Map of the Funan Techo Canal. Image by Stimson Center. Former prime minister Hun Sen, now president of the Cambodian Senate, is a fervent champion of the canal project. His son Hun Manet ...

Vietnam hopes that Cambodia will continue to closely coordinate with VN and other countries in the Mekong area to share full information and assess the detailed impacts of this project.

Phnom Penh claims that the Funan Techo Canal will give it greater economic autonomy, but Hanoi is concerned about the project's environmental and security implications. There are a number of ...

Once completed, the Funan Techo canal will run from a spot on the Mekong river, about an hour's drive southeast of Phnom Penh, to the sea in the Gulf of Thailand. But the project comes shrouded in ...

Cambodia hopes that the $1.7 billion Funan Techo canal ... Cambodia says the canal is a “tributary project” that will connect to the Bassac River near Phnom Penh. President Hun Sen claimed ...

Phnom Penh claims that the Funan Techo Canal will give it greater economic autonomy, but Hanoi is concerned about the project's environmental and security implications. Despite unfulfilled pledges ...