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Cambodia: Vietnam Stops Sand Export

Categories: East Asia, Cambodia, Singapore, Vietnam, Environment, International Relations

Socheta at KI Media translates a Radio Free Asia story that says Vietnam is not allowing Cambodia to ship sand [1] to Singapore. Singapore usually imports sand from larger South East Asian neighbors for its construction projects. Vietnam is citing environmental damage to Mekong river as the reason for its action.