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Cambodia

A post-conflict ASEAN economy of 17 million consumers where Khmer heritage brands in silk, natural beauty, and specialty foods are finding premium positioning across regional markets, channelling Buddhist aesthetics and Mekong basin terroir into products with distinctive cultural depth.

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Khmer Heritage Rising

Cambodia's remarkable post-conflict renaissance has created conditions for a new generation of founder-owned brands built on Khmer cultural heritage, Mekong basin terroir, and Buddhist aesthetic traditions — competing in silk, natural beauty, specialty rice, and botanical products with provenance stories of rare depth and authenticity.

Population 17M

GDP $30 billion

Growth 5.8%

Premium Growth 14%

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website: feature.properties.website || '', tier: feature.properties.arcStatus || 'basic' })); this.loading = false; // Update hero brand count const heroCount = document.getElementById('hero-brand-count'); if (heroCount) { const brandWord = this.brands.length === 1 ? 'brand' : 'Brands'; heroCount.innerHTML = this.brands.length + ' ' + brandWord; } console.log('Loaded ' + this.brands.length + ' brands for ' + taxonomyType + ': ' + termSlug); } catch (error) { console.error('Error loading brand data:', error); this.brands = []; this.loading = false; } // Initialize filters from URL parameters const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search); if (params.has('search')) this.search = params.get('search'); if (params.has('country')) this.country = params.get('country'); if (params.has('tier')) this.brandTier = params.get('tier'); if (params.has('website')) this.hasWebsite = params.get('website') === 'true'; // Watch for filter changes and update URL (debounced for search) let searchTimeout; this.$watch('search', () => { clearTimeout(searchTimeout); searchTimeout = setTimeout(() => this.updateURL(), 300); }); this.$watch('country', () => this.updateURL()); this.$watch('brandTier', () => this.updateURL()); this.$watch('hasWebsite', () => this.updateURL()); }, updateURL() { const params = new URLSearchParams(); if (this.search) params.set('search', this.search); if (this.country) params.set('country', this.country); if (this.brandTier) params.set('tier', this.brandTier); if (this.hasWebsite) params.set('website', 'true'); const newURL = params.toString() ? window.location.pathname + '?' + params.toString() : window.location.pathname; window.history.pushState({}, '', newURL); }, get activeFilterCount() { let count = 0; if (this.search) count++; if (this.country) count++; if (this.brandTier) count++; if (this.hasWebsite) count++; return count; }, get filteredBrands() { return this.brands.filter(brand => { const matchesSearch = !this.search || brand.name.toLowerCase().includes(this.search.toLowerCase()); const matchesCountry = !this.country || brand.countryCode === this.country; const matchesTier = !this.brandTier || brand.tier === this.brandTier; const matchesWebsite = !this.hasWebsite || brand.website; return matchesSearch && matchesCountry && matchesTier && matchesWebsite; }); }, get sortedBrands() { return [...this.filteredBrands].sort((a, b) => { let aVal, bVal; if (this.sortBy === 'founded') { aVal = a.founded || 0; bVal = b.founded || 0; } else if (this.sortBy === 'tier') { const tierOrder = { 'complete': 3, 'partial': 2, 'basic': 1 }; aVal = tierOrder[a.tier] || 0; bVal = tierOrder[b.tier] || 0; } else if (this.sortBy === 'country') { aVal = a.country || ''; bVal = b.country || ''; } else if (this.sortBy === 'city') { aVal = a.city || ''; bVal = b.city || ''; } else { aVal = a.name || ''; bVal = b.name || ''; } if (this.sortDirection === 'asc') { return aVal > bVal ? 1 : aVal < bVal ? -1 : 0; } else { return aVal < bVal ? 1 : aVal > bVal ? -1 : 0; } }); }, get visibleCount() { return this.filteredBrands.length; }, get uniqueCountries() { return [...new Set(this.brands.map(b => b.countryCode).filter(c => c))].sort(); }, getCountryName(code) { const countryNames = { 'ru': 'Russia', 'cn': 'China', 'mn': 'Mongolia', 'et': 'Ethiopia', 'in': 'India' }; return countryNames[code] || code.toUpperCase(); }, clearAllFilters() { this.search = ''; this.country = ''; this.brandTier = ''; this.hasWebsite = false; }, removeFilter(filterName) { if (filterName === 'search') this.search = ''; else if (filterName === 'country') this.country = ''; else if (filterName === 'tier') this.brandTier = ''; else if (filterName === 'website') this.hasWebsite = false; }, sortTable(column) { if (this.sortBy === column) { this.sortDirection = this.sortDirection === 'asc' ? 'desc' : 'asc'; } else { this.sortBy = column; this.sortDirection = (column === 'founded') ? 'desc' : 'asc'; } }, downloadCSV() { const headers = ['Brand', 'City', 'Country', 'Founded', 'Website', 'Tier']; let csv = headers.join(',') + '\n'; this.sortedBrands.forEach(brand => { const rowData = [ this.escapeCSV(brand.name), this.escapeCSV(brand.city || '—'), this.escapeCSV(brand.country || '—'), this.escapeCSV(brand.founded ? String(brand.founded) : '—'), this.escapeCSV(brand.website || '—'), this.escapeCSV(brand.tier) ]; csv += rowData.join(',') + '\n'; }); const blob = new Blob([csv], { type: 'text/csv;charset=utf-8;' }); const link = document.createElement('a'); const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob); const today = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0]; let filename = 'cambodia-directory-' + today; if (this.activeFilterCount > 0) { filename += '-filtered'; } filename += '.csv'; link.setAttribute('href', url); link.setAttribute('download', filename); link.style.visibility = 'hidden'; document.body.appendChild(link); link.click(); document.body.removeChild(link); }, escapeCSV(str) { if (!str) return ''; const comma = String.fromCharCode(44); const quote = String.fromCharCode(34); const newline = String.fromCharCode(10); if (str.includes(comma) || str.includes(quote) || str.includes(newline)) { return quote + str.replace(new RegExp(quote, 'g'), quote + quote) + quote; } return str; } }" class="directory-table-container">

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