China and Cambodia have close political, military, and economic ties. They commenced the port project in 2022, which included the demolition of previous naval structures built by the U.S. at the base.

Cambodia's leader Hun Manet said on Saturday (April 5, 2025) there was "nothing to hide" as he inaugurated a naval base renovated in recent years by China, after Washington had voiced concern over ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Two Japanese naval ships docked Saturday at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, whose recently completed Chinese-funded upgrade has heightened U.S. concerns that it will be used ...

Two Japanese minesweepers have become the first foreign military vessels to dock at Cambodia’s China-funded Ream Naval Base since its expansion – a move that is likely aimed at showing the ...

Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Cambodia Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered Cambodia a swag of contracts, which the government in Phnom Penh hopes will shore-up an economy that has ...

According to a report released by the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism on Monday, Cambodia has experienced a remarkable 67.6 percent rise in the number of Chinese tourists during the first two months ...

See All Key Ideas KRATIE, Cambodia — The Cambodian government has signed off on the construction of a new cement factory deep inside Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, with the factory expected to ...

he Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh has reported a significant increase in cases involving Indonesian nationals in Cambodia during the first three months of this year, surpassing 1,300 ...

Credit: Facebook/Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia Chinese and Cambodian officials on Saturday presided over the opening of a new China-funded expansion of the country’s ...

Phnom Penh has secured China nod for controversial Mekong canal Mekong River authority says feasibility needs to be assessed China commits less than Cambodia had announced Beijing links support to ...

China is the biggest foreign patron of Cambodia, where Mr. Xi concluded a tour of Southeast Asia. But the region also needs to curry favor with President Trump. By Hannah Beech and Sun Narin ...

Along the Mekong River just outside Phnom Penh, Men Moeun and his neighbors live on land set aside for a massive China-backed infrastructure plan that could transform Cambodia’s economy ...