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The latest news, analysis and opinion on Cambodia. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

Phnom Penh

Head of State

King Norodom Sihamoni

Head of Government

Prime Minister Hun Manet

The Japanese warship Bungo docks at Ream Naval Base in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia, on April 19. Photo: EPA-EFE/ Ream Naval Base Handout

Diplomacy

Opinion | Strategic clarity can calm the waters between China and Asean

Beijing and Southeast Asian capitals can build confidence by upholding local autonomy over foreign agendas and keeping each other accountable.

13 May 2025 - 10:57AMvideocam

China food security

How is Yunnan helping as China looks to Asean for more food?

11 May 2025 - 10:00AM

China’s military drills

China-Cambodia drills to showcase more tech and troops as military ties grow

9 May 2025 - 7:39PMvideocam

Thailand

Vanuatu golden visas sold in Phuket put citizenship-for-sale risks in spotlight

Officials and analysts warn citizenship-for-sale schemes like Vanuatu’s can be misused to launder money and evade arrest.

9 May 2025 - 5:56PMvideocam

An aerial view of the coastline of Port Vila, Vanuatu. Photo: Getty Images

India-Pakistan tensions

Could India-Pakistan conflict mean empty rice bowls around Asia?

India is the world’s biggest and Pakistan the fourth-largest exporters of rice to import-reliant Southeast Asian nations.

8 May 2025 - 5:10PMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Countering Trump’s tariffs: Hong Kong headwear maker moves again and again

First came shock and pain. Then Mainland Headwear’s Pauline Ngan looked for ways to tackle the tariff mayhem.

8 May 2025 - 5:13PM

Hong Kong economy

Trump’s tariff chaos: top Hong Kong bra maker presses on to beat 90-day pause

Trump’s 90-day pause provides opportunity for manufacturer and US clients to avoid impact of tariffs.

7 May 2025 - 10:17AM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s freight forwarding industry takes hit from trade war

In week starting Monday, 41 per cent of container capacity scheduled from Hong Kong to North America’s west coast cancelled.

6 May 2025 - 8:30AM

China-Asean relations

Can China’s security doctrine build trust with Asian neighbours and keep US out?

Analysts caution that there are still challenges to overcome in Beijing’s efforts to project itself as a benign partner in the region.

5 May 2025 - 10:00PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia unveils US$356 million SME relief measures over ‘harmful’ US tariffs

The US tariffs will ‘certainly have a significant impact’ on Malaysia’s exports and economy, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says.

5 May 2025 - 8:13PMvideocam

Shipping containers at Westport in Klang. The US tariffs will “certainly have a significant impact” on Malaysia’s exports, PM Anwar Ibrahim has said. Photo: AP

Thailand

Asian Angle | Trump’s tariffs: can Thailand escape the US trade trap after 90 days?

Thailand is seeking to boost imports from the US to address the challenges of Trump’s tariffs, but this is unlikely to improve its economic position.

4 May 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

Cargo ships are loaded with containers at a port in Thailand last month. Photo: Reuters

Vietnam

Cambodia widens access to China-funded Ream base to parry ‘lingering suspicion’

Recent visits by ships from Vietnam, Russia and Japan at Ream are aimed at deflecting views of China’s ‘preferential access’, analysts say.

6 May 2025 - 11:55AMvideocam

US-China trade war

Japan lawmakers warn US tariffs threaten security as China looms

Donald Trump’s policy called a national security challenge as trade negotiations continue between Tokyo and Washington.

1 May 2025 - 3:20AMvideocam

Vietnam

Vietnam celebrates 50 years of reunification, end of war with huge parade

Thousands thronged the streets of Ho Chi Minh City for the celebrations, with Chinese troops joining the commemoration for the first time.

30 Apr 2025 - 10:32AMvideocam

A marching band takes part in a parade in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday marking the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam war. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

Opinion | As Trump rides roughshod over trade, China is ready to pick up the pieces

China’s message of stable cooperation is resonating as Trump accelerates the birth of a post-US world with rising powers independent of US whims.

28 Apr 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

US-China trade war

Crunch time for China’s solar panels as Trump’s 3,521% tariffs loom

Chinese firms have been exporting from offshore factories to beat US tariffs for a decade, and Washington is determined to shut the loophole.

27 Apr 2025 - 9:43AMvideocam

China-Philippines relations

Asian Angle | Why ignoring China’s Southeast Asia pivot could cost the Philippines

Beijing’s focus on regional stability and trade openness presents both challenges and opportunities that Manila can’t afford to overlook.

26 Apr 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

Diplomacy

Opinion | China showcases its neighbourhood diplomacy across Southeast Asia

President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia highlighted China’s commitment to fostering regional harmony.

26 Apr 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Diplomacy

Cambodia flexes ‘agency’ in Japan ships’ visit to China-funded naval base

Port call shows Cambodia remains ‘open for cooperation’ with other nations and Ream Naval Base is not exclusively for China’s use, analysts say.

24 Apr 2025 - 3:59PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia’s plan to teach Asean languages in schools sparks parental backlash

Critics argue that the languages of other Asean countries have less relevance than Mandarin or Tamil to Malaysian students.

23 Apr 2025 - 12:48PMvideocam

Vietnam

Southeast Asians in Los Angeles detained, deported at routine ICE check-ins

Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese immigrants are now facing enforcement of long-stayed deportation orders as the Trump administration boosts deportations.

23 Apr 2025 - 12:30AMvideocam

An ICE Field Office Director in Los Angeles. Southeast Asian immigrants in the city face deportation after years of indefinite stays.
Photo: TNS

US-China trade war

China’s solar industry explores options as Washington tariffs hit Southeast Asia

Some Chinese manufacturers of photovoltaic products are speeding up their overseas factory deployment, hoping to secure a less-expensive route to the US.

22 Apr 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

Washington’s erratic tariff policies have added uncertainties to long-term investment plans in China’s solar industry, according to insiders. Photo: Shutterstock

Scams and swindles

Southeast Asia’s scam gangs go global as crackdown bites

A new United Nations report warns of a global surge in Asian-led scam centres, operating as far afield as Nigeria, Angola and Brazil.

22 Apr 2025 - 2:07PMvideocam

Video | Cambodia’s Chinese casino city bets big on Beijing

Critics say some of China’s megaprojects fail to benefit the local community

22 Apr 2025 - 10:00AM

Trade

US finalises tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports

Tariffs will apply to shipments from some of world’s biggest solar panel manufacturers, including China’s Jinko Solar and Trina Solar.

22 Apr 2025 - 7:22AM

Workers walk between solar cell panels over the water surface of Sirindhorn Dam in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. Photo: Reuters

US-China trade war

What did China’s Xi Jinping achieve on his trip to Southeast Asia?

Xi was hoping to galvanise support for a united front against US tariffs. Each country had its own response, observer says.

21 Apr 2025 - 8:38PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews the Royal Palce honorary guards as he is accompanied by Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen during a send-off ceremony at Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Friday. Photo: AKP via AP

Diplomacy

Cambodia: 2 Japanese warships dock at Chinese-renovated base

The Japanese embassy in Phnom Penh said that the visit is ‘a historically significant event’ that would ‘enhance trust and confidence’.

19 Apr 2025 - 8:46PM

Asia travel

Insiders guide on what to see, eat, do in Cambodia’s Phnom Penh

Rising from the ashes of its troubled past, the Cambodian capital now boasts coffee shops, hip bars, eateries and arts venues.

19 Apr 2025 - 12:00PM

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