The event aims to review and discuss solutions to promote bilateral trade relations, with a particular focus on strengthening and developing border trade between the two countries in general, and between Tay Ninh province and Cambodian localities in particular.

According to the trade official, about 250–300 businesses are expected to attend the event, including 50 enterprises from Cambodia.

The conference is part of the implementation of Decision No. 259/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister, which approves the programme for developing Vietnam's border trade infrastructure by 2025, with a vision toward 2030. The programme aims to strengthen the capacity of the business community and improve the quality of human resources involved in managing and developing border trade infrastructure.

As part of the conference, there will be an exhibition area showcasing and promoting local products from both countries.

According to statistics from the Vietnam Trade Office in Cambodia, bilateral trade between Vietnam and Cambodia in the first seven months of 2025 reached US$7.01 billion, up 16.3% year on year. Of which, Vietnam’s exports to Cambodia hit US$3.23 billion, rising 5.1%, while imports rose 28.1% to US$3.78 billion.

Vietnam-Cambodia business networking conference strengthens strategic cooperation

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, in coordination with Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce, co-organized the Vietnam-Cambodia Business Networking Conference, bringing together more than 200 delegates from management agencies, industry associations, and the business communities of both countries in Phnom Penh on August 28.