Cambodia attracts 1.1 bln USD fixed-asset investment in H1 of 2023

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Cambodia attracts 1.1 bln USD fixed-asset investment in H1 of 2023

STORY: Cambodia attracts 1.1 bln USD fixed-asset investment in H1 of 2023 DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:59 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. the Council of the Development of Cambodia in Phnom Penh 2. various of high-rise buildings in Phnom Penh 3. aerial view of Phnom Penh 4. various of the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone 5. various of garment workers leaving a factory 6. various of rice mill STORYLINE: Cambodia attracted 113 fixed-asset investment projects worth 1.1 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2023, creating some 122,000 new jobs, said a Council for the Development of Cambodia's report on Tuesday. "During the January-June period this year, China is the top foreign investor to Cambodia, accounting for almost two-thirds of the total investment to the country," the report said, adding that the kingdom approved investment projects worth nearly 723 million dollars from China during the period. It added that other foreign investors to the Southeast Asian natio

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