Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2 billion deal to finance an ambitious canal project that aims to boost trade efficiency ...

The canal will link the Mekong River to the Bassac River, and then, through Kandal, Takéo and Kampot provinces, to Kep province and the Gulf of Thailand. Map of the Funan Techo Canal. Image by ...

The China-backed Techo Funan Canal, which will connect the Mekong River to the country’s coast, has given rise to environmental and security concerns. The proposed Funan Techo Canal is set to ...

The 180km Funan Techo Canal ... of the Funan Techo Canal project by releasing the relevant technical details as part of a feasibility study shared with the Mekong River Commission.

The Funan Techo canal will run from the Mekong river, about an hour's drive south-east of Phnom Penh, to the sea in the Gulf of Thailand. The government says the canal will offer an alternative to ...

PREK TAKEO, Cambodia — The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions ... Cambodia hopes that the $1.7 billion Funan Techo canal, being built with Chinese help, will support its ambition to export ...

PHNOM PENH: More than 10,000 people are expected to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Funan Techo ... canal will be 180km in length, starting from the Takeo Canal on the Mekong River ...