Cambodia starts to build bridge across Mekong River with funds from China

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Cambodia starts to build bridge across Mekong River with funds from China

STORY: Cambodia starts to build bridge across Mekong River with funds from China DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: KRATIE, Cambodia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): ENG SREYMEN, Tailor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): CHEA BORETH, Motorcycle mechanic STORYLINE: Cambodia on Monday broke ground for the construction of a bridge across the Mekong River in Kratie in the country's northeastern part, with funds from China. The ceremony was presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian. The 1,761-meter-by-13.5-meter bridge, along with a 31.69-km connecting road, will be constructed by the Shanghai Construction Group under China's preferential loan, and the construction is expected to be completed in 42 months. Hun Sen said the bridge is another fruitful result of close cooperation and solidarity between Cambodia and China under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). H

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