Thailand’s Kra Canal: Is Vietnam Angling In?

• Main Author: Ong-Webb, Graham
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific; International political economy; Non-traditional security; Southeast Asia and ASEAN; Maritime security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82062; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39900
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Vietnam’s decision to build a deep-water seaport off its southern-most province of Ca Mau may signal the eventual building of Thailand’s Kra Canal as a new regional shipping lane.