As construction of the Funan Techo Canal begins to gather steam, the Kingdom is working to develop a legal framework for the ...

The country will begin construction of its Chinese-backed US$1.7bil (RM7.9bil) Techo Funan canal this August, Prime Minister Hun Manet said, describing the development as a “historic project”.

With its potential to foster Chinese-backed economic enclaves and military installations, the canal poses a foreseeable challenge to Vietnam’s national security. The $1.7 billion Funan Techo ...

China's November engagement in the Indo-Pacific included ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea, uncertain ...

Cambodia will start work on a US$1.7-billion canal linking the capital Phnom Penh to the sea in August, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Thursday. Hun Manet said the Funan Techo canal would mostly be ...

Since taking office in 2023, Prime Minister Hun Manet has consistently trod the path laid out by his father – with one ...

With the power to reshape trade routes and affect geopolitical ties, the Funan Techo canal has become a litmus test for China ...

China has reportedly withdrawn from two huge projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cambodia in recent months. As ...

Media reports said Beijing had withdrawn from the US$1.7 billion Funan Techo canal, which will link the capital Phnom Penh with the Gulf of Thailand, after a disagreement about control of the project.

A Chinese-backed canal in Cambodia is likely to put “fragile” ecosystems at risk, researchers in China and Britain have warned, calling for better mitigation efforts. The Funan Techo canal ...

Vietnam hopes that Cambodia will continue to closely coordinate with VN and other countries in the Mekong area to share full information and assess the detailed impacts of this project.

The Chinese embassy in Cambodia sought to downplay reports it had pulled out of a controversial canal project by publishing an article that described them as "complete nonsense". Media reports said ...