Amid darkness, Cambodia and Laos find guiding light of neighborly support
After a year that saw the world polarized by the COVID-19 pandemic, more countries should emulate the bonhomie displayed between Laos and Cambodia over the past year as the two developing economies look to get past the public health crisis together.
Cambodia is nearly done with the pandemic.
Over 11 million Cambodians have received a second shot of a COVID-19 vaccine and the country has survived the epidemic mostly unscathed (even though it saw cases surge this year due to the contagious delta variant earlier in May).
Cambodia looks set to open to tourists in November – business travelers and tourists will need a medical certificate, a visa and they will need to be double vaccinated if they want to enter the country. When they do arrive possibly before the end of the year, they co...