Tag Archive: ASEAN

Asean plans 2034 World Cup bid.

The FIFA World Cup could be coming to Cambodia – although football fans may have to wait two decades to see the planet’s best players compete on Khmer soil. Cambodia could be part of an ASEAN… Read More

Young Cambodians losing mother tongue.

When writing in foreign languages such as English, French or Chinese, Cambodians pay careful attention to grammar and phrasing. Some even carry a dictionary with them and constantly refer to it. But when… Read More

La France revient en Asie du Sud-Est.

La France veut reprendre pied en Asie du Sud-Est. Jean-Marc Ayrault, qui vient d’achever une tournée au Cambodge et en Thaïlande, a défendu une diplomatie tournée vers les pays asiatiques de “puissance moyenne”, souvent portés… Read More

Obama improving ties with Cambodia.

Obama pledges to enhance ties with Cambodia during his new term. The US President Barack Obama looks forward to continuing and strengthening the relationship between the US and Cambodia over his next four-year… Read More

Cambodia – Billions of Dollars from China.

Investment Figures Show Billions of Dollars from China. China’s Premier Wen Jiabao, Cambodia‘s Prime Minister Hun Sen, during an official welcoming ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP) China has… Read More

Vietnam: The beginning of the end?

Well, well, the big visit of United States President Barack Obama to Phnom Penh for the East Asia Summit is over and “No Drama Obama” lived up to his moniker. Indeed, the whole… Read More

Obama in Cambodia – Symbolism in short supply.

From mountains of the mundane……… The great matters of high politics, statecraft and grand strategy are built on mountains of the mundane. Tedious processions of technocratic exchanges, diplomatic correspondence, and meetings working out… Read More

During ASEAN Summit 2012 – This too is Cambodia.

A pair of teenage girls suspected of strangling a six-year-old girl to death for her earrings and a necklace have been sent to provincial court following their arrest in Koh Kong province’s Khemarak… Read More

American Democracy Looks Pretty Good… From Cambodia.

As host of the ASEAN summit and the historic first visit of an US President, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen cleaned up his act – literally. On the eve of the summit, the… Read More

China, Ally Cambodia against “Internationalization” of South China Dispute.

China Stalls Move to Quell Asia Disputes Over Territory. China, with its ally Cambodia, on Monday once again stalled plans by Southeast Asian nations to develop a system for resolving disputes in the… Read More

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