BAVET, Cambodia -- As Chinese manufacturers ramp up investment in this Cambodian border city, whole neighborhoods are cropping up to cater to them while signs emerge that factories are straining the power grid and labor market.
Manufacturing influx brings competition for labor and energy

Signs written in Chinese can be found lining the streets of Bavet, Cambodia. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
BAVET, Cambodia -- As Chinese manufacturers ramp up investment in this Cambodian border city, whole neighborhoods are cropping up to cater to them while signs emerge that factories are straining the power grid and labor market.