Cambodia-China Times
The Cambodia China Times was launched as an online-only digital venture by Phlong Vichet after leaving the Commercial News, not by Ruan Zhiqiang. Vichet, who had worked at Chinese-language newspapers in Cambodia for over a decade, soft-launched the platform in January 2018 to serve the growing Chinese investor and tourist community. The outlet later expanded to include a Khmer-language news application in February 2020. Contrary to earlier claims, no merger occurred with the Commercial News in 2019 – both publications continue to operate independently. The Commercial News (華商日報), founded in 1993 by Pung Kheav Se, chairman of Canadia Bank Group, remains a separate entity. Cambodia China Times has since established cooperation agreements with Chinese media outlets for bilateral media exchange.
