similar wage-related strikes and walkouts. This past summer in China, for example, labor disputes—and a spate of worker suicides—contributed to overnight wage increases of 20 percent or more in some Chinese cities.

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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

He joined the then P&O Containers and then subsequently P&O Nedlloyd from 1994-2000, of which a major part of the time was spent in emerging markets such as Vietnam, Cambodia and China, alongside the UK.