# Misaligned rails keep SEAsia delinked from China - Asia Times

> An Asia Times article reports that Southeast Asian railways being built under China's Belt and Road initiative, such as a 70 km Sisophon-Battambang line in Cambodia, are generally not designed to connect to China or neighboring networks. The piece covers regional rail connectivity and politics.

- Date: 2018-05-04 · published 2018-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Southeast Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65090-misaligned-rails-keep-seasia-delinked-from-china-asia-times
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Rail infrastructure in Southeast Asia has little near-term effect on feed commodity supply, demand or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-08-17 | [Labourers at FCI & FSD Jiribam stop loading and unloading of rice bags - News from Manipur - Imphal Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57592-labourers-at-fci-and-fsd-jiribam-stop-loading-and-unloading-of-rice-bags-news.md) | -2.0% | +9.1% |
| RICE | 2024-06-28 | [Asia rice: High shipping cost dents Indian rates - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29839-asia-rice-high-shipping-cost-dents-indian-rates-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.1% | -9.1% |
| RICE | 2026-03-21 | [Asia Rice: Top export hubs see limited activity, muted prices on high shipping rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20263-asia-rice-top-export-hubs-see-limited-activity-muted-prices-on-high-shipping.md) | -0.0% | -0.5% |
| RICE | 2020-06-12 | [South Louisiana Rail Facility to build rice mill - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6719-south-louisiana-rail-facility-to-build-rice-mill-rice-farming.md) | -3.6% | +10.9% |
| RICE | 2020-07-27 | [Indian rice exports slow as coronavirus disrupts supply chain -trade - DST - Daily Shipping Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52091-indian-rice-exports-slow-as-coronavirus-disrupts-supply-chain-trade-dst-daily.md) | -1.8% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- asiatimes.com: https://asiatimes.com/2018/05/misaligned-rails-keep-seasia-delinked-from-china/

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