Opinion by Song Qingrun, an associate professor and PhD at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, published by China Global Television Network
Tag: Chinese investment
Chinese investors shift agriculture practices in North
Over the past two years, Chinese investors appear to have invaded provinces in the North, such as Chiang Rai and Phayao, to grow Cavendish bananas after the practice was banned in Laos.
Chinese gambling boom looms over Cambodia’s Kampot
Kampot is one of Cambodia’s cultural jewels, but as George Styllis writes, a flood of Chinese gambling money is making residents of this small sleepy town nervous.
Chinese Money Is Driving One of Asia’s Fastest Property Booms
Phnom Penh, once known for its French colonial villas and modernist “New Khmer Architecture,” is becoming unrecognizable.
Chinese tourist ‘invasion’ feared as high-speed Laos-China Railway will boost visitor numbers dramatically
Chinese nationals already make up about 11 per cent of visitors to Laos. When the railway is finished, that figure is expected to rise dramatically, bringing challenges and opportunities for the country
Why Cambodia’s beach town Sihanoukville could be the region’s next big tourist hub
Could Sihanoukville become Cambodia’s biggest city within the next two decades, some developers think so.
‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative underway, but experts warn of difficulties ahead
CHINA’S’s railway link with Asean has started to materialise but Chinese government’s financial support for the “One Belt, One Road” project could dry up in the future.
Chinese investor gears up to develop Khonphapheng SEZ
“If construction goes ahead as planned, it will be the largest development in the province and in Laos,” says Champasak Provincial Governor Bounthong Divixay.
Beyond China: Nation must diversify FDI
Over the past three decades (1988-January 2017) China has invested $19 billion in Myanmar, far more than any other country.
Chinese company to build modern agricultural industrial park in Laos
Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China’s Xuanye (Lao) Co., Ltd/AVIC International Beijing Co., Ltd on a modern agricultural industrial park project in Laos.