Economy

30 October 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during a meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and his wife, Pich Chanmony, light candles in front of a Buddha statue during the inauguration ceremony for Phnom Penh's Techo International Airport, in Kandal province, on Oct. 20.
Economy

Cambodia's new airport eclipsed by scam centers and war

Tourist arrivals to the kingdom are falling despite the gateway's opening

29 October 2025
Cambodian National Bank Governor Chea Serey envisions a long-term multipolar system focused on national currencies.
Interview

Cambodia seeking dollar independence with digital technology

Central bank chief says young population contributing to digitalization

10 October 2025
The Ban Khlong Luek border checkpoint in Aranyaprathet district, Cambodia: All land crossings between the countries remain closed more than a month after the five-day conflict ended.
Economy

Land border closure, migrant worker returns hit Cambodian economy

Growth estimates downgraded despite government optimism

12 September 2025
Cambodia's solar industry has endured a roller coaster ride in the last eight years. It boomed after the U.S. slapped tariffs on China in 2018 and then collapsed in the last two years after Washington imposed tariffs of up to 3,404% on Cambodian-made products. (Source photo by Getty Images)
ASEAN Money

Cambodian solar industry booms and busts in fallout from US-China trade war

Trans-Pacific exports plunge from $2.4bn in 2023 to $4.4m in first half of year

2 September 2025
A Nike store in Beijing in April. Shenzhou International is a supplier to the U.S. athletic brand and several others.
Trump tariffs

Chinese producer for Nike, Uniqlo warns on tariffs despite higher profit

Shenzhou International shares sink on margin fears due to Trump 'uncertainties'

27 August 2025
A migrant worker dangles from a building under construction in Bangkok. Thai sectors like construction rely heavily on migrants. 
Immigration

Thailand seeks new sources of workers following Cambodian outflow

Kingdom to accept 10,000 Sri Lankans; Nepalis and Bangladeshis could also be on the way

27 August 2025
Logos are covered at this PTT gas station in Phnom Penh amid a local consumer boycott of goods and services from Thailand. (Photo by Anton L. Delgado)
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thai goods and services face boycott in Cambodia over border tensions

Local franchisees of PTT gas station, Cafe Amazon pressured to change branding

15 August 2025
The border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has brought trade to a virtual standstill. (Photo by Kenya Akama)
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thailand risks losing $1.85bn in Cambodia trade under prolonged conflict

Bangkok and Phnom Penh approve economic assistance for victims of fighting

6 August 2025
Cambodians who work in Thailand pour across the Ban Laem border checkpoint as they return home on July 28 due to border clashes between the countries.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thailand-Cambodia clashes shake two labor markets

Myanmar, Sri Lanka workers may fill gap left by Cambodians heeding call to return home

1 August 2025
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim tells parliament on July 31 that he expects U.S. President Donald Trump to announce Malaysia's "reciprocal" tariff rate the following day.
Trump tariffs

Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia set to strike last-minute US tariff deals

Trump expected to announce Malaysian and Thai rates on Friday

31 July 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social that further details will be announced when South Korean President Lee Jae Myung visits the White House within the next two weeks. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and Reuters) 
Trump tariffs

Trump says South Korea has secured US trade deal with 15% tariff

Deal includes $350bn investment fund, $100bn purchase of LNG

31 July 2025
Key ASEAN economies -- including Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia -- are still scrambling to secure a tariff deal with the U.S. ahead of President Donald Trump's Aug. 1 deadline. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Trump tariffs

Trump tariff limbo blights Singapore, Thailand as ASEAN states deal

Malaysia, Cambodia also face uncertainty ahead of Aug. 1 deadline

24 July 2025
A container is loaded onto a cargo ship docked at the port of Bangkok: Business sentiment in Thailand fell for the fourth straight month in June, partly due to worries over trade.
Business trends

Thai business sentiment hits 9-month low on border closure, tariffs

Industry group urges government to expedite trade negotiations with US

16 July 2025
Six ASEAN economies were among the first 14 countries named by U.S. President Donald Trump to face high "reciprocal" tariffs. (Source photo by Reuters and 123rf)
Trump tariffs

ASEAN countries reel from Trump's fresh tariff threats

Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia face renewed US trade levies on Aug. 1

8 July 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump released the first batch of letters on July 7 informing countries of the tariff rates their exports to the U.S. will face, starting Aug. 1.
Trump tariffs

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea, Malaysia

Myanmar and Laos see 40% rate, among slew of levies to take effect Aug. 1

8 July 2025
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27 June 2025
Signs written in Chinese can be found lining the streets of Bavet, Cambodia. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
Economy

'China here, China there': Cambodian city reshaped by Chinese money

Manufacturing influx brings competition for labor and energy

11 May 2025
Vietnamese General Secretary of the Communist Party To Lam, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping review the guard of honor at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, the first stop on Xi's five-day, three-nation Southeast Asian tour.
Trump tariffs

Southeast Asian nations face 'recalibration' challenge after Xi tour

As Pax Americana ends, China moves swiftly to fill regional void

18 April 2025
Women working at a garment factory near Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Southeast Asian country, which greatly relies on exports to the U.S., has been hit with one of the highest Trump tariffs of any nation. (Photo by Vann Soben)
Trade war

Cambodia's garment workers predict bleak future with U.S. tariffs

Shorter contracts and job losses likely unless a deal can be made, unions say

8 April 2025
The ASEAN flag and those of its member states are displayed at a ministerial meeting in Malaysia in January. Southeast Asian nations are among the hardest hit by new U.S. tariffs
Trade war

ASEAN advised to deepen regional trade after Trump tariffs

Southeast Asia should also strengthen ties with Europe, India and the Gulf, analysts say

3 April 2025
The economy in Mae Sai, as well as in other Thai border towns, has suffered as a result of the crackdown on scam centers in Myanmar. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

Thai crackdown on Myanmar scam centers blights cross-border trade

Cutting power and fuel exports hits economy in western Thailand

24 February 2025
Tourists pose for a picture at Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in 2023.
Economy

Cambodia's Chinese tourists numbers plummet since COVID

Angkor Wat loses luster while Thais visitors skyrocket thanks to casinos

19 January 2025
Frequent disasters encourage Southeast Asians to prepare. A man drives a motorbike in a flooded street after heavy rains in Hanoi, Vietnam, in September 2023.
Natural disasters

Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia top global disaster-readiness poll

Alerts, household planning build resilience as volatility rises, Gallup says

25 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
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
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
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
One of the unfinished 'ghost buildings' in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.  (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
Property

Chinese exodus leaves Cambodia boomtown with 500 'ghost buildings'

Sihanoukville saddled with unfinished projects due to casino clampdown and COVID

14 April 2024
A ship transports containers down the Mekong River. Recently installed Cambodian PM Hun Manet said the $1.7 billion China-backed canal project would allow his country to "breathe through our own nose," diverting its goods for export directly to its own coast rather than via the Vietnam-controlled Mekong Delta. (Photo by Jack Brook)
Asia Insight

Cambodia to divert Mekong trade via China-built canal, vexing Vietnam

Planned Phnom Penh-coast link raises alarms amid regional influence tussle

12 March 2024