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Cambodia will start work on a $1.7-billion canal linking the capital Phnom Penh to the sea in August, Prime Minister Hun Manet said
The Chinese-backed Funan Techo canal has sparked fears in neighbouring Vietnam that it could be used by Chinese warships, and reduce Cambodian dependence on their ports
Funan Techo canal
The Funan Techo Canal officially known as the Tonle Bassac Navigation Road and Logistics System Project is a proposed 180 km long canal in Cambodia, connecting Phnom Penh Autonomous Port with Kep and the Gulf of Thailand.
The canal would begin at the Takeo Canal of the Mekong River, pass through the Ta Ek Canal of the Bassac River and finally merge with the Ta Hing Canal of the Bassac River in Koh Thom district.
Funan Techo canal
Cambodia
Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia.
Cambodia borders Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand on the southwest.
Its capital and most populous city is Phnom Penh.
Vietnam
Vietnam, is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia
Vietnam shares land borders with China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west.
It shares maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea.
Its capital is Hanoi and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City (commonly referred to by its former name, Saigon).
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