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China and Cambodia agree on financing for a 94-mile canal linking the Mekong to the Gulf of Thailand
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 ...
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Funan Techo Canal advances with contracts signed during Xi visit
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 ...
Fast Company20d
China and Cambodia’s $1.2 billion canal project raises environmental concerns
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 Diplomat1y
Funan Techo Canal
The $1.7 billion Funan Techo canal is planned to connect the country’s capital with Cambodia’s south coast, giving it access to the Gulf of Thailand. Some Vietnamese nationalists view Phnom ...
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China and Cambodia agree on financing for a 94-mile canal linking the Mekong to the Gulf of Thailand
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 ...