CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-EXPRESSWAY

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-CHINA-EXPRESSWAY

(221108) -- PHNOM PENH, Nov. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members monitor traffic on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville (PPSHV) Expressway at the Monitoring Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov. 7, 2022. Connecting the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh to the international deep-sea port province of Preah Sihanouk, the first Chinese-invested PPSHV Expressway has been giving a significant boost to the country's economic growth and tourism development. Invested by the China Road and Bridge Corporation, the 2-billion-U.S.-dollar freeway was opened to traffic on Oct. 1 for a one-month trial operation for free after more than three years of construction. TO GO WITH "Feature: 1st Chinese-invested expressway injects new vitality into Cambodia's economic growth" (Xinhua/Wu Changwei)

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