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 canal is expected to create "up to 50,000 direct and indirect jobs in Cambodia.” Critics have raised concerns that the canal could severely disrupt the Mekong Rive r’s natural flood patterns.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — 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 ...

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) PHNOM ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is paying a state visit to Cambodia from Thursday to Friday. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the first Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers ...