JAKARTA, Nov. 18 -- The 8th ASEAN Competition Conference (ACC) took place from 14-15 November in Phnom Penh, Cambodia to discuss emerging competition issues, share best practices, as well as provide a platform for discussion and networking among competition-related authorities and stakeholders.

This year's conference theme, "Attaining Milestones and Addressing Challenges," brought together competition experts, academicians, and businesses.

The Minister of Commerce of Cambodia Pan Sorasak stated in his opening remarks that the conference took place at a momentous time as most of ASEAN Member States (AMS) have competition laws in place, whilst Cambodia is in the final phase of developing its own competition law.

He added that the 8th ACC i...