Cambodia’s soft but sure break from big brother Vietnam
1 day ago · Vietnam-Cambodia relations are colored by a complicated history of colonialism, conflict and intervention. Vietnam’s military involvement in Cambodia from 1979 to 1989, which served to end the killer Khmer Rouge regime, engendered mixed feelings of gratitude and resentment among Cambodians. This intervention established a paternalistic ...
Cambodia’s soft but sure break from big brother Vietnam
13 hours ago · Cambodia’s soft but sure break from big brother Vietnam. Cambodia’s withdrawal from Vietnam-led triangle initiative signals shift toward more autonomy under new leader Hun Manet. November 13, 2024. by Asia Times. The Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA) has long epitomized the commitment of these three Southeast Asian ...
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 basin...
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'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 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.
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...
Vietnam, Cambodia pledge to strengthen cooperation in multiple …
6 days ago · Tag. VOV VOVworld Pham Minh Chinh Hun Manet Kunming China 8th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit. (VOVWORLD) - The Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen defence-security cooperation, and work closely together to fight and thwart hostile forces’ plots to sabotage or drive a wedge into the two countries’ relations.
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...
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.”