Researchers have investigated the connection between climate fluctuations and crop yields in China. The results show that pests are migrating from Southeast Asia to China, threatening the rice harvest.
By Emily Kossak
China is the largest foreign investor in Cambodia. A Chinese defense company is now investing a lot of money in an industrial park near the capital, Phnom Penh.
By Marcel Grzanna
The China-dominated infrastructure bank AIIB irritates its European partners with potential loans for Cambodia's microfinance sector. The sector has attracted criticism for systemic human rights violations – actually a reason for AIIB to exclude it. The German government is also concerned.
By Marcel Grzanna
It appears that China wants to build a naval base in Cambodia. Beijing denies this and claims that the project is merely a modernization of existing facilities. But the strategic advantages of the site perfectly fit China's foreign policy goals.
By Michael Radunski
