Cambodia

31 October 2025
A yacht and shelves of liquor seized by Singapore police: The city-state has joined an international effort to tighten the dragnet around Prince Group founder Chen Zhi. (Photos from Singapore Police Force website)
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.
Trump tariffs

Trump's Malaysia, Cambodia deals link tariff cuts to political loyalty

US pushes Southeast Asian partners to follow Entity List, shipbuilding measures

30 October 2025
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
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet shake hands while U.S. President Donald Trump applauds during a ceremony for the signing of a peace deal between the two Southeast Asian countries on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thailand and Cambodia sign Trump-brokered peace deal in Malaysia

US president witnesses 'momentous' event as he arrives for ASEAN summit

26 October 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, center, has been using a mixture of threats and incentives to persuade Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, left, and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, right, to settle the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian nations. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thailand's selective diplomacy faces Trump reality check

US leader has been using carrot-and-stick approach to get Thai-Cambodia peace deal

24 October 2025
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Photos

Thailand-Cambodia conflict: Migrant workers face uncertain futures

Whether Cambodians in Thailand stay or leave, all roads are challenging

24 October 2025
Cambodian free speech critics have raised grave concerns about the government's plans to resurrect the introduction of a national internet gateway. (Nikkei montage)
Telecommunication

Cambodia resurrects plan for controversial internet gateway

State-owned Telecom Cambodia to help 'analyze and manage social media broadcasts'

20 October 2025
Phone scams cost victims in Japan the rough equivalent of half a billion dollars between January and August. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei)
Crime

Scammers in Japan said to launder illicit funds as condo down payments

Police arrest suspected fraudsters of running 'underground bank' for wealthy Chinese buyers

18 October 2025
Malaysian Brig. Gen. Samsul Rizal Musa, wearing green beret, leader of ASEAN's Interim Observer Team in Thailand, is briefed at an old French border marker in Sa Kaeo province, along the disputed border with Cambodia, on Oct. 11. (Photo by Adryel Talamantes)
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thailand and Cambodia gridlocked in an unresolved war of maps

Hypernationalism is fueling a deadly dispute that only goodwill and science can resolve

17 October 2025
The U.S. and U.K. have increased pressure on the Cambodian government over action they have taken against Prince Group, a conglomerate based in the Southeast Asian country. (Nikkei montage/Source photo of logo from Prince Holding Group) 
Crime

Prince Group sanctions heap scrutiny on Cambodia over scams, experts say

Government facing pressure to cooperate with US prosecutors

16 October 2025
A bird stands on power cables as a Cambodian flag flutters along a street in Phnom Penh. South Korean authorities have worked on more than 300 reports filed this year by relatives of nationals believed to be missing in Cambodia.
Crime

Seoul bans travel to parts of Cambodia due to scam center traps

Measure follows death of student after alleged torture by criminal gang

15 October 2025
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar sit at a fraud factory on the Thailand-Myanmar border, after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, on Feb. 26.
Crime

US charges Cambodian executive in massive crypto scam

Over $14bn in bitcoin seized in fraud case amid allegations of forced labor

15 October 2025
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, center, gestures as Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, left, and Thailand's then-acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai shake hands after talks in Malaysia on July 28.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Malaysia 'hopes' Trump will witness Thai-Cambodia ceasefire at ASEAN summit

White House yet to confirm whether U.S. president will attend Southeast Asian regional meeting

14 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
Maj. Gen. Winthai Suwaree, the Royal Thai Army spokesperson, stands in front of the emblem of his force. He told Nikkei Asia in an interview that the military has no immediate plans to reopen the border with Cambodia. (Photo by Adryel Talamantes)
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thailand will not reopen Cambodia border anytime soon, Thai army says

Spokesperson says Cambodian fatalities from July clashes could number in the hundreds

1 October 2025
Cambodians line up at a border crossing in Thailand in June. As many as 1 million are estimated to have returned to their home country since a border dispute.
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Cambodia factories ramp up hiring of post-clash Thailand returnees

Multinational and local employers pounce on opportunity to hire despite logistics bottlenecks

29 September 2025
A deliberately set fire burns through farmland on the Thai-Cambodia border.  Crop-burning to clear land for the next planting cycle is a major contributor to haze across the Mekong Basin. (Photo by Anton L. Delgado)
Policy Asia

Thailand's political turmoil shrouds long-awaited law to tackle smog

Bill to cut haze from crop burning and forest fires left in limbo pending new election

26 September 2025
Han Hak-ja, the leader of South Korea's Unification Church, arrives at Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on Sept. 22.
Crime

Unification Church leader arrested in South Korea over bribery case

Church accused of paying ex-President Yoon's wife and a lawmaker

23 September 2025
Tbong Khmum Deputy Provincial Police Chief You Rethchansara, center, attends the Aug. 1 funeral in Phnom Penh of Leam Sampov Meas, a border police officer killed in the five-day conflict with Thailand in July, according to a Facebook post from the provincial government. (Photo from Facebook)
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Cambodian military families mourn as nation's Thai conflict toll exceeds 50

Nikkei Asia analysis of Facebook posts indicates there were dozens more deaths than stated

16 September 2025
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Life

Remembering Cambodia's Khmer Rouge nightmare

New World Heritage sites preserved as a warning from history

13 September 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
The new bill was signed into law by Senate President Hun Sen. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Cambodia enacts law that allows citizenship to be revoked

Nationality legislation targets those found to be colluding with other countries

11 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
Col. Somchok Jantasee, who heads a Thai mine clearing unit, with devices allegedly planted by Cambodian troops that were unearthed along the nations' disputed border. (Photo by Marwaan Macan-Markar)
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Landmines highlight Thai 'cherry-picking' in Cambodian border crisis

Bangkok seeks international support over devices but not on broader dispute

28 August 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
Thai military and Thailand Mine Action Centre (TMAC) personnel stand guard near the Thai-Cambodian border at Chong Chub Ta Mok area in Surin Province, Thailand, on Aug. 20, 2025.
Opinion

The toxic nationalism of the Thai-Cambodia border crisis

Bangkok's rush to punish neighbor may hurt industries, stoke political dysfunction

26 August 2025
Wat Phu Man Fah, a Buddhist temple in northeastern Thailand, has been accused of copying Angkor Wat. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Cambodia fumes over alleged Thai copy of Angkor Wat

Buddhist temple's similarities to World Heritage site fuel bad blood between neighbors

19 August 2025
Nick Taylor, a Texas-born footballer, plays for Cambodia's national team and a professional club across a still-tense border in Thailand. (©PT Prachuap FC)
Sports

An American-Cambodian footballer plays an awkward position in Thailand

Nick Taylor goes about winning trust in two countries engaged in border clashes

16 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