Japan helps Cambodia toward its goal of being top cashew exporter

HANOI -- A Japanese real estate developer has helped Cambodia take a big step toward becoming the world's top cashew exporter, a goal that might not be as distant as it appears at first glance.

Mirarth Holdings, in early June, commemorated the completion of a small cashew processing plant in the central province of Kampong Thom, next to Siem Reap.