Number of int'l tourists to Cambodia's Angkor rises 543 pct in H1

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Number of int'l tourists to Cambodia's Angkor rises 543 pct in H1

STORY: Number of int'l tourists to Cambodia's Angkor rises 543 pct in H1 DATELINE: July 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Angkor Archeological Park (file) 2. various of tourists visiting the Angkor Archeological Park (file) 3. aerial view of the Angkor Archeological Park (file) STORYLINE: Cambodia's famed Angkor Archeological Park received 385,769 foreign visitors in the first half of this year, up 543 percent from only 59,983 in the same period last year, said a press statement on Wednesday. The ancient park earned 17.87 million U.S. dollars in revenue from ticket sales during the January-June period this year, up 638 percent from 2.42 million dollars in the same period last year, said the state-owned Angkor Enterprise's statement. In June alone, the park greeted 41,012 foreigners, making 1.8 million dollars in revenue from ticket sales, the statement added. Located in northwest Siem Reap province, the 401-square-km Angkor Archeological Park, in

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