Cambodia breaks ground on controversial $1.7 billion canal funded ... - CNN
Aug 6, 2024 · Cambodia broke ground Monday on a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea, despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring...
Cambodia breaks ground on a China-funded canal and says it will …
Aug 6, 2024 · Cambodia on Monday broke ground to build a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam.
Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade ... - Associated Press News
Sep 26, 2024 · Cambodia hopes that the $1.7 billion Funan Techo canal, being built with Chinese help, will support its ambition to export directly from factories along the Mekong without relying on Vietnam, connecting the capital Phnom Penh with Kep province on Cambodia’s southern coast.
Cambodia's leader holds talks in neighboring Vietnam on first …
Dec 11, 2023 · HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet met with his Vietnamese counterpart on Monday on an official visit to boost relations between the neighboring Southeast Asian countries that are close but historically complicated.
Cambodia says it will cut shipping through Vietnam by 70% with …
PHNOM PENH/HANOI, May 7 (Reuters) - Cambodia plans to cut shipping through Vietnamese ports by 70% as a result of a $1.7 billion China-funded upgrade of a canal connecting the Mekong River...
Vietnam backs Cambodia's Mekong canal, urges cooperation on …
HANOI, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Vietnam supports Cambodia's plan to build a canal from the Mekong River basin to the Cambodian coast and would like to be involved in finding solutions for the...
How the ‘Politics of Gratitude’ Inflames Cambodia-Vietnam …
Jun 7, 2024 · Many Vietnamese see Cambodia’s dogged pursuit of the Funan Techo Canal as an expression of its ingratitude toward Vietnam, and claim that Cambodia is “biting the hand that feeds it.”
Cambodia vexes Vietnam with plan to divert Mekong trade via …
Mar 21, 2024 · Cambodia vexes Vietnam with plan to divert Mekong trade via China-built canal. Planned Phnom Penh-to-coast link raises alarms amid regional influence tussle. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun...
Vietnam Backs Cambodia's Mekong Canal, Urges Cooperation on …
Aug 8, 2024 · HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam supports Cambodia's plan to build a canal from the Mekong River basin to the Cambodian coast and would like to be involved in finding solutions for the canal's...
Why is Vietnam Worried About Cambodia’s Mekong Canal Project?
Jan 2, 2024 · On December 11, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet met with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on an official visit to Vietnam’s capital Hanoi. During the two-day visit, the two sides...