But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions. - Cambodia has broken ground to build a $1.7 billion, China-funded canal to eventually link its capital Phnom Penh to the Gulf of Thailand ...

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. Cambodian Prime Minister ...

"France brings a treaty to Thailand. Likely that Cambodia must return Preah Vihear and other areas -- 13/6/25," reads superimposed Thai-language text on a TikTok video shared on June 15, 2025.

This, in the words of rice farmer Deur Sok, is the difference a canal built in 2022 as part of a World Food Programme -backed project is making in Sambour, a commune in central Cambodia ’s ...

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday launched a controversial $1.7 billion canal project that aims to provide a new link from the Mekong River to the sea.

And while Cambodia is a close ally of Beijing, Hun Sen has denied the canal will be part of China's Belt and Road infrastructure plan. Analysts have also questioned the $1.7 billion price tag.

Cambodia’s government declined requests for interviews, and its press officers did not reply in recent weeks to requests for comments about the canal’s funding.

Cambodia and China have signed a US$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 ...

The construction site of the project At a routine press briefing held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 8 in Hanoi, Viet said, “The Mekong River is a priceless asset and a connection point ...

The US is urging greater transparency from Cambodia over a planned $1.7 billion canal that observers say could be used to bolster China’s military presence in the neighbouring nation, posing a ...