FILE - A view from a water gate to the Funan Techo Canal connecting from Mekong River at Prek Takeo village, eastern Phnom Penh Cambodia, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File ...

'Historic' Funan Techo canal, a 180km project from the Mekong River to the coast, aims to reduce Cambodia's transport dependence on Vietnam A China-backed canal in Cambodia could push neighbouring ...

The Funan Techo canal, a 180km (112-mile) project to link the Mekong River to the Gulf of Thailand, is a flagship project expected to reduce Cambodia’s transport dependence on Vietnam.