BANGKOK: China’s special envoy for Asian affairs visited Phnom Penh this week to push for Cambodia and Thailand to de-escalate their fierce border fighting, Cambodia’s foreign ministry said on Saturday. Deng Xijun’s visit comes as the US and China renew efforts to bring the two countries to a ceasefire, ahead of a special meeting on Monday of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Around 60 people have died and more than half a million have been displaced since the two nations resumed hostilities, ending a ceasefire that Donald Trump had brokered in July.

BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH: China and the US are renewing their separate efforts to reach a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, days ahead of a special meeting of Southeast Asian…

BANGKOK: China’s special envoy for Asian affairs visited Phnom Penh this week to push for Cambodia and Thailand to de-escalate their fierce border fighting, Cambodia’s foreign…

Asean ministers hope to revive a ceasefire that was brokered with the help of US President Donald Trump.

Planned talks come as Southeast Asian leaders urge both countries to show 'maximum restraint' and return to dialogue.

Thai and Cambodian officials plan talks next week to discuss reviving a cease-fire amid ongoing border clashes.

BEIJING: The top priority for Thailand and Cambodia is to cease fire and stop fighting as soon as possible, resume dialogue, and resolve their border disputes peacefully, a…