Chinese electric vehicles gaining momentum in Cambodia

STORY: Chinese electric vehicles gaining momentum in Cambodia DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of dealer's shop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): KIM KHEANG, Trader 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): MOEURNG SOKMENG, Sales supervisor at the Mingyang Guoji Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): UDOM PISEY, EV manager at the Car4you Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Kim Kheang, a 25-year-old trader in Cambodia, has decided to shift to use a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) in a move to save fuel costs and help keep the air clean. Speaking to Xinhua while buying a Hongqi electric car in Phnom Penh, Kheang hopes that the EV would halve his fuel costs and contribute to protecting the environment. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): KIM KHEANG, Trader "Previously, I used a gasoline-powered car and my expense on petrol costs was a bit high at 300 to 400 U.S. dollars per month. I decided to switch to use an electric car because it is eco-friendly and will help save my budget (on fuel costs). Al

Japan donates 13 vehicles to Liberia, Sierra Leone

Japan donates 13 vehicles to Liberia, Sierra Leone

NARITA, Japan - A departure ceremony is held at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 28, 2014, for 13 used vehicles including ambulances and minibuses to be donated by the Japanese government to Liberia and Sierra Leone to fight an Ebola virus outbreak, attended by Liberian Ambassador to Japan Youngor Telewoda (3rd from front R) and other officials.

Record exists on China's shipment of missile transporters to N. Korea

Record exists on China's shipment of missile transporters to N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows what appears to be a new ballistic missile and a launch-pad vehicle during a military parade held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of North Korea's state founder Kim Il Sung. Records from a cargo ship have revealed that China shipped to North Korea around August 2011 vehicles used to transport the new ballistic missile, Japanese government officials said June 13, 2012. China's action could constitute a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions banning member states from exporting to North Korea any materials or equipment that could contribute to North Korea's ballistic missile program.

Record exists on China's shipment of missile transporters to N. Korea

Record exists on China's shipment of missile transporters to N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows what appears to be a new ballistic missile and a launch-pad vehicle during a military parade held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of North Korea's state founder Kim Il Sung. Records from a cargo ship have revealed that China shipped to North Korea around August 2011 vehicles used to transport the new ballistic missile, Japanese government officials said June 13, 2012. China's action could constitute a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions banning member states from exporting to North Korea any materials or equipment that could contribute to North Korea's ballistic missile program.

Soccer facility made base for work at Fukushima plant

Soccer facility made base for work at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on April 21, 2011, shows a radiation decontamination area for vehicles set up at the soccer training facility J Village in Fukushima Prefecture, approximately 20 kilometers south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The area which used to be part of a grass field is now a coated surface site as J Village was made into a base of work to put the plant under control. The facility was built in 1997 by the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. at a cost of 13 billion yen and was donated to the prefecture.

Philippine customs recovers stolen Japanese cars

Philippine customs recovers stolen Japanese cars

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine customs officials have seized eight cars (in photo) reportedly stolen from Japan in 2005, a senior Customs Bureau official said Jan. 12. The confiscated Honda, Mazda and Toyota vehicles, all right-hand drive, were falsely declared as used agricultural machinery and collectively valued at 13 million pesos ($241,000), the official said.

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-LOGISTICS (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-LOGISTICS (CN)

(220413) -- HANGZHOU, April 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member disinfects the warehouse which is used to store imported goods at the Hangzhou Transfar highway port in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 13, 2022. Located in Qiantang District of Hangzhou, the Hangzhou Transfar highway port serves a total of over 280 logistics companies, with more than 7,000 vehicles entering and leaving the port every day. The port is one of the important logistics hubs in the city. The staff of the highway port, the workers of the logistics companies and the truck drivers have been working hard to facilitate supplies for households and industries amid COVID-19 flare-ups in certain parts of the country. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

Philippine customs recovers stolen Japanese cars

Philippine customs recovers stolen Japanese cars

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine customs officials have seized eight cars (in photo) reportedly stolen from Japan in 2005, a senior Customs Bureau official said Jan. 12. The confiscated Honda, Mazda and Toyota vehicles, all right-hand drive, were falsely declared as used agricultural machinery and collectively valued at 13 million pesos ($241,000), the official said. (Kyodo)

Soccer facility made base for work at Fukushima plant

Soccer facility made base for work at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on April 21, 2011, shows a radiation decontamination area for vehicles set up at the soccer training facility J Village in Fukushima Prefecture, approximately 20 kilometers south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The area which used to be part of a grass field is now a coated surface site as J Village was made into a base of work to put the plant under control. The facility was built in 1997 by the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. at a cost of 13 billion yen and was donated to the prefecture. (Kyodo)

Japan donates 13 vehicles to Liberia, Sierra Leone

Japan donates 13 vehicles to Liberia, Sierra Leone

NARITA, Japan - A departure ceremony is held at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 28, 2014, for 13 used vehicles including ambulances and minibuses to be donated by the Japanese government to Liberia and Sierra Leone to fight an Ebola virus outbreak, attended by Liberian Ambassador to Japan Youngor Telewoda (3rd from front R) and other officials. (Kyodo)