Funan Techo Canal: waterway and canal system connecting …
Sep 10, 2024 · The Funan Techo Canal is an under-construction waterway that will connect Phnom Penh to Kampot via the Bassac River. The canal will enable goods to be shipped to and from the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port without having to go through Vietnam.
Cambodia breaks ground on controversial $1.7 billion canal …
Aug 6, 2024 · Cambodia broke ground Monday on a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea, despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with...
Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming …
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.
Cambodia Breaks Ground on China-Funded Canal and Says It Will …
Aug 5, 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...
Impacts of Cambodia's Funan Techo Canal and ... - Stimson Center
May 9, 2024 · Cambodia has every right to construct the Funan Techo Canal, a project that gives Cambodia water access the Gulf of Thailand for commercial and other uses. But the way Cambodia’s government has communicated its intents to build the canal is creating diplomatic friction with its neighbor Vietnam.
Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal project: A catalog of worries …
Jul 15, 2024 · Cambodia plans to build a 180-km (110-mi) canal from its capital to its coast on the Gulf of Thailand, a $1.7 billion project aimed at reducing its dependence on moving cargo through ports in neighboring Vietnam.
Weaknesses in Mekong River Governance: The Case of the Funan Techo Canal
Dec 17, 2024 · However, Cambodia has labelled the canal as a “tributary” project instead of a “mainstream” project. Their argument is that the Bassac Channel, which forms part of the canal, is a tributary. Therefore, Article 5A rather than 5B of the Mekong Agreement should apply. However, the hydrological connection of the canal to the Mekong ...
Cooperation can solve Cambodia’s canal conundrum
Aug 28, 2024 · Cambodia’s US$1.7 billion Funan Techo Canal, backed by China, aims to reshape regional logistics and reduce reliance on Vietnam’s maritime routes.
The Geopolitics of Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal
Aug 8, 2024 · In Cambodia, the $1.7 billion Funan Techo Canal, which will connect Phnom Penh and the Gulf of Thailand, symbolizes national pride, security, and international trade connectivity. This sentiment is echoed by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and his mentor father, Hun Sen, who transferred power to him last year.
Cambodia looks to 'breathe' with controversial new canal - France 24
Jul 18, 2024 · Next month, Cambodia will officially break ground on the Funan Techo canal, a $1.7 billion project running from the Mekong river to a Cambodian port on the Gulf of Thailand that will offer...
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