China

China • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 19, 2019 • 9 min read

South China Sea Mr. Forones takes on China

By Carsten Stormer • Jun 19, 2019
For years, Beijing has been controlling islands, reefs and atolls in the South China Sea. And one Philippine fisherman has started fighting back

China • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 03, 2019 • 18 min read

Casinos Show me the money

By Robin Spiess • Jun 03, 2019
As dozens of casinos set up shop in Cambodia each year, they stand to make millions annually – but the Kingdom has yet to rake in its fair share of the industry’s rising profits

China • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 19, 2019 • 9 min read

China And the West Too little, too late

By Minh Pham, Yves Carmona • Feb 19, 2019
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is reshaping the global monetary order – and the West is floundering in the face of it

China • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 18, 2018 • 15 min read

Belt and Road Operation Mekong

By Bernhard Zand • Dec 18, 2018
China is exercising a level of economic influence on the Mekong states not seen since the height of its imperial might

China • Nov 13, 2018 • 14 min read
Anti-China sentiment

Seeing red

China is investing billions in Cambodia’s economy. But as more and more Cambodians raise fears of crime, corruption and colonial ambition, could rising public resentment lead to racially motivated violence?
By Paul Millar

China • Sep 11, 2018 • 10 min read
Belt and Road Initiative

Meeting resistance

Asean countries are beginning to display caution towards China’s massive infrastructure investments. Khor Yu Leng, an expert on Chinese investment in the region, talks with Southeast Asia Globe about this trend and the possible political fallout
By Tom O'Connell

China • Jan 01, 2018 • 15 min read
Cambodia

Why the West was doomed to fail

Backed by China, Prime Minister Hun Sen has entered 2018 triumphant from his decades-long struggle with the West – and set the stage for his succession
By Paul Millar

China • Dec 04, 2017 • 8 min read
Technology

The fight to catch up to behemoths

Singapore and Malaysia are playing catch up with global tech capitals, but their pace may be slowed by talent that's looking too timid for the cutthroat business
By Foong Li Mei

China • Nov 06, 2017 • 11 min read
Cambodia's construction boom

A future without home?

The construction industry in Cambodia has been enjoying great growth in recent years. Yet there are concerns over the quality of some of these projects and an over-reliance on Chinese investment
By Nathan Paul Southern

China • Oct 16, 2017 • 9 min read
Cambodia's Tourism Industry

A Kingdom for more tourists

Cambodia has big plans to boost tourism, most of which revolve around a massive influx of visitors from China
By Nathan Paul Southern

China • Sep 01, 2016 • 8 min read
Cambodia

Caught in the middle

With tensions rising between China and the West over the South China Sea, Cambodia once again finds itself walking a knife’s edge between the world’s great powers
By Paul Millar

China • May 02, 2016 • 10 min read
Lifeline Mekong

Make or break time

As drought lingers and unfettered dam construction plugs the Mekong river, managing the life-giving waterway becomes ever more crucial
By Daniel Besant