Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol, first vice-president of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), stated that during Xi’s visit, five agreements and contracts related to the “Funan Techo ...

Now excitement is growing in their village after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government agreed to move forward with the US$1.2 billion Funan Techo Canal during his visit to Cambodia last week.

and renewed momentum for the Funan Techo Canal, although financing details remain unclear. The two leaders also rejected external interference and unilateralism – a pointed response to Western tariffs ...

FILE - A view from a water gate to the Funan Techo Canal connecting from Mekong River at Prek Takeo village, eastern Phnom Penh Cambodia, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File ...

The deal to fund the Funan Techo Canal was signed Thursday during the state visit to Cambodia of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the agency said in a news release. Xi returned home Friday after a ...

The deal to fund the Funan Techo Canal was signed Thursday during the state visit to Cambodia of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the agency said in a news release. Xi returned home Friday after a ...

and de-mining following cuts to funding from USAID – were signed during Xi’s visit to Cambodia, his first since 2016. Five agreements covered funding for the contentious 174-kilometer Funan ...

The Cambodian side has stressed that the canal is a civilian infrastructure project, strictly governed by Cambodian law. The project also aligns with the 1995 Mekong Agreement and is fully compliant ...

FILE - A view from a water gate to the Funan Techo Canal connecting from Mekong River at Prek Takeo village, eastern Phnom Penh Cambodia, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File ...