Hun Manet, then nominee for Cambodia's prime minister, stands outside the National Assembly in Phnom Penh in August 2023.
22 August 2024
The new Techo Takhmao International Airport, under construction outside Phnom Penh on March 12. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
Transportation

Cambodia resolves Phnom Penh airport tensions with new rights grant

France's Vinci to operate capital's new Chinese-built international gateway

14 August 2024
NagaWorld in Phnom Penh. A suspended Russian project is weighing on the Cambodian casino group. (Photo by Masayori Ishikawa)
Media & Entertainment

Cambodia's NagaCorp flags up to $95m charge on Russia casino project

Stalled Vladivostok resort threatens to push company into the red

13 August 2024
The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Hun Manet and others. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
International relations

Cambodia breaks ground on 'Hun Sen' canal project backed by China

Impact on Mekong River, possible military use by Beijing cause concern in region

6 August 2024
John Lee, center, in Ho Chi Minh City. He is the first Hong Kong chief executive to visit Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Trade

Hong Kong has ASEAN backing to join RCEP trade pact: John Lee

City goes on charm offensive after COVID-19, security law dent reputation

6 August 2024
Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, left, shakes hands with his Cambodian counterpart Tea Seiha at the Defense Ministry in Phnom Penh on Aug. 5. (Cambodian Defense Ministry via AP)
Defense

Japan, Cambodia agree to boost defense cooperation, exchanges

Defense chiefs also agree to promote Japan-ASEAN multilateral cooperation

5 August 2024
The Cambodian factory manufactures Asics' Sportstyle sneakers. (Photo by Atsushi Ooka)
Supply Chain

ASICS shoe supplier in Cambodia accused of labor rights abuses

Japan sportswear company says factory management accepts workers' right to organize

3 August 2024
China's Marvel Garment, the largest tenant in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone, employs about 17,000 workers. (Phnom Penh SEZ)
Business trends

Cambodian industrial park seeks to draw tenants from Thailand, Vietnam

Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone diversifying its investors as supply chains move

28 July 2024
Teav Vannol, the Candlelight Party's leader, spoke to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on Feb. 5. (Photo by Takumi Kobayashi)
Politics

Cambodian politician fined $1.5m after democracy criticism

Court finds opposition leader guilty of defamation

25 July 2024
Cashews must undergo a lengthy procedure before they turn into the delicious nuts the globe craves, but Cambodia has never been able to carry out this process on its own. Until now.
Agriculture

Japan helps Cambodia toward its goal of being top cashew exporter

Real estate developer Mirarth completes ASEAN country's processing center

29 June 2024
Wang Wenbin has served as Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson for nearly four years.
International relations

China taps 'wolf warrior' diplomat as Cambodia ambassador

Wang Wenbin to help Beijing deepen ties with Phnom Penh on economy and military

6 June 2024
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet during a meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 4.
Defense

U.S. defense secretary discusses military exchanges in Cambodia visit

Austin's talks with China ally aimed at reversing gains by Beijing

4 June 2024
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol speaks to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on May 23. (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki)
29 May 2024
Chea Serey, governor of National Bank of Cambodia, speaks to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on May 24. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
Interview

Cambodia digital payments to nurture local currency, says central bank head

Chea Serey highlights cross-border transactions via 'Bakong' system

28 May 2024
Pizza 4P's founders Yosuke Masuko (left) and Sanae Takasugi sit down at their Pizza 4P's branch in Tokyo. The former IT workers take a data-driven approach to making food for the soul. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Business trends

How a Japanese couple's idea of oneness spread pizza across Vietnam

Former IT workers' chain expands to Cambodia, India and their home country

25 May 2024
The Mekong riverfront in Phnom Penh: The new waterway will provide a direct route for trade, reducing dependence on foreign ports.
Opinion

Cambodia's waterway project will deliver prosperity

Canal to be vessel for commerce and cooperation, not conflict or coercion

25 May 2024
A truck ferries goods along the Mekong in Phnom Penh: Much freight from the capital now reaches the sea via Vietnamese ports.
Opinion

Cambodia's planned canal isn't in its own interest, only China's

Development should be halted for independent review of risks and benefits

23 May 2024
Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol speaks at the Future of Asia forum in Tokyo on May 23. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
The Future of Asia 2024

Cambodia defends China-backed canal project questioned by Vietnam

Deputy PM hails waterway's benefits, says all navies welcome at controversial Ream base

23 May 2024
MinebeaMitsumi's existing factory in Cambodia makes components for autos and machinery. (MinebeaMitsumi)
Companies

Cambodia, Thailand draw $320m in investments from Japan's MinebeaMitsumi

Bearing maker adds solar power capacity in region key to CO2 reduction goal

10 May 2024
Bank SinoPac, a unit of Taiwan's financial conglomerate SinoPac Holdings, is set to acquire Cambodian lender Amret. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Finance

Taiwan finance group SinoPac enters race in Cambodian banking

Purchase of microfinance player Amret highlights Taiwan's business push in ASEAN

7 May 2024
The new plant will handle semi knock-down production of Toyota pickup trucks and SUVs. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
Automobiles

Toyota group member's Cambodian auto plant builds on African success

Toyota Tsusho takes on broad range of operations, from assembly to financing

3 May 2024
Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation has engaged Singapore’s Changi Airports International and SIA Engineering for projects at Phnom Penh's future main airport. (Courtesy of OCIC)
Business trends

Cambodian conglomerate lures ASEAN money to drive nation's growth

OCIC partners with Singapore and Thai brands in aviation, retail and more

29 April 2024
Two People's Liberation Army Navy corvettes are docked at Cambodia's Ream Naval Base on April 7. (CSIS)
International relations

Chinese warships at Cambodian base for months, CSIS analysis shows

Commander of Ream base says vessels deployed to train Cambodian navy for new ships

18 April 2024
A girl chases a bird atop piles of dirty plastic waste washed up on Labuan Beach in western Java, Indonesia. Experts say much of the trash has been imported via "waste trafficking" from developed countries. (Photo by Dimas Ardian)
The Big Story

Southeast Asia's plastic tidal wave: Imported trash swamps region

From Indonesia to Myanmar, China's 2018 import ban fed an already critical domestic waste problem

17 April 2024