Cambodia

In "The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam," author George Black has produced a groundbreaking work with a message of hope and reconciliation. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by George Black, Getty Images)
Books

Books: War and redemption in Vietnam, 60 years after Agent Orange

George Black's 'The Long Reckoning' charts the lasting impact of chemical use

18 May 2023
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's CPP has won 10 local and national elections since 1998 without facing a real contest thanks to electoral manipulation and its power to crush any opposition party enjoying popular support. 
Opinion

International community must not accept Cambodia's 'election'

Hun Sen is presenting facade of democracy to preserve CPP power

9 May 2023
The scene near the Morodok Techo National Sports Complex just weeks before the May 5 opening of the SEA Games. (Photo by Fiona Kelliher)
Sports

SEA Games in Cambodia: Workers and athletes call buildup 'a mess'

From construction to ticket allocation, snarls beset first-time host ahead of Friday opening

4 May 2023
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, has worked assiduously to maintain his family's grip on power, grooming his eldest son, Manet, left, to succeed him.
Asia Insight

Cambodia's Hun Sen plans power succession to son, allies' children

Strongman prime minister mulling when to hand over to his eldest child, Hun Manet

2 May 2023
An aerial view of containers and cargo vessels at China's Qingdao port in May last year.
Caixin

Vietnam, Taiwan boost share of shipments to U.S. as China loses out

India, Cambodia also grow as 'low-cost' exporters, eroding Chinese dominance

25 April 2023
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attends a European Union and Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Brussels on Dec. 14, 2022. 
Politics

Cambodia's 'lords' form union under Hun Sen ahead of polls

New association of tycoons to impart 'ethics' to scandal-hit elite

25 April 2023
Singapore-based Grab is the leader in food delivery in Southeast Asia where it operates in 500 cities. (Source photos by AP and Reuters)
Technology

Southeast Asia taxi, food delivery companies eye tourism windfall

Foodpanda partners with Tada, while Grab expands ties with Asian superapps

21 April 2023
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The Big Story

Thailand's air pollution crisis deepens amid seasonal crop burning

Smoke from agricultural field and forest blazes chokes Southeast Asia

19 April 2023
In this July 26, 2019, file photo, Cambodian navy crew members stand on a navy patrol boat at the Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, southwest of Phnom Penh.
Defense

Cambodia reveals air defense plans near China-funded naval base

Growing military footprint at Ream boosts strategic value for Beijing: experts

1 April 2023
A satisfying nasi campur meal -- a platter of brown rice served with seven different vegetable dishes -- on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. (All photos by Charukesi Ramadurai)
Tea Leaves

How vegans are stirring Southeast Asia's food scene

Search for sustainability and the pandemic are making diners think again

29 March 2023
Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia for nearly four decades, ordered the revocation of VOD's license in response to its publication of an article about his son that he claimed was inaccurate. (Source photos by AP and AFP/Jiji) 
Politics

Cambodia internet providers told to block independent broadcaster

Activists say last week's censorship of VOD was faster than previous online bans

20 February 2023
Aedes aegypti mosquitos are known as a vector of the Zika virus, as well as yellow fever and dengue fever. (Photo courtesy of Shinji Kasai)
Science

Southeast Asia warned of insecticide-resistant dengue mosquitoes

Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases finds new genetic mutation

5 February 2023
Khin Reth, 35, carries his 3-year-old son in rural Cambodia in 2003. The former soldier lost his leg to a land mine. (Getty Images)
Tea Leaves

How ghost of Khmer Rouge haunts a Cambodian holiday

Beyond Siem Reap's ancient temples, sobering reminders of land mines and past traumas

1 February 2023
Muay Thai is Thailand's national sport that has been the inspiration for kickboxing. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Sports

'Muay Thai' or 'Kun Khmer': Neighbors spar over sport's name

Cambodia makes change for SEA Games as Thailand threatens boycott

24 January 2023
Cambodian personnel demonstrate how to use Japan's ALIS mine detection equipment during a training session for Ukrainians. (Photo courtesy of JICA)
Ukraine war

Japan to supply advanced land mine detectors to Ukraine

Clearance training also underway in three-way partnership with Cambodia

20 January 2023
A deforested area of Botum Sakor National Park in Koh Kong province in 2012: Cambodia's rate of forest destruction is one of the fastest in the world.
Opinion

EU will need more weapons to tackle deforestation in Cambodia

Under Hun Sen, Illegal logging as much about politics as economics

8 January 2023
Ukrainian personnel scan for unexploded ordnance and land mines by the main road to Kherson in November. Cambodia, which has faced a long battle to clear mines, is offering its know-how.
Ukraine war

Cambodia to train Ukraine land mine clearance personnel: Hun Sen

Asian countries including Japan attend Paris conference on solidarity, reconstruction

13 December 2022
A flag bearing China Communications Construction's name in Chinese flutters near a toll booth by Phnom Penh in November. (Photo by Tomoya Onishi)
Belt and Road

Cambodia's China dependence deepens as first expressway opens

Beijing grows its influence in ASEAN state with Belt and Road project

13 December 2022
A factory in Vietnam operated by Matsuoka Corporation, a Uniqlo supplier. (Photo courtesy of Matsuoka Corporation)
Business trends

Vietnam, Cambodia draw Japanese apparel makers away from China

Uniqlo suppliers and others lured by lower labor costs and RCEP tariff reductions

8 December 2022
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center, sits with his counterparts at the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus on Nov. 23 in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
South China Sea

ASEAN-led defense talks reaffirm norms for South China Sea

China, U.S. and others see eye to eye on avoiding maritime clashes

24 November 2022
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The Big Story

Asia's scamdemic: How COVID-19 supercharged online crime

Internet predators are often the prey in Thailand's lawless border zones

16 November 2022
Yasuhito Hirota, president and CEO of ASICS, believes the growing popularity of running in Southeast Asia and South America will give the shoemaker a lift. (Photo by Toyofumi Amano) 
Consumer

Asics expanding production in Indonesia and Cambodia: CEO

Japan's shoemaker aims to cash in on jogging boom in emerging markets

5 November 2022
ECCC judges at the trial of former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan in Phnom Penh in August 2021: The tribunal has made impunity seem normal in Cambodia.
Opinion

Cambodia got little justice out of Khmer Rouge tribunal

Hun Sen regime kept genocide inquiry on tight leash to protect itself

4 November 2022
Southeast Asian countries are hosting three major international conferences in November, coming at a time when the world is faced with highly divisive issues. (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
International relations

Southeast Asia hosts rush of global meetings in November

Political tug of war likely to unfold amid intensifying U.S.-China tension

2 November 2022
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen greets Fumio Kishida, his Japanese counterpart, in Tokyo on Sept. 28: Japan should coordinate sticks and carrots to exert pressure.
Opinion

Time for Japan to stand up for democracy in Cambodia

Attitude of patience has allowed Hun Sen to expand autocratic power

21 October 2022