[1/2]A view of the site where the groundbreaking ceremony was held in August 2024 to begin construction of the Funan Techo Canal at Prek Takeo, east of Phnom Penh, Cambodia October 16, 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 ...

Construction of the 151.6-kilometer (94-mile) canal began last year but was halted shortly after the Aug. 5 groundbreaking ceremony for reasons that were not made clear.

Construction of the 151.6-kilometer (94-mile) canal began last year but was halted shortly after the Aug. 5 groundbreaking ceremony for reasons that were not made clear.

Cambodia hopes the 100-meter (328 feet)-wide, 5.4-meter (17.7 feet)-deep canal will lower the cost of shipping goods to the country’s sole deep-sea port, Sihanoukville, and reduce reliance on ...

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 ...

Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2 billion deal to finance an ambitious canal project that aims to boost trade efficiency by linking a branch of the Mekong River near Phnom Penh to a port on ...

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 ...

Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions. ByANIRUDDHA GHOSAL September 25, 2024 at 2:28 am EDT Expand ...

News Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions. By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL September 25, 2024 at 2:28 am EDT + Caption ...