Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Chinese Ambassador Wang Wenbin recently signed an agreement in Phnom Penh, launching 2026 Lancang–Mekong Cooperation Special Fund projects numbering seven, worth approximately US$1.98 million.
The projects span agricultural poverty reduction, rural development, public health, tourism digitalisation, green technology and water-resource management. They include mushroom-based poverty reduction for farming households, clean rural drinking water, viral-hepatitis prevention and control, digital community tourism and green-technology training for engineering personnel, aiming to support poverty reduction, rural revitalisation, health and digital transformation.
The Cambodian side said the projects would support national development priorities and add impetus to socioeconomic progress. According to the report, since 2017, Cambodia has received Special Fund support for 113 projects, promoting practical Cambodia–China cooperation.
