Share Garment workers have been largely affected by the slowdown in exports and closure of factories in 2020. Heng Chivoan Can Cambodia rise on the wings of Asian economic recovery in 2021? Thu, 7 January 2021 After a tough year, the Kingdom might be able to taste growth on the back of Asia’s expected leadership in global economic recovery At the Sihanoukville port, Cambodia’s major entry point for overseas sea freights, cranes have sprung into action, clocking an average 28 moves per hour from 25 in 2019. Mostly dormant in 2020, port activities improved just a month before the year closed, nudging gross throughput up a marginal 0.83 per cent from a year ago.