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Cambodian Temples Hope to Get UNESCO Status

The ancient city of Koh Ker was built in the 10th century to serve as capital of the Khmer Empire.

Cambodian Tycoon’s Company Reclaims Land in Mekong for Satellite City

A company owned by a powerful millionaire close to Prime Minister Hun Sen is reclaiming land in the Mekong River to create a new Phnom Penh satellite city on ...

Cambodian Villagers Hold Prayer Ritual for Dam Compensation

They’re praying that the ancestral spirits will intervene on their behalf with Cambodia’s government and the company building the nearby Lower Sesan Two ...

Cambodian Villagers Rescue Endangered Monkeys

The long-tailed monkeys were left stranded in a lake after a forest fire.

Cambodian Villagers Spin Lotus Fiber into Fabric

A Siem Reap factory hopes to export the ‘sacred’ fiber to foreign markets.

Cambodian Villagers Thrive in Souvenir Business

The villagers don’t own rice paddies or farmland, but they earn good money making souvenirs for sale at nearby tourists sites, such as the famed Angkor Wat.

Cambodian Villagers Voice Opposition to Port Construction Project

They say sand dredging is turning sea water murky, and killing fish in community fishing grounds.

Cambodian Villages Protecting Irrawaddy Dolphins

The Mekong River only has about 80 Irrawaddy Dolphins left out of the thousands that used to swim the waters. A few small villages are using tourism to help ...

Cambodian Vlogger Tackles Taboos

Sex toys, infidelity and penis size are generally hush hush topics in conservative Cambodia, but not on a taboo-busting video blog called "A Dose of Cath." The ...

Cambodian Workers Rally for Minimum Wage Increase

They want their salaries increased by $US 77 a month.

Cambodians Celebrate the Festival of the Dead

Hundreds of people gather outside Phnom Penh to offer food and prayers to the spirits of family members and friends who have passed away.

Cambodians Facing Fear at Reptile Café

People can interact with snakes, scorpions and lizards at Phnom Penh’s first ever reptile-themed café.

Cambodians Mark Festival With Food for Poor

During the Pchum Ben festival, Cambodians honor their deceased relatives.

Cambodia's Farmers Trapped In Debt Bondage

Cambodia's brick-making factories are luring laborers by assuming crippling debts in exchange for long hours and low wages.

Cambodia's Garment Workers Fret over Dangerous Daily Commute

Many garment workers pay $10 to $20 a month for standing room on old trucks and vans. Traffic accidents are a leading cause of death.

Cambodia's 'Rubbish Man' Teaches Children

Ouk Vanday, nicknamed the Rubbish Man, built the Coconut School almost entirely from recycled waste and only charges students trash for tuition to take ...

Campaigning for Cambodia’s Election in Full Swing

Twelve political parties are vying for 1,646 commune council seats across the country.

Cancelled Festivities, Empty Streets As Southeast Asia Rings in the New Year

In Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, the coronavirus outbreak has taken the life out of Lunar New Year celebrations.

Cat Meat a Delicacy in Vietnam Province

Thai Binh in northern Vietnam accounts for half of the nation’s cat meat consumption.

Catholic Church Stoned, Desecrated in Vietnam

The Van Thai church and other churches in the coastal parish have been repeatedly vandalized – and church members physically attacked -- since they began ...

Catholics, Authorities Clash Over Nativity Scene in Vietnam

Residents of the Loc Hung Vegetable Garden settlement in Ho Chi Minh City resisted when officials destroyed the Christmas image. Three people were detained.

Cave Dwellers Complicate China’s Anti-Poverty Campaign

Millions of people across northern China still live in homes dug into the sides of mountains. But China’s government is trying to move them out – part of a ...

Chairman Mao’s Beloved Car Brand a New Sensation in China

Car sales are falling in China, but one brand is speeding ahead. The national "Red Flag" sedan is flying high, powered by purchases from the government, state ...

Cham Muslims Urge Hun Sen to Intervene in Controversial Road Plan

A proposed road cuts through land owned by Phnom Penh’s Al-Serkal Mosque.

Changing the Landscape: Chinese Investment Transforms Laos

Special economic zones for Chinese investors in Laos are transforming the land and the lives of local people. RFA visited SEZs under construction in Vientiane ...

Chasing Dinosaurs in Myanmar’s Conflict-Ridden North

'Amber hunters' on a quest for a Jurassic Park-style discovery of dinosaur remains sift through mounds of the precious resin in Myanmar's far north. The ...

Chasing Shadows in China: Wife of Detained Lawyer Battles On

Xu Yan has traveled more than 20 times from Beijing to eastern China’s Jiangsu province in search of her husband, a detained human rights lawyer. Xu Yan’s ...

Checkmate? Purists fight to revive Myanmar's ancient chess

Myanmar's ancient form of chess, Sittuyin, has retreated into the sporting wilderness, due to a scarcity of traditional chess sets and a dearth of available ...

Checkpoints a Fact of Life for North Korean Travelers

Analysts say authorities have intensified a crackdown on travel in North Korea.

Chemical Plant Explosion Kills Eight in China

Industrial accidents occur frequently in China, despite central government efforts to improve safety at factories, mines and power plants.