PHNOM PENH, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Growing economic and trade relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are crucial to securing long-term peace and shared prosperity in the region, said Cambodian officials, scholars and exporters.
Concerns of the possible presence of the Chinese military in Cambodia was first raised in April 2018 by the U.S.-based Center for Advanced Defense Studies.
PHNOM PENH, June 28 (Xinhua) -- As the summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies is going on in Japan, Cambodian experts said on Friday the G20 should concentrate on strengthening rule-based multilateral economic system.
A high-level Centrist Democrats International delegation from Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region, along with representatives of the Asian Vision Institute (AVI)…
Cambodia is facing complex structural challenge to deal with land disputes. As the economy grows with high influx of capital investment ready to rip benefit from speculation and structural weaknesses of the land management system, tackling the land issues is becoming even more difficult.
Sim Vireak is Strategic Advisor to the Asian Vision Institute (AVI) based in Phnom Penh.
The failure of ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Phnom Penh in July 2012 has been constantly used to build the misleading narrative that Cambodia is China’s ‘de facto proxy’ in Southeast Asia and an ASEAN spoiler. Moreover, It is widely reported that Chinese largesse has irreversibly pushed Phnom Penh into Beijing’s orbit.
Cheunboran Chanborey is a Member of Board of Directors, Asian Vision Institute.
The Asian Vision Institute (AVI) is an independent think tank based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It aims to promote inclusive, adaptive and sustainable societies in Asia.
