As business and tourism ties strengthen, Chinese media make strides in Cambodia

Phlong Vichet worked at Chinese-language newspapers in Cambodia for more than a decade, and has watched with growing interest as Cambodia and China have strengthened ties in the past few years.

Vichet watched as China began sending more and more tourists to Cambodia, increasing its support for the smaller nation’s political decisions and investing in the country’s construction and real estate sectors, particularly in Phnom Penh and the coastal tourism hub of Sihanoukville.

Last month, Vichet decided he should do more than just watch. He quit his job at the Commercial News, one of the three main Chinese-language newspapers in Phnom Penh, and launched a new, online-only venture called Cambodia China Times, or CC Times.http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/business-and-tourism-ties-strengthen-chinese-media-make-strides-cambodia