China has not approved any new loans to Cambodia in the first nine months of 2024, Cambodian finance ministry data shows, even though it has been Cambodia's top creditor country in recent years. The collapse in funding may signal China's more cautious approach to investment in Cambodia after a series of so-far unsuccessful infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asian country.

The USS Savannah departed from Cambodia last Friday, after the first port visit by the U.S. Navy to the Southeast Asian nation in eight years. Despite being a close partner of China, analysts say the stop in Cambodia’s port city of Sihanoukville shows that the country is looking to improve its relations with the United States.

A U.S. Navy warship arrived Monday in Cambodia, the first such visit in eight years to a nation that is a close ally of China in Southeast Asia. Cambodia's government has suggested the port call reflects an upgrade in often-strained relations.

A U.S. Navy warship will make a port call next week in Cambodia, China’s close ally in Southeast Asia, the first such visit in eight years.

China has not approved any loans to Cambodia this year, Cambodian finance ministry data for the first three quarters of 2024 shows, even though it has been Cambodia's top creditor country in recent years.

Cambodia's influential former Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Friday that Japan would be granted visitation rights to the country's Ream Naval Base, a facility the United States is concerned could become a military outpost for China.

Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd. is making overtures to airlines from Indonesia to Kazakhstan, according to people familiar with the matter, as the planemaker seeks to secure its first international customers for its single-aisle C919 jet.

When a US warship docked in Cambodia this week, it moored just a few kilometres from a base where China has built an extended new pier and two of Beijing's own vessels have been berthed for about a year.

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China has halted new loans to Cambodia in 2024 despite being a top creditor, owing to cautious investment after unsuccessful projects. Other creditors, including the World Bank and Japan, have bridged the funding gap by providing loans totaling around $1 billion this year.

Cambodian artists perform during a Cambodia-China cultural show in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Dec. 15, 2024. The "Golden Promise 2024," a China-Cambodia cultural show, was staged here Sunday evening to celebrate the people-to-people exchange year, attracting hundreds of spectators. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

Organized crime and online scamming operations have tainted the image of Chinese migrants, who have been a part of Cambodian society for centuries.